Assisting people with disabilities with their mobility needs.

Purple Day: World Epilepsy Day

Purple Day: World Epilepsy Day

Purple Day (26th March) is a global initiative dedicated to raising epilepsy awareness. Purple Day was founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Canada. Motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy, Cassidy started Purple Day in an effort to get...
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...
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). ...
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...