- 70% of participants/said their independent assessment experience was excellent, very good or good (46% excellent or very good, 24% good).
- Participants liked being able to discuss their disability in detail, to have their concerns and opinions heard, have the assessment at home, and the high level of assessor professionalism.
- 60% of participants/supporters felt assessment length was “about right”, and 35% felt it was too long.
- Both face to face and virtual independent assessments can work for participants.
- Assessors knowing about the participant’s disability was found to be the most important thing for participants to have a positive experience.
- Assessors identified a need for more training on the tools, working with different disabilities and working with participants.
- We need a better way to gather results that lets assessors use their expertise to only ask the questions needed for each participant
- Assessors gave us positive feedback about some tools (e.g. CANS, PEDICAT and ASQ), but had concerns about others for some participants (WHODAS, PEM-CY/YC-PEM and Vineland III).
- 75% of participants said their independent assessment report was an excellent or very good reflection of their assessment. 65% said it was an excellent or very good reflection of their functional capacity.
- Participants felt reports should include more information about them, their goals and support needs.
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