TWO years will have passed since the National Disability Insurance Scheme was rolled out in Tasmania.
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Col and Sharyn Burston, of Kings Meadows, describe its introduction as a blessing.
Their 24-year-old daughter Kate, who has Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, was living with four other women in a group home when the scheme was introduced.
‘‘It was a busy house,’’ Mrs Burston said.
‘‘Her health was down, her weight had dropped, she was a bit stressed.’’
The rollout of the NDIS in 2013 saw Mr and Mrs Burston matched with a planner who helped the family find Miss Burston a private rental, a housemate and a well-fitting service provider in St Giles.
‘‘She’s a happier person now,’’ Mrs Burston said.
‘‘We’ve been really blessed, actually, it’s just fallen into place.
‘‘As parents we can step back from the carer role and actually be parents, we can go and see Kate and she’s happy to see us.’’
Mrs Burston encouraged people involved with disability to get in contact with the NDIS.
‘‘It is a hard process to enter into but once you’ve entered it and got yourself a planner, gee whiz, you can’t look back,’’ she said.