Reading time: 8 minutes | Updated: April 2026 | Written by: TEAH Allied Health Team When your NDIS plan is set up, one of the decisions made — often without a lot of explanation — is how your funding will be managed. Agency-managed, plan-managed, or self-managed: these three options determine who holds your money, who […]
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Reading time: 8 minutes | Updated: April 2026 | Written by: TEAH Allied Health Team When you are looking for an NDIS occupational therapist, one of the first questions you will encounter is whether the OT comes to you or whether you travel to a clinic. It might seem like a logistical preference, which is
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Reading time: 9 minutes | Audience: Support Coordinators, Participants & Families | Updated: April 2026 Occupational therapy and physiotherapy are both allied health disciplines, both funded through Capacity Building — Improved Daily Living in an NDIS plan, and both work with people with disabilities to improve function. So what is the difference — and how
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Reading time: 9 minutes | Audience: Support Coordinators & Specialist Support Coordinators | Updated: April 2026 Most support coordinators can spot a bad OT report after a plan review rejection. Fewer can spot one before it is submitted — and even fewer have a clear framework for what “good” actually looks like. This matters enormously.
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Reading time: 10 minutes | Updated: April 2026 | Written by: TEAH Allied Health Team For people living with an intellectual disability, independence in daily life is not a given — it is something that must be actively built, practised, and supported. The capacity to get dressed in the morning, prepare a meal, manage a
Reading time: 11 minutes | Updated: April 2026 | Written by: TEAH Allied Health Team An acquired brain injury (ABI) can change everything — how you think, move, communicate, manage emotions, and get through the tasks of daily life. Whether the injury was caused by stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), hypoxia, or another event, the
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Reading time: 10 minutes | Updated: April 2026 | Written by: TEAH Allied Health Team Your NDIS plan review is the moment that determines whether your funding for the next 12 months — or longer — reflects what you actually need. It is not a rubber stamp. The NDIA will scrutinise the evidence submitted, and
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Reading time: 9 minutes | Updated: April 2026 | Written by: TEAH Allied Health Team “How much will this cost?” is one of the first questions NDIS participants and support coordinators ask when they start looking at occupational therapy. It is also one of the least clearly answered questions online — most OT provider websites
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Reading time: 11 minutes | Updated: April 2026 | Written by: TEAH Allied Health Team Assistive technology — from customised wheelchairs and communication devices to shower chairs, smart home controls, and vehicle modifications — can be genuinely life-changing for people with disability. And for eligible NDIS participants, a significant range of this equipment is fully
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