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 →What Is Visual Inattention And Can You Drive? The brain works in mysterious ways One of the hardest things to do after a brain injury such as a stroke is to regain enough function to drive. This can be significantly harder with visual inattention. But what is inattention and how does it relate to driving??? As a driver trained occupational therapist […]
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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 […]
Continue reading →Did You Miss Our August Community Teleconference? On August 5th 2016, Williams OT held their first Community Teleconference Every month, Brad Williams, Director and founder of Williams OT, jumps on the phone to answer your questions. It doesn’t matter if you are a client, doctor, case manager, fleet manager or from another agency, you […]
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My personal returning to drive story started way back on Christmas Day 2014. I awoke to find my left side numb with little movement plus diminished eyesight. After being admitted to Emergency, I was diagnosed as having suffered an Ischaemic stroke during my sleep. If having a stroke… on Christmas Day, wasn’t devastating enough, I […]
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