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Your guide to mobility scooters

A mobility scooter can really change everything for people who are experiencing mobility challenges and want to maintain independence in their daily life. They are simple to operate and cost-effective to run, making them a great way to get around for people who have difficulty walking, live with disability or are injured.  

Guide to Wheelchair Football

There’s so much to love about wheelchair football, an adapted version of Australian Rules Football. This fast-paced, skillful and inclusive game provides Australian Rules footy enthusiasts living with or without disability the opportunity to play the game in a way that has strong parallels with the traditional game. Learn how to play the game with this helpful guide!

Mack’s Singing In His New Shower

They call him “Mr Music”; 16-year-old Mack loves all things music. This includes an amazing ability to answer all sorts of music trivia questions. From the Beatles to Aretha Franklin, ACDC and many more icons, there isn’t much that Mack doesn’t know about music. And now that Mack has new-found independence in his modified bathroom, he’s singing all his favourite tunes in the shower!

Your Guide to Adaptive Clothing and Shoes

Adaptive clothing and shoes are designed to make life easier for people who may experience difficulties dressing due to disability, ageing or health conditions.

Everything you need to know about assistive technology and the NDIS

Assistive technology is described as devices or equipment which provide extra support to people with disability and enable them to comfortably and successfully achieve tasks in their day-to-day lives. In this article, we provide everything you need to know about NDIS funding for assistive technology, including what supports can be funded, types or support and what is classified as assistive technology. 

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10 Different Types of Assistive Technology (AT) solutions explained

For people with disability, assistive technology can support them to live more independently. Assistive technology includes so many different areas that sometimes it is difficult to know where to start. NovitaTech has been specialising in assistive technology since 1976 and opened Australia’s largest in-store assistive technology experience in 2022.   In this article, we will list 10 different types of assistive technology and how they can support people with disability.

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Your guide to mobility scooters

A mobility scooter can really change everything for people who are experiencing mobility challenges and want to maintain independence in their daily life. They are simple to operate and cost-effective to run, making them a great way to get around for people who have difficulty walking, live with disability or are injured.  

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Guide to Wheelchair Football

There’s so much to love about wheelchair football, an adapted version of Australian Rules Football. This fast-paced, skillful and inclusive game provides Australian Rules footy enthusiasts living with or without disability the opportunity to play the game in a way that has strong parallels with the traditional game. Learn how to play the game with this helpful guide!

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Mack’s Singing In His New Shower

They call him “Mr Music”; 16-year-old Mack loves all things music. This includes an amazing ability to answer all sorts of music trivia questions. From the Beatles to Aretha Franklin, ACDC and many more icons, there isn’t much that Mack doesn’t know about music. And now that Mack has new-found independence in his modified bathroom, he’s singing all his favourite tunes in the shower!

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Your Guide to Adaptive Clothing and Shoes

Adaptive clothing and shoes are designed to make life easier for people who may experience difficulties dressing due to disability, ageing or health conditions.

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Cranial Therapy Service Supports Babies and Parents

NovitaTech’s Cranial Therapy service provides head and skull assessment using the latest in 3D technology. Scans of a baby’s head provide objective, repeatable measures that can track improvements over time and can help inform if treatment is necessary.

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Lyla’s Clicking Her Way To Achieving Communication Goals

One of the tools that Lyla and Rebecca have been using is Clicker software, a program that allows Lyla to engage with literacy and school-based activities at her pace. Using the Clicker software shows that there are different ways to access curriculum in addition to pencils and keyboards that give Lyla the opportunity to explore literacy and communication and develop her skills.

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How Orthotics could support you to achieve your goals

Orthotics come in all shapes and sizes, can be used on various parts of the body, and can provide fantastic support for someone living with a physical disability to achieve their goals.

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New ramp delivers accessibility and safety

A safe ramp can make all the difference to accessibility for people who rely on a wheelchair for their mobility – whether it be at home, at school, in the workplace, or in the community. The NovitaTech team are specialists at finding home modifications solutions – including ramps – to support you to live more independently and have safe access to your home, school, or office.

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Tips for supporting kids to use a walker correctly

Walkers can be an important device to support mobility for kids and young people living with disability. The Novita team has some important tips for mums and dads and other family members and carers to ensure kids use their walkers safely – especially if they are using a walker for the first time.

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A Milestone for Caring Christopher

22-year-old Christopher lives with cerebral palsy quadriplegia and is a participant in the Day Options program at the scosa hub at Willaston. He also receives therapy services from the team at Novita’s Elizabeth hub.

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