Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is preparing to change how participants’ support needs are assessed and how those assessments inform funding decisions. At the centre of the reforms is the I-CAN assessment tool, a standardised approach designed to make NDIS planning more consistent and reduce the need for participants […]
Monthly Archives: October 2026
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When people think about the NDIS, diagnosis is often the first thing that comes to mind. But a diagnosis alone does not always explain how a disability affects someone’s everyday life. That is where functional impact becomes important. In simple terms, functional impact is about what a person can and […]
New figures about reductions to NDIS plans have attracted attention at the same time as significant changes to some participant budgets begin taking effect. ABC News reported that National Disability Insurance Agency data obtained under Freedom of Information laws shows $2.83 billion was removed from participant plans that were reduced […]
For millions of people around the world, Christopher Reeve will always be remembered as Superman. But the role that made him famous was only one chapter of his life. After a devastating spinal cord injury left him paralysed from the neck down, Reeve faced a reality that was radically […]