Disability advocate are demanding equal access to sexual services

NDIS Minister, Bill Shorten, announced last week that sex work services will no longer be funded by the NDIS scheme.

It was a decision criticised by community advocates, with Greens disability spokesperson Jordan Steele-John, on social media, calling it “a double standard”.

Katia Schwartz, who is the National Programs Manager for Scarlet Alliance, a national peak body, is advocating sex workers’ rights and says everyone deserves equal access to sex.

The Wire’s Jo Newbury called up Katia Schwartz, to hear directly from someone who is impacted by the Minister’s announcement.

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Produced By: Jo Newbury

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First aired on The Wire, Thursday 18 July 2024