The Williams OT blog post for this month is something special, especially if you are in the NDIS space. Whether you are a client or participant, a care planner, or an NDIS local area coordinator, this post is for you. The Williams OT crew have been working in the NDIS space for a while now […]
Continue reading →Hi everyone, di you read our last blog post? It’s about one of our client’s story sharing his feelings on losing his driver’s licence. Although we do our best to help our clients get back on the road, at the end of the day, events like this still happen. In this blog post we’d like […]
Continue reading →Can you drive the motorcycle with a prosthetic leg?At Williams Occupational Therapy, we are often asked to assess a rider with a prosthetic leg to see if he can get back on his motorbike. And more often than not, this question is due to the amputation of one of the rider’s legs. In a previous […]
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Is it possible to drive a car with a prosthetic arm? Recently at Williams Occupational Therapy we have seen an increase in referrals from doctors and case managers asking if their clients can drive a motor vehicle with a prosthetic upper limb (arm/hand). Williams OT is frequently assiting clients who have had a stroke, or […]
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October 1, 2016, marked the revised edition of ‘Assessing Fitness to Drive” Guidelines – a much awaited joint publication of the National Transport Commission (NTC) and Austroads. Did this updated rendition sneak under your radar? It didn’t sneak past us! Here are the key take outs we got from this year’s changes and how it […]
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Need a hand with driving? This month Williams OT was invited to do a presentation on driving with upper limb issues to the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The audience consisted of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and medical practitioners. We were lucky enough to be allowed to record the sessions. That means you can take advantage of what […]
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No Fingers, No hand, No legs below the knee – how an amputee got back to driving I became a quad amputee in 2013 after suffering sepsis at the age of 55. Whilst I was still in hospital recovering from my operations, I was visited by a Clinical Practice Consultant from one of our rehab […]
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