Care economies: The First Nations disability workforce in remote Australia. This project aims to advance the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in remote First Nations communities by generati

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Care economies: The First Nations disability workforce in remote Australia. This project aims to advance the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in remote First Nations communities by generating a new conceptual approach to care work centring First Nations knowledges. This first ethnographic study of First Nations communities’ engagement with the NDIS will provide new knowledge of the potential employment of First Nations caregivers in disability services and will co-design culturally resonant employment models. It will inform appropriate disability service market interventions that could be scaled up across remote Australia. Findings will build policy capacity in addressing communities’ rights to accessible, culturally safe supports, while generating locally meaningful job opportunities in remote areas. . Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. Field: 4401 - Anthropology. Lead: Dr Stefanie Puszka