NDIS Evidence Guides
Plain-language guides to what the NDIA looks at in the disability reports and letters you already hold. Understand your evidence, see where it looks strong, spot the gaps, and know what to do next. These are based on the current published NDIS rules. Only the NDIA decides who is eligible.
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What evidence do I need for the NDIS?
An overview of the kind of evidence the NDIA looks at, and why a diagnosis alone is not the whole story.
What counts as good evidence of disability for the NDIS?
The features the NDIA describes as good evidence, in everyday language.
The requirements explained
The NDIS disability requirements explained
What the three parts of the disability requirements mean for your evidence.
Permanent and lifelong impairment and the NDIS
What "likely permanent" means, including impairments that are episodic or go up and down.
Functional impact across everyday areas
The everyday areas the NDIA asks your evidence to describe.
Preparing your evidence
The NDIS evidence checklist
A straight forward, step-by-step way to see what you already have and what might be missing.
Evidence for an NDIS plan reassessment
What changes, and what stays the same, when your plan is being reviewed.
Changes and what is coming
Early intervention and children
How the early childhood approach works for younger children.
NDIS changes explained
A summary of recent changes and what they mean for your evidence.
For professionals
Support needs assessments (I-CAN and PECQ)
How support needs are described, and where evidence fits in.
Evidence for advocates and support coordinators
Practical guidance for people supporting others through the process.
Frequently asked questions
Is this official NDIS advice?
No. These guides are independent, plain-language explanations based on the NDIA’s published rules. They are not produced by or endorsed by the NDIA. Only the NDIA can make decisions about NDIS eligibility. Always check the official pages at ndis.gov.au for the current rules.
Is this clinical or legal advice?
No. MagMindLab does not give clinical or legal advice. We do not tell you to get any specific assessment, test, therapy or diagnosis. We help you understand what the NDIS says evidence needs to show, and how your existing documents line up against it.
Who are these guides for?
They are for NDIS participants and applicants, families and carers, and for advocates and support coordinators helping someone else. You do not need any background knowledge to read them.
See where your own evidence stands
Our Evidence Alignment report reads the reports and letters you already have against the current NDIS rules, and shows where your evidence looks strong, where the gaps are, and what to do next. It does not decide your access. Only the NDIA does that.
Get my Evidence Alignment report