Disability

HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [9.46 pm]: I rise because members may wish to know that 12 May was the international awareness day for myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome and often referred to as ME/CFS. It was part of the #millionsmissing campaign. The #millionsmissing campaign is named in recognition of the many sufferers who are not visible within our community because of the debilitating nature of their illness and its symptoms.

1072. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Disability Services:

I refer to the National Disability Strategy 2010–2020 (NDS), and I ask:

(a)  how many FTE in the Disability Services Commission, have responsibility for the NDS;

(b)  is there a dedicated work unit in the commission, which has carriage of the NDS; and

(c)  if no to (b), where are the staff from (a) located?

Hon Stephen Dawson replied: