Therapy & Allied Health for Deafblindness
The allied health and therapy the NDIS funds for Deafblindness, how Capacity Building pays for it, and how to find the right therapists.
Therapy and allied health help many people with Deafblindness build skills, stay independent and take part in daily life. This guide covers which therapies tend to help, how the NDIS funds them, and how to find the right therapists.
Understanding Deafblindness and therapy
Deafblindness is a combined vision and hearing impairment that creates a unique disability distinct from blindness or deafness alone. The combination of sensory losses severely restricts access to environmental…
Which therapies help with Deafblindness
The allied health supports a plan for Deafblindness commonly includes are:
How the NDIS funds therapy
Most therapy sits in your Capacity Building budget, under Improved Daily Living. A few things to know:
Making your therapy budget go further
A few ways to stretch therapy funding for Deafblindness: