Assisting people with disabilities with their mobility needs.

Get Home Safe Foundation

Get Home Safe Foundation

On the 18th of May 2018, I, Brad Williams, Director and chief independence builder at Williams OT, Driver assessments and Rehab, was invited to the launch of the “Get Home Safe Foundation” at CMI Toyota. Darren Davis is a close friend of mine and had a...
What It Feels Like to Lose Your Driver’s Licence

What It Feels Like to Lose Your Driver’s Licence

Hi everyone, this month we thought we would share a client story and some of the emotions behind what if feels like to lose your driver’s licence on medical grounds. We thank our client for allowing us to share this story with you all. It takes a lot of courage...
Prosthetic Leg and Motorcycle Driving

Prosthetic Leg and Motorcycle Driving

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...
Visual inattention and driving

Visual inattention and driving

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...
Driving with a prosthetic arm

Driving with a prosthetic arm

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). ...
City v Country. Where should a driver assessment be completed? 

City v Country. Where should a driver assessment be completed? 

This month Brad Williams was on the road visiting a new client. The client had been involved in a motor vehicle accident and had suffered spinal fractures at C2/3 and was needing an assessment to look at neck rotation. Williams OT was contacted and chosen by the...
Is driving a pain in the …? 5 tips to reduce back pain

Is driving a pain in the …? 5 tips to reduce back pain

Back Pain and Driving When you have back pain, I mean a really, REALLY  sore back, just about everything hurts. Even sitting down can be painful. Mix that with driving and it can be debilitating. Back pain has been the problem for many Williams Occupational Therapy...
May Q and A call – NDIS and driver assessments

May Q and A call – NDIS and driver assessments

Did You Miss Our May Community conference call? NDIS and driver assessments On May 11th 2017, Williams OT held our monthly community conference call and discussed the NDIS. But if you missed it, don’t worry. Every month, Brad Williams, Director and founder of...
Are you elligble for NDIS funding for a Driver assessment?

Are you elligble for NDIS funding for a Driver assessment?

NDIS and Driver assessments   What is the NDIS? It is likely that many of you have heard the term ‘NDIS’ or its proper name, the National Disability Insurance Scheme. From the title, it is presumed that it has something to do with the Government and disabilities, but...