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Will the NDIS fund an assistance animal?

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More than just furry friends, assistance animals can support people with disability to live safely, become more independent and complete everyday tasks. Today we take a look at what the NDIS considers when funding assistance animals and the evidence required to support a funding application. What is an assistance animal? The NDIS describes an

Taxi vouchers and transport support.

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Taxi subsidy schemes are a way of providing accessible transport to people who cannot use public transport because of their disability. Each Australian state and territory has a taxi subsidy scheme. However each has different eligibility criteria and works slightly differently. We’ve outlined some starting points for the disability taxi vouchers scheme in each state

Is your child overscheduled? From Source Kids

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Original story It’s easy to feel like you need to jam pack your child’s schedule with therapies and activities to help “catch them up”. But at what point does it become counter-productive? Our friends at Source Kids recently published an insightful story about the effects of overscheduling your child by James Pipe. The story includes

Autism and the NDIS.

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April is World Autism Month, a time to come together to celebrate and to promote understanding and connection to create a more inclusive world. Here at Leap in! we support many autistic people on the NDIS and their families. And autism and the NDIS is one of the topics we get the most questions about.

Smoke alarms for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

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Smoke alarms save lives. Having the right smoke and fire warning system in your home is an essential safety measure for you and your family. For anyone who is deaf or hard of hearing, standard smoke detection systems may not be adequate for providing timely alerts when a fire in the home. Today we’re exploring

Sports activities: What will the NDIS fund?

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Being both physically and socially active through playing a sport can provide great benefits to your health as well as keep you connected to your community. If playing a sport or joining a sports team is one of your goals, the NDIS may be able to fund disability-related supports to help you get there. Here

Psychosocial disability and the NDIS.

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Here at Leap in! HQ, we are often asked whether the NDIS can help people with a psychosocial disability. The answer is yes! The NDIS may cover a psychosocial disability depending on your individual circumstances. Today, we’ll shed some light on how the NDIS determines eligibility for people with a psychosocial disability and the additional

NDIS assistive technology approvals: All you need to know!

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Assistive technology is a term used to cover items and devices that can help you to become more independent and do things you may otherwise not be able to do because of your disability. Assistive technology can include a range of items, from safety basics such as a shower stool to more advanced items like

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