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11-02-2017 12:20 PM
11-02-2017 12:20 PM
Re: Anyone started with the NDIS?
@MattyToo I haven't met you before so Hi. I'd love more details if possible. I don't have a clinical manager, just GP and psychologist so far in my new location. Thanks in advance.
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11-02-2017 12:53 PM
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Re: Anyone started with the NDIS?
@Kurra Thanks. Did you find anything out?
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12-02-2017 07:46 PM
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Re: Anyone started with the NDIS?
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13-02-2017 05:19 AM
13-02-2017 05:19 AM
Re: Anyone started with the NDIS?
The one thing we did notice was that they wanted the gp/psych to have reasonable confidence our disability would be life long, or close to it. Centrelink only wanted certainty for ~2 years.
And of course, all of this is before you even get accepted!! Once accepted there's a big process to determine what sort of funding you get, but as we mentioned we haven't actually been accepted yet so we can't advise.
Hope this helps!
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13-02-2017 09:42 AM
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20-02-2017 12:43 AM
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Re: Anyone started with the NDIS?
Look up this group on Facebook if you have it. It's a FB group I started a couple of months ago, mental health and the NDIS. It's just for participants, potential participants and parents and carers. We message every member prior to accepting request asking to confirm this. We have over 700 members and growing
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20-02-2017 12:46 AM
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21-02-2017 06:05 PM - edited 21-02-2017 06:07 PM
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Re: Anyone started with the NDIS?
Thanks @Kateeg84. I've just sent my forms in too. I didn't feel there were enough ways to explain how my conditions effect me. Now I start the waiting game too.
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03-03-2017 06:09 PM
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03-03-2017 08:36 PM
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Re: Anyone started with the NDIS?
yeah it's definitely a catch 22 situation of needing support to get access to the scheme but then it is the scheme that provides the support. Local area coordinators LAC's in each area are supposed to be helping people get on to the NDIS. Regarding waitlists I hear that people arleady accessing disability services through ADHC will roll in first, then participants of other disability services such as Day to Day Living, HASI, PIR and then about 18 - 24 months later the general public. so in my area the NDIS rolled in in July 2016 as I am not with any service I believe it could be until 2018 that my application could be considered, however that really doesn't sound right.. hmm
glad to hear you got your forms filled in, looking forward to hearing to its progress!