PEAK disability groups have urged the federal government to match an opposition commitment to reinstate funding that was cut days before Christmas 2014.
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Australian Federation of Disability Organisations chief executive Matthew Wright said it had been a tough year for disability groups after 10 organisations lost funding at the end of last year.
"Some of those organisations are about to blink out of existence," he said.
He said the organisations had been key voices in the development of the NDIS and in campaigns such as accessible voting for vision impaired people and better captioning for the hearing impaired.
"When you start diminishing those voices you make a decision that adverself affects their lives," he said.
The opposition plan, announced by ALP families spokeswoman Jenny Macklin, would create a $2 million funding pool for disabilities organisations.
Mr Wright said long-term funding was particularly important to give people a voice as the NDIS rolled out.
"People with disability, their families and representative organisations need long-term commitment from government and opposition, and secure and stable funding to help them reach their full potential," he said.
