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Understanding reasonable and necessary supports for effective pain management
Understanding what would be considered reasonable and necessary supports for effective pain management could be what stands between you and an increase in quality of life via your NDIS funding.
NDIS Service Agreement Template
This free NDIS Service Agreement template can be used as a formal agreement between a service provider and a participant. It will help everyone understand what to expect and how to work together.
Making Assistive Technology work for you: five things about AT that you may not have already considered.
Getting Assistive Technology is one thing, but making it work for you is an entirely different hurdle. Here’s a few lesser thought about aspects of integrating Assistive Technology into your everyday life that is worth pondering, whatever stage you are at with AT and improving your life.
Necessity is the mother of invention: Bringing NDIS Assistive Technology to life
Here are the stories of three inspiring mothers who took their child’s needs and created products to make their life, and the lives of countless others, easier. Through determination and creativity, these visionary mums are shaping the landscape of assistive technology in the NDIS, by turning necessities into inventions.
Assistive Technology & the NDIS What's out there and how you can access it - Webinar replay
Are you curious about how Assistive Technology (AT) can improve and enhance your everyday living? This webinar takes a tour of the realm of Assistive Technology in the context of the NDIS.
Bundle - Low cost AT & reasonable and necessary
This is a list of assistive technology product ideas that could qualify to be flexibly funded. Bundled to this list is our ‘Can I Buy That’ checklist.
Low-Cost, High Potential: Navigating the world of NDIS Assistive Technology
There are so many simple items and devices out there that can make our lives easier, help with independence, and keep us safe. This is what the NDIS calls “Assistive Technology” (AT), and for AT that’s low cost and low risk, you generally won’t need any special funding added to your plan, or any pre-approval from the NDIS.
Scripts for difficult conversations - price changes & charges
Scripting is a good way to plan a difficult conversation. This worksheet provides potential scenarios and tips to help you through those conversations.
Evaluate potential NDIS service providers
When seeking a new service provider for your NDIS supports, it’s important to evaluate whether or not they may be a good fit for you. Use this checklist to record potential providers details so that you can compare and narrow down your list
How to get the best NDIS support worker for your needs - webinar replay
In this webinar we talk with our expert NDIS support work providers about:
accessing support work with your NDIS plan
what to expect when hiring a support worker
what to look out for to find the right support worker for you.
NDIS Basics Part Two - Hiring Service Providers and self Advocacy - Webinar replay
In part one of our NDIS Basics webinar series we looked at your participant journey, from application to plan implementation. Here in part two we look at finding, evaluating and hiring the right service provider for you, and how important it is to self-advocate at different stops on the NDIS journey.
Low risk and low cost AT
This is a list of assistive technology product ideas that could qualify to be flexibly funded. Before purchasing anything, check it against the NDIA Reasonable and Necessary criteria, or check with your support coordinator, LAC/Planner.
Building Capacity with Allied Health - Webinar replay
In this session we discuss:
What Allied Health services exist and are available across multiple states
How using Allied Health services can help achieve my NDIS goals
What you need to know about NDIS Support Coordination- Webinar replay
In this webinar we talk with our expert Kinora providers about support coordination, the different levels of support coordination that exist and what documentation might be needed to have support coordination included in your NDIS plan.
Recreational Therapy and Support Options - Webinar replay
There are a variety of therapy options for NDIS participants outside of main stream clinical supports. Non clinical supports such as the ones featured in this webinar are growing in demand due to the benefits they are providing to many participants.
Building supportive relationships with your NDIS Providers
We can often view our relationships with NDIS service providers simply as someone we pay to help us in our day to day lives. But, if we look at them instead as a partner on our NDIS journey, they can play a crucial role in helping us reach goals, improve our bodies and minds, and live a better life.
Supported Travel with your NDIS Budget - Webinar replay
The option to travel is an opportunity for everyone - regardless of ability. The NDIS is there to support you to do whatever you set out to do - including going on a holiday.
In this webinar, we speak with Yann and Peter, two Kinora experts on supported travel, to learn about how they have facilitated NDIS participants to use their NDIS funding to achieve their goals - whether it is travel or otherwise.
Accessing Mental Health Services - Webinar replay
There are a lot of mental health services out in the market today, but it is hard to understand how to best access them, know what is available and whether they are the most appropriate for your situation.
Transitioning NDIS Teens to their Next Stage in Life - Webinar replay
Carolyn Kurzyniec from 4gr Customised Employment Services shares her experience and wisdom from working with teens on the NDIS, across the ages of 14-18, to build capacity toward finding and potentially gaining employment and to become more confident and independent.
Plan To Change - Supports assessment
This worksheet is to help take inventory of your current supports and assess whether you might need to change supports for better outcomes.
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