Resource Hub
Get more from your NDIS with our carefully crafted Kinora resources. Dive into expert articles, handy worksheets, and insightful videos—all designed to simplify and empower your journey.
Join the Kinora community for support, connection, and answers to your NDIS questions.
To stay up to date with all the latest NDIS news updates click here
Browse by type
Explore popular topics
Supported Travel with your NDIS Budget - Webinar replay
The option to travel is an opportunity for everyone - regardless of ability. The NDIS is there to support you to do whatever you set out to do - including going on a holiday.
In this webinar, we speak with Yann and Peter, two Kinora experts on supported travel, to learn about how they have facilitated NDIS participants to use their NDIS funding to achieve their goals - whether it is travel or otherwise.
Breaking down the NDIS budgets to make sure you're getting your buckets-worth
For some people, the biggest NDIS hurdle is getting through the application process. But for so many others, it’s when they finally receive their plan that the struggle begins.
Reading and understanding your NDIS plan can be overwhelming, but it's an important step in making the most of the support and funding provided by the scheme.
Accessing Mental Health Services - Webinar replay
There are a lot of mental health services out in the market today, but it is hard to understand how to best access them, know what is available and whether they are the most appropriate for your situation.
NDIS Goal Setting Online Workshop - Webinar replay
Setting goals is an important part of giving the NDIA and the Planner who is drawing up your NDIS Plan an insight into what is important to you and how to hopefully design a plan that is just that bit more personalised for you. But writing goals are not easy.
Transitioning NDIS Teens to their Next Stage in Life - Webinar replay
Carolyn Kurzyniec from 4gr Customised Employment Services shares her experience and wisdom from working with teens on the NDIS, across the ages of 14-18, to build capacity toward finding and potentially gaining employment and to become more confident and independent.
Plan To Change - Supports assessment
This worksheet is to help take inventory of your current supports and assess whether you might need to change supports for better outcomes.
Navigating your own NDIS journey
The NDIS process is a tricky journey, and many people find themselves taking a wrong turn before they’ve even been approved. But just like with any road trip, being in the driver’s seat and knowing what to expect, which forks in the road to take and which to avoid, makes the ride so much smoother.
Set NDIS Goals with greater SCOPE to maximise funding flexibility.
When putting together NDIS goals, most people look to the popular SMART goals framework, but then discover that it’s not quite right for achieving what they need with the NDIS. We’ve designed a more fit-for-purpose approach called SCOPE, giving NDIS participants greater funding flexibility when navigating the best way to accomplish what they set out to do.
Translate your ‘real life’ goals into NDIS speak to get the supports you need
As part of your NDIS journey, you’ll be asked to create goals in your planning meeting. Here’s a few incomplete case studies to give you an idea on how to reframe your goals to facilitate choice and opportunity.
Your map for the NDIS journey
Navigating the path to the NDIS requires you to be prepared, proactive, and ready to self-advocate. This is a map of the journey towards an NDIS plan.
Explore the eight domains of your life for life-changing NDIS goal setting: A brainstorming tool.
The NDIS exists with the premise that “anyone can make, work toward and achieve goals in their lifetime; regardless of their abilities or situation.” Goals give great insight into a person’s passions, what interests them and what they’d like to contribute to the world.
What your NDIS plan support categories can fund
Our factsheet breaks down the different support categories that may be included in your plan, to guide you in what could be funded.
Assess Your Goals - Start, Stop, Continue.
This worksheet provides a guide to assess your existing goals/supports regularly to be more intentional with change and progress for even better outcomes.
Reasonable and Necessary - Can I buy that?
This worksheet has been developed to use when you’re unsure if you can claim a support in your NDIS plan.
Mental Health Services Outside NDIS
Whether you’ve been advised you’re ineligible for an NDIS plan, or your plan doesn’t cover your psychosocial disability, there are a range of other community and government supports that you can access.
What if my NDIS plan doesn’t meet my needs factsheet
This factsheet provides an overview of the process on how to review or request a plan reassessment, to make it more suitable for your needs.
NDIS Scheduling Snapshot Worksheet
This worksheet is a great way to gain a clear overview of your monthly schedule and proactively manage a more balanced month.
Give your NDIS goals some SCOPE
We have designed a fit-for-purpose goal-setting approach called SCOPE. It is a framework all about giving NDIS participants choice and control when navigating the best way to set out their goals.
NDIS Budget - 6 month planner
Visualise your next six months using this template to help you stay on top of any schedule changes.
Break down big, broad goals into smaller, achievable objectives.
A goal is something you want to achieve, often within in a specific time frame like:
‘This year, I want to increase capacity to live independently, and actively contribute to the community in a meaningful way though my art.’
Got NDIS questions?
We are a community of solutions. A safe and supportive online community for those living with disability.