Assistive Technology — NDIS Category 05

Assistive Technology is an NDIS support category (funded from your Capital budget). It covers supports like wheelchairs & mobility, communication devices, hearing & vision aids and smart-home tech. Funding is based on your goals and assessed reasonable and necessary needs.

Assistive Technology (AT) is one of the most transformative NDIS support categories. It funds the specialised equipment and technology that enables people with disability to communicate, move around, manage their environment and live as independently as possible. From a manual wheelchair to a…

What Assistive Technology funds

Assistive Technology is funded from your Capital budget — a stated budget tied to specific quoted items, so it generally can’t be redirected to other supports. It can pay for supports such as:

How to get Assistive Technology in your NDIS plan

Which supports you receive is decided at your planning meeting or reassessment, based on your goals and assessed needs. To get assistive technology funded you generally need evidence showing how your disability affects daily life — often a report from an allied health professional. Because a support that isn’t in your plan usually can’t be added without a reassessment, raise everything you need before the plan is approved.

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Assistive Technology FAQs

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General information, not NDIS or financial advice. Category names and rules differ between legacy and PACE plans and can change — always check your own plan or confirm with the NDIA, your plan manager, or a support coordinator.