Building Stronger NDIS Requests: Evidence Essentials for Participants - Kinora Webinar

No matter what type of NDIS request you’re facing, having the right evidence is so important.
In this session we look at:
- The different types of evidence and assessments, and what might be most effective in different NDIS scenarios
- How you can partner with your service providers to get comprehensive reports
- What the NDIS looks for in your evidence
- Strategies for strengthening your evidence, especially if you have limited funds to spend or are stuck on waitlists.
We want this webinar to empower you with the knowledge and tools you need to put forward your best case and get the NDIS outcomes you need.
Thank you to our special guests for sharing their knowledge and insights:
- Tracey Ginnane - Executive Director of Future Focus Support Coordination
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- Meghan Arendse - Occupational Therapist at Everyday Independence
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Our Key Takeaways:
- At application stage, your evidence should focus more on permanency, diagnosis, and functional impact. Other request types, for example change of situation, are going to need much more focused evidence
- Make sure that your evidence covers off the reasonable and necessary criteria when seeking additional supports
- Free or cheap evidence can include a lived experience statement, carer impact statement, GP or specialist notes, or support worker shift notes.
- Work collaboratively with your OT (and other professionals) for the best outcome: share your other evidence with them, talk through your goals and needs, be open and honest.
Resource Links:
- Full video transcript
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Kinora Article - 10 free types of evidence to boost your NDIS request
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Kinora Article - Make your NDIS evidence more effective: 10 tips for big impact
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Kinora Worksheet - Reasonable and Necessary checklist
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Everyday Independence - NDIS Functional Assessments
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Everyday Independence - NDIS Assessments: Functional Capacity vs Occupational Therapy
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NDIS Guidelines - How do we weigh evidence of disability?
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NDIS Guidelines - Do you meet the disability requirements?
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NDIS - Types of disability evidence
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NDIS- Providing evidence of your disability
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NDIS Review Fact Sheet detailing the proposed changes to the NDIS participant pathway
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Webinar Chapters:
0:00 Welcome and introduction
5:02 Points in the NDIS journey you will need to gather evidence
9:40 Types of evidence
11:17 What does the NDIS look for?
13:12 How to prioritise different types of evidence
15:10 When to involve an Occupational Therapist in your NDIS request
16:33 The different types of OT Assessments
18:53 Key elements that the NDIS looks for in OT reports
20:33 How providers assess against the NDIS criteria
24:02 How to prepare for and engage in assessments effectively
25:00 Working with other types of providers for different evidence
27:57 How much information should you give your providers
29:57 Progress reports are crucial for maintaining support
35:36 Free and low cost types of evidence
42:45 PACE changeover and evidence being "lost"
44:28 Ways to make your OT assessment more cost effective
48:12 Questions from the audience
57:20 Thank you for joining our webinar
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