Protesters hold Government to account on cutbacks: ‘We’re being made dependent’

Antoinette Norris has acquired many skills in 18 years of caring for a child with profound disabilities, but lately she feels she’s added time travel to the list.

Protesters hold Government to account on cutbacks: ‘We’re being made dependent’

“We’re going backwards,” the mother of five says with a sigh. “Years and years ago you heard about people with disabilities but never saw them because they were hidden away from society. That’s what’s happening again.”

She’s speaking of her daughter, Demi, who has been stuck at home the past three weeks with nothing to do and none of the therapies so essential to her wellbeing.

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