Adults
25 years and over
Practical support to manage daily life with a physical, cognitive, sensory or psychosocial disability: assessments, equipment, home modifications and skills.
Specialist area · equipment and home modifications
Assistive technology and home modifications
The goal of assistive technology is to make life easier. The right wheelchair, seating, shower chair, communication device, screen reader or kitchen aid can be the difference between needing help and doing it yourself. Marina has spent her career prescribing complex equipment and designing home modifications for children and adults with physical, intellectual and sensory disability, and writing the assessments that get them funded.
What we help with
What we assess, prescribe and set up
- Wheelchairs, specialised seating and postural supports: assessment, trial, prescription and fitting
- Equipment for daily living: showering, toileting, eating, dressing and transfers
- Hoists, beds and positioning equipment, with training for family and support workers
- Home modifications: ramps, rails, bathroom modifications, wider doorways and access
- Access to information and communication: screen readers, magnifiers, braille, switches and communication devices
- Memory and cognitive aids, smart-home controls and apps for organisation and independence
- Vehicle access and community mobility
- NDIS assistive technology and home modification assessments, quotes and reports
- No waiting list
- NDIS provider
- We come to you
- AHPRA-registered
How an assistive technology assessment works
We start with the person and the task, not the catalogue. What are you trying to do, where, and with whom? We assess physical, cognitive and sensory abilities, trial options in the real environment, and recommend the solution that will actually be used. Then we handle the NDIS report and supplier quotes, check the equipment when it arrives, and train everyone who needs to use it.
For home modifications we assess the home with you, specify the changes a builder or supplier needs, coordinate with them, and sign off the finished work. Minor modifications are usually quick; complex ones are planned with the NDIS home modification process in mind from day one.
Who leads this work
Marina Radis
Occupational therapist and co-founder
Marina is deeply passionate about supporting people with complex physical and intellectual disabilities, with a strong focus on the role of assistive technology in maximising independence, participation and quality of life. Her practice is holistic: she looks at how physical function, communication and daily living needs fit together, and finds the equipment, modifications and strategies that make the biggest difference.
More about Marina“My aim is to enhance the independence and participation of all my clients, regardless of the nature of their challenges.”
Good to know
Before you get in touch
Independent advice
We do not sell equipment. Recommendations are based on what suits the person, trialled before it is prescribed, and sourced from the supplier that offers the best fit and service.
NDIS reports done properly
Assistive technology and home modification requests fail on weak evidence. Ours set out the need, the options considered, the trial and the outcome in the form the NDIA expects.
Children and adults
From a first supportive seat for a toddler to complex powered mobility for an adult with a neurological condition, and the growth, change and review in between.
Where sessions happen
We come to you
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At home
Where routines actually happen: mornings, meals, play, homework and bedtime. Most families start here.
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Preschool and school
Alongside educators, so the strategies that work in a session work in the classroom and the playground too.
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In the community
Shops, parks, the bus, a workplace or a group home: wherever the goal is, that is where we practise it.
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By telehealth
Secure video sessions for families and adults anywhere in NSW, and for check-ins between visits.
Questions
Assistive technology: questions people ask
What counts as assistive technology?
Any equipment, device or system that helps a person do something they otherwise could not, or do it more safely or easily: from a long-handled sponge to a powered wheelchair, from a pill organiser to a screen reader, from a shower rail to a ceiling hoist. The NDIS funds it in levels from low cost to complex.
Do I need an OT to get equipment funded through the NDIS?
For anything beyond low-cost items, yes: the NDIA requires an assessment and report from a suitably qualified professional, usually an occupational therapist, before it will fund equipment or home modifications. We assess, trial, recommend, gather quotes and write the report.
How long does it take?
A straightforward item can be assessed, reported and ordered within a few weeks. Complex seating, powered mobility and major home modifications take longer because trials, quotes and NDIA approval are involved; we tell you what to expect at the start and keep things moving.
Can you help with technology for vision or hearing loss?
Yes. Access technology for print, communication and the environment is a particular strength of the practice, drawing on Ana’s years at RIDBC (now NextSense). See the vision and hearing pages for more.
Do you install the modifications?
No. We assess, specify and coordinate with a builder or supplier (yours, or one we recommend), and check the finished work. For NDIS-funded modifications we prepare the documentation the NDIA requires.
Also
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No waiting list
Talk to us about assistive technology
Tell us a little about who the support is for and what is hard right now. Marina or Ana will be in touch, usually within a couple of business days, and there is no waiting list.