Assistive Technology (AT) Assessments

Assistive Technology is cleverly designed technology which can support a client to perform activities either with greater ease, in a safer manner, or to support them to do tasks they might otherwise not have been able to do.

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) includes funding in a participant’s Capacity Building budget for AT advice or assessment where they have an AT need, such as equipment or specific assessments, e.g. wheelchair assessments, communication device trials or equipment trials.

The NDIA needs sufficient evidence to decide which AT supports are reasonable and necessary to include in a participant’s plan.

To approve and add AT into a participant’s plan, the NDIA follows different processes depending on whether the AT is low, mid, or high cost. The NDIA will sometimes require evidence to decide whether the proposed AT is a reasonable and necessary support, particularly if it is considered high cost.

Housing Assessment

The NDIA provides funding for housing supports to enable people with disabilities to choose where and with whom they live.

At Connect2Care, we provide Housing Assessments and Housing Support to help people achieve more independent living arrangements.

Our Housing Assessments play a critical role in helping people with disability access appropriate housing. Our assessments include looking into the impact of a person’s disability on their mobility, self-care and self-management, what supports (other than specialised housing) could be implemented to help a person achieve their housing goals, and what type of housing features, housing size and location, does a person reasonably require to achieve their goals.

Communication Assessments

Communication assessments help people with a disability access NDIS funding for communication aids to support a person’s goals.

Swallowing Assessments

Swallowing assessments are designed to identify swallowing difficulties or swallowing disorders and provide recommendations on the most appropriate diet and fluid consistencies in order to maintain safety during mealtimes.

Falls Assessments

Falls assessments (also referred to as home assessments), can help identify risk factors for falls, and increase a person’s independence both at home and within their community.

Mobility Assessments

Mobility assessments evaluate a person’s mobility and balance and include scooter assessments and training.

Functional Assessments

A functional assessment will identify a person’s needs and support requirements, including identifying any needs that haven’t been met.

Cognitive Ability Assessments

We provide NDIS cognitive assessments to identify a person’s cognitive strengths and weaknesses and help participants, caregivers and their family with a better understanding of their specific difficulties and strategies to assist the participant.

Behavioural Assessments

Our functional behavioural assessments evaluate the risk posed by the behaviour of concern to the person and others and recommend interventions.

Capacity Assessments

Capacity assessments analyse a person’s functional performance in areas of self-care and day-to-day activities, ensuring a person has the right level of support and funding to achieve their goals.

See Pre-NDIS Assessments for more information on Functional Capacity Assessments.

Sensory Assessments

The purpose of sensory assessments is to understand how a child or adult copes with the sensory information daily and provide recommendations to improve sensory overload.

Formal Assessments

We provide formal assessments for individual therapies. For more information on assessments related to the NDIS, please visit their website.