Author Archives: Kymberly Martin

The NDIA has laid out its proposed strategy for the provision of assistive technology to the disability sector. NDIA’s vision is to ensure that participants have choice in and access […]

Now is the time to register your planned event for (IDPwD) being held on December 3. Patron for this year’s event is disability rights enthusiast John Walsh.  Organisers who register […]

Rehacare, the international trade fair gathering for rehabilitation products, has just wrapped in Germany. A major trend at the fair was the increasing number of international exhibitors using Rehacare as a platform […]

If you have a traumatic brain injury or neurological disorder your input is needed for an online course. Sydney’s Macquarie University eCentreClinic is developing a free online course to help […]

FASD is the most common preventable cause of non-genetic development disability in Australia. Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder refers to a range of disabilities such as learning, behavioural and developmental, that […]

The University of Queensland Robotics Club is working on project to develop open-source prosthetic limbs. The club is creating a functioning prosthetic forearm to advance open-source knowledge around 3D printed […]

It’s accessible, fun and free and becoming more popular for people with disability. Return2Sport is running another round of its Empower Golf Clinic at Moore Park Golf Course, Sydney on […]

Congratulations to Carlie Wieland, winner of our Nuance Dragon Dictate voice recognition software giveaway. An occupational therapist with Spinal Injuries Australia since January, Wieland graduated last year through the University […]

The NDIS was the big topic of discussion at the Jewish Disability Services Expo. Over 100 people attended the expo, organised by Jewish Care Victoria, which was held at the […]

University of Adelaide researchers have discovered a defective gene that causes intellectual disability. The novel gene is found in males who have an intellectual disability while females who are carriers […]

The first Arts + Disability Expo has been hailed a success by organisers, exhibitors and visitors alike. “The whole idea of the expo was for people with disability, who are […]

How will technology shape the lives of people with disability in the 21st Century?