Welcome to our OTSi event!

Tuesday Feb 4th, 2025 , 11am -12.30pm (Online, Melbourne time)

Exploring Best-practice decision making in the NDIS: Disability Support Needs Assessment

Welcome to 2025! Big year ahead. OTSi is delighted to announce our first event for the year. This event will focus on Exploring Best-practice decision making in the NDIS: Disability Support Needs Assessment. The event will be of interest to anyone engaging with the NDIS, with an interest in the future of NDIS assessment processes.

AND...drum roll...our guest speaker will be the fabulous journalist Rick Morton! Rick is an award-winning journalist, writer and advocate for transparency in bureaucracy and putting people back into policy...and most recently has been writing extensively on NDIS topics.

This event is FREE for OTSi members. Join OTSi by 4pm Feb 3rd to gain access to this plus one other free event by mid-year. Members do not need to register for the event and will automatically receive a login by email on Monday 3rd. If you are not a member, this is a single-ticket option for non-members.

This will be recorded for those who register and can't attend live. Thanks to our OT community for supporting our advocacy for a stronger NDIS. https://otsi.net.au/membership

AGENDA

11.00am: Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country

Muriel Cummins, OTSi leadership team

11.05am: Guest speaker – Rick Morton - Let’s talk about decision-making for NDIS participants.

Rick Morton, Journalist, Author and Advocate

11.30am: Lives Experience Perspectives – Hopes and Concerns for the Year Ahead

Kristin and Sue, from the Australian Psychosocial Disability Collective

11.50am: Legislative requirements- what is known about the Support needs Assessments Process?

Muriel Cummins, OTSi leadership team

12.05am: OTSi member update

Sally Davison, OTSi leadership team

12.15pm: Questions

SINCERE THANKS TO ALL OUR PANELISTS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT AMAZING!