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Along with the NDIA’s PACE platform change comes some updates to the way plan budgets will be set out. It’s not too different, but it is important to understand what’s included in your own plan, so you can get the support you need, and make the most out of your funding.

We wanted to share some tools, tips, and tricks to help every member of our community navigate this festive season. Hopefully, they help us focus on what really matters: having fun with family and friends.

For many in our community, accessing information or navigating daily life can be challenging. That’s where AR might be able to help. With Augmented Reality becoming more common, we're excited about new products that combine AR with the life-changing power of AT.

Assistive technology (AT) covers a wide range of products that help people live more independently and complete everyday tasks, from devices through to modified and adaptive eating utensils to shower chairs. However, most people do not realise that there is a large category of AT products that can be powerful tools for managing emotional and sensory overload.

Gaining access to the NDIS with pain that causes disability might seem impossible; but just like any condition or diagnosis that isn’t on List A or B in the Eligibility Guidelines, an application requires adequate demonstration of impairment.

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.

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.

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.

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.

So often, it’s not until we’re at a complete crisis point and the wheels are falling off that we realise that our lives are balancing on the edge of one thing - us. And if we’re not firing on all cylinders the many things we work so hard to maintain, including the people we care for, are left vulnerable if we go down.