Assistive Technology

 
 

Rebound Health is a registered NDIS provider of Assistive technology.

We are committed to assisting our clients to get the equipment that they need.

The NDIS provides people with a permanent and significant disability, their families and carers, assistance to help that person in their daily life and help them increase their independence and participate in the community. Our products and services give people with a disability the support they need to live safely and independently, at home, at work or in the community.

Why Rebound?

Because we understand the functional concerns of our clients, their families and carers (if involved), we can apply our specialised knowledge to recommend suitable equipment that enhances independence and helps make daily tasks easier.

Our broad knowledge of different equipment and equipment providers helps us to narrow down what equipment best suits your needs. This enables us to trial a smaller range of options and helps you find the perfect solutions that interact with each other effectively.

We work closely with the client to identify the most suitable option and provide the clinical evidence to assist the participant to access funding for complex equipment.

We make sure that you get the support you need, then ensure it’s safe, effective and it helps!

To achieve greater independence and safety, there are a number of assistive technologies that offer simple solutions to everyday activities. As every individual interacts with their environment differently, we can help you find the right solutions that make daily tasks safer and easier – whilst also ensuring they help you achieve more independence. Assistive technology can be anything ranging from help opening taps through to more complex and specialist technology such as a power wheelchair.

What is Assistive Technology?

Acquiring and using equipment that promotes more independence, safety and compliments your journey is an important and often complicated process.

Because we understand the functional concerns of our clients, their families and carers (if involved), we can apply our specialised knowledge to recommend suitable equipment that enhances independence and helps make daily tasks easier.

Our broad knowledge of different equipment and equipment providers helps us to narrow down what equipment best suits your needs. This enables us to trial a smaller range of options and help you find the perfect solutions that interact with each other effectively. We work closely with the client to identify the most suitable option and provide the clinical evidence to assist the participant to access funding for complex equipment.

Assistive technology can include:

  • Aids for daily living activities for example, dressing aids, modified cutlery, utensils and crockery, personal hygiene aids, pencil holders.

  • Aids to assist with showering and toileting including basic shower chairs and over toilet frames to specialised commodes.

  • Aids to assist with functional transfers including grab rails and threshold ramps through to floor or ceiling hoists and slings.

  • Seating and positioning for example, wheelchair seating systems, profiling beds, pressure cushions and mattresses, positioning belts and braces.

  • Mobility aids for example, power and manual wheelchair assessment and provisions, modification of vehicles for travel with a mobility aid.

  • Adaptation of equipment for recreational activities for example adaptive controls for video games, seating systems for boats, bikes, lawnmowers, cuffs to assist with grasping.

If you have an NDIS plan, and would like support with getting equipment or technology, we’d love to have a conversation about how we can help.

Please either fill in the referral form below (click link) or give us a call and we can discuss how we can assist.

Assistive Technology Assessment

Its really important for us to ensure that we are helping our clients make the best choice when it comes to assistive technology. That’s why we will always begin with an assessment.

Our Assistive Technology is arranged by Rebound’s Occupational Therapists. The Occupational therapist, through a conversation with you, is able to understand your needs and situation and identify the most appropriate piece of equipment.

Depending on the risks associated with your disability or the environment where you need to use it, an item of AT may increase in complexity. The appropriate AT assessor will depend on the type of AT and the complexity of your needs.

Like many technologies, AT ranges from the really simple to the very complex, and sometimes you may need help to figure out what is the right AT solution for you.

The process you will follow to access AT in your NDIS plan will depend on:

- your specific AT needs

- what has (or has not) worked for you in the past

- The complexity of your needs

- the training involved

Send Us An Enquiry

Frequently Asked Questions

  • You do not need a referral for assistive technology. Depending on your payment method, e.g. NDIS, DVA, My Aged Care or private, we can determine the best-suited equipment for your needs that are approved and safe to be installed.

  • Any relevant information to help your therapist get a good understanding of your situation. This might include your current or previous NDIS plan and any reports/letters from other health professionals including allied health, general practitioners or specialists.

  • Your therapist will chat with you about your condition and the impact it has on your everyday life. They might ask about the equipment you have trialled in the past and what has/hasn’t worked. You will then collaborate to identify what areas of concern you have in your home and what equipment pieces can assist you to stay safe and maintain independence in your home or external environment.