Exclusive: Experts also alarmed I-CAN tool – a three-hour interview – may be conducted by people with no allied health background
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The head of Australia’s peak body of psychologists and disability experts have warned the NDIS’s new assessment tool hasn’t been tested on a variety of disability types – including diverse autistic needs – which may lead to “tragedies” occurring, if more research is not conducted.
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) announced in September it had procured the Instrument for the Classification and Assessment of Support Needs (I-CAN) to be used as the basis for determining support plans for NDIS participants.
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