The NDIS has given Joe vital social skills. Funding cuts leave his mother fearing how he will ‘do life’

The 22-year-old, who has Down’s syndrome, relies on social and community programs – half of which are set to be axed from the disability insurance schemeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJoe Barham’s favourite drink to make for customers is an iced chocolate. But flat whites are also popular, he says, when the weather cools down in the typically humid Gold Coast.The 22-year-old has been part of a program used by national disability insurance scheme participants to learn useful skills and spend time in the community. Continue reading...