Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association
Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association
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9.00 am - 9.30 am The Colour of Time Melinda Smith
9.30 am - 10.30 am End Users: The Heart of Innovation A/Prof Duncan Babbage
10.30 am – 11.00 am MORNING TEA
11.00 am - 11.20 am Disability Tek Noah Callan
11.00 am - 11.20 am Open Source & the gold that lies within Tim Mclennan
11.00 am - 11.20 am Review of a prototyping kit to facilitate the development of client-specific adapted cutlery Iain Brown
11.00 am - 11.20 am Choice and control: interpretive analysis of NDIS policy on assistive technology Emily Steel
11.20 am - 11.40 am Capacity building around Assistive Technology - A co-designed peer support model to building capacity and support decision making. Jocelyn Franciscus, Claire McGuinnes
11.20 am - 11.40 am Advanced Imaging and Manufacture in Custom Assistive Devices Peter Slattery
11.20 am - 11.40 am Using disruptive, human-centred design with a skilled open source community to deliver customised AT – a Solve/TAD approach Liz Doyle
11.20 am - 11.40 am Landscape of AT practice levels Michele Verdonck
11.40 am – 12.00 pm A Customizable Program to Design Ankle Foot Orthoses for Children with Over-Pronation Julian Chua
11.40 am – 12.00 pm Making It Real...a quick dive into Maker and Open Source AT Solutions David Harraway
11.40 am – 12.00 pm Robust Credentialing Frameworks for Prescription of Assistive Technology Donna Markham
12.00 PM-1.00 PM LUNCH
1.00 pm -1.40 pm Outcome measurement in Wheeled Mobility and Seating - what is the current evidence and future opportunities? Rachael McDonald
1.00 pm -1.20 pm Use of 3D scanning technology to determine access for people using powered mobility devices on buses. Julian Chua
1.00 pm -1.20 pm Technology for all: An advanced AT project in regional Australia Kelvin Kong
1.00 pm -1.40 pm Using technology in housing: current opportunities and considerations in Australia Libby Callaway, Jono Bredin, Ben Carter, Kate Tregloan, Queenie Tran Eureka
1.20 pm -1.40 pm Use of Assistive Devices for persons with intellectual disability to travel independently Sally Khoo
1.20 pm -1.40 pm Innovations in Telepresence Practice and Policy Lauren Farrell
1.40 pm-2.00 pm Complex power wheelchair assessment: an example of ALS/disease oriented concepts Harald Sieweke
1.40 pm-2.00 pm Using social return on investment analysis to value social impact of modified vehicles Angela Berndt
1.40 pm-2.00 pm From zero to hero: how do you transition from an ‘institution’ to a smart home? Sarah Hockey, Sarah Milazzo, Lucy Brennan
1.40 pm-2.20 pm Assistive technology training: Identifying indicators for quality Trina Phuah, Sue Lord
2.00 pm -2.20 pm Dynamic Arm support prescription for paediatric client with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Michelle Anesbury
2.00 pm -2.20 pm Creating efficiencies through efficiency Fiona Wakeling
2.00 pm -2.20 pm ‘The Perfect Storm’: Continuity of Access to Assistive Technology Supports During the NDIS Transition Teagan Hegert
2.20 pm – 3.00 pm AFTERNOON TEA
3.00 pm -3.20 pm The Challenges and Triumphs of AT: A User’s Perspective Kerrie Potgieter, Clare White
3.00 pm -3.20 pm Unpacking the GATE position paper on assistive technology provision Emily Steel
3.00 pm -3.20 pm Providing Complex Wheelchair Services under the NDIS Belinda Carpenter
3.00 pm -3.20 pm Rehabilitation Engineering Centre - How are we helping? Oliver Mason
3.20 pm -4.00 pm Virtual, augmented and mixed reality; an exciting rehabilitation technique, a fad, or something in between? Rachael McDonald
3.20 pm -3.40 pm The situation of assistive products in Bangladesh by comparing Priority Assistive Product List (APL) of World Health Organization (WHO) Mehedi Khan
3.20 pm -3.40 pm Scripting power chairs, right chair for the right job and best outcome Ron Smelter
3.20 pm -4.00 pm The role of Rehabilitation Engineering in Australian AT service delivery Iain Brown, Emma Friesen, David Hobbs, Kristen Morris, Peter Slattery, Robert Bingham, Bill Contoyannis
3.40 pm -4.00 pm Soft wheel – the world’s first in-wheel suspension system Steven Smart
4.00 pm - 4.40 pm AAC: From Both Sides Now Melinda Smith, Meredith Allan
4.00 pm - 4.40 pm ARATA 25-year Celebration
5.00 pm-7.00 pm WELCOME FUNCTION & NETWORKING
7.30 am-9.00 am ARATA / AFDO / OTA BREAKFAST FORUM ON ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY OUTCOMES
9.00 am-10.00 am Experiences, Opportunities, Innovations and the NDIS Dr Lloyd Walker, Kye Weedon
10.30am – 11.00am MORNING TEA
10.30 am-10.50 am The Switch Access Measure: a new reliable tool for assistive technology practitioners Annabelle Tilbrook
10.30 am-10.50 am Teaching ‘Design Thinking’ to tomorrow’s assistive technologists: The Swinburne University Design Factory Natasha Layton
10.30 am-10.50 am We're not processing Tupperware orders - evolution of a high quality best practice assistive technology service delivery model Jeni Burton
10.30 am-11.30 am Curious about ‘smart speakers’? Meet Google Home, Siri, Amazon Echo and Alexa. Trina Phuah, Graeme Smith
10.50 am-11.10 am An Assessment Framework for choosing the most efficient and effective method of controlling a computer or device. Sarah Solomon
10.50 am-11.10 am A day in the life of a mainstream inclusive iPad classroom Jacqui Kirkman
10.50 am-11.10 am An ad hoc multidisciplinary team service delivery model for custom and complex AT Iain Brown
11.10 am-11.30 am When More is Better: Multiple Access Options for Computers and Devices. Sarah Solomon
11.10 am-11.30 am Simple set ups for environmental control at home, school or work Charlene Cullen
11.10 am-11.30 am The role and support needs of non-clinical staff for assistive technology service in Australia Wendy Milgate, Madeleine Connor
11.30 am-11.50 am Electronic assistive technology - real life experiences, & strategies to promote success when introducing new technologies to people with disabilities. Sarah Hockey, Sarah Milazzo, Lucy Brennan
11.30 am-11.50 am The future of skills development training in the AT world Lisa-Marie Gordon
11.30 am-11.50 am Information Chains, Uses of Social Media Technologies and their Impact on Health Decision Making for People with Low Literacy Judith Molka-Danielsen, Susan Balandin
11.30 am-11.50 am Towards an Assistive Technology Practitioner Directory: an update on ARATA’s Credentialing Project Elizabeth Nade
11.50 am-12.10 pm Building a consumer driven digital platform for care coordination Danny Hui
11.50 am-12.10 pm Creating AT opportunities: experiences of people exploring smart AT with health professionals Desleigh De Jonge
11.50 am-12.10 pm Analysis of Stability, Maneuverability in Manual Wheelchairs - Calculation and application of the Centre of gravity of a wheelchair user Bill Contoyannis
12.10 pm – 1.30 pm LUNCH
1.30 pm-1.50 pm Driving innovations in Assistive Technologies: the Medical Device Partnering Program (MDPP) David Hobbs
1.30 pm-1.50 pm Adding value for customers under the NDIS Lisa-Marie Gordon
1.30 pm-1.50 pm HalleyAssist: Technology trials of a non-intrusive home automation and care system Philip Branch
1.50 pm-2.10 pm An Interactive and Therapeutic Gaming System to Encourage Bimanual Use - from Research to Market David Hobbs
1.50 pm-2.10 pm Computer-related technology and environmental control: Challenges with the NDIS Graeme Smith
1.50 pm-2.10 pm Piloting movement sensing technology in the delivery of cognitive support to people with TBI Libby Callaway
2.10 pm-2.30 pm Evidence to practice: designing better custom cushions Peter Slattery
2.10 pm-2.30 pm Assistive technology as a pre-requisite for choice: the importance of connectivity, before expecting goals and planning. Claire Tellefson, Emily Steele
2.10 pm-2.30 pm Opportunities through innovation: context aware technologies transforming the smart device into a companion Alicia Parry
2.30 pm – 3.00 pm AFTERNOON TEA
3.00 pm-3.20 pm Assistive Technology Curriculum in OT Courses – designing and shaping the future Natasha Layton, Robyn Lovell, Rachael McDonald, Michele Verdonk, Trina Phuah, Libby Callaway
3.00 pm-3.20 pm Considerations and tips for getting started with eye gaze Charlene Cullen
3.00 pm-3.20 pm Human Factors in the Evaluation and Use of Assistive Technology for Spinal Cord Impairment Patients Lawrence Quek
3.00 pm-3.20 pm The Sky is the Limit (Apple accessibility) Christopher Hills, Garry Hills
3.20 pm-3.40 pm Just like a mouse: Exploring software options for using eye gaze to control your windows computer. Charlene Cullen
3.20 pm-3.40 pm Complex mobility solutions for clients with neuromuscular degenerative disorders and high level spinal cord Injuries Karthik Pasumarthy, Sandra Malkin
3.40 pm-4.00 pm High tech eye-gaze: Software & strategies to enhance practice Rachelle Baldock
3.40 pm-4.00 pm Still here and needing assistive technology: the complex needs of polio survivors Stephanie Cantrill Peter Willcocks
4.00 pm-5.00 pm Human Rights and Technology: A Conflict or a Convergence? Alastair McEwin, Graeme Innes AM
5.00 pm- 6.00 pm ARATA AGM
9.00 am-10.00 am 'My Assistive Technology Journey' Brian Clarke
Split personality or dual diagnosis? Perspectives on AT in Aged Care Judy Gregurke
10.00am – 10.30am MORNING TEA
10.30 am-10.50 am Controlling the World Through Your Wheelchair Rachel Fabiniak, Magdalena Love
10.30 am-10.50 am Through the lens of a camera: societal attitudes faced by young adults using AT Jacquie Ripat
10.30 am-10.50 am Assistive Technology and Home Automation - A Systems Engineering Perspective by an Assistive Technology User Sarah Hockey, Allan Hunter
10.30 am-11.30 am Preparing good AT / home modifications assessments / advice under the NDIS Lloyd Walker
10.50 am-11.10 am Speech generating devices – the experience and meaning ascribed to these devices Michele Verdonck
10.50 am-11.10 am Housing accessibility for people with complex disability Sarah Hockey, Sarah Milazzo, Lucy Brennan
11.10 am-12.10 am Learning movements for communication and accessing technology Fiona Beauchamp, Claire Cotter
11.10 am-11.50 am Trials and Tribulations: adapting service delivery for better outcomes in Alternative and Augmentative Communication Nicola Hamilton
11.10 am-11.50 am Converging worlds: Home Automation and Environmental Control Systems James Dean
11.30 am-11.50 am Eye-gaze access: myths dispelled Karyn Muscat, Emma Hughes
11.30 am-11.50 am Motorised doors are not born equal – how to specify a system that works James Dean
11.30 am-11.50 am Measuring outcomes in AT service delivery Emma Friesen
11.50 am-12.10 pm AT-Node: An Evidence-Based Database to Synthesize Text Entry Performance of Computer and Communication Interfaces Sajay Arthanat
11.50 am-12.10 pm Is Google Home enough? Michele Verdonck, Carol Davis
12.10 pm – 1.30 pm LUNCH
1.30 pm-1.50 pm Windows to the World: Personal and professional journeys of creative, problem-solving opening doors to endless opportunities to explore the world. Deb Clark, Annabelle Tilbrook
1.30 pm-1.50 pm Factors that enhance/inhibit children with CP to access switches for leisure and communication Fiona Beauchamp
1.30 pm-1.50 pm How to make co-development of technology accessible for people living with dementia and family members: Lessons from the Florence Project. Jacki Liddle, Dennis Frost
1.30 pm-1.50 pm Microsoft Accessibility Workshop David Masters
1.30 pm-.2.30 pm Informing Innovation: Pulling Together to Advance AT Research in Australia Desleigh De Jonge, Karen Schuhmann, Natasha Layton
1.50 pm-2.10 pm 3D Modelling and Printing workshop: Improving availability and cost of custom Assistive Technology Tim McLennan, Karthik Pasumarthy
1.50 pm-2.10 pm The difficulties of finding an efficient and robust language system for one and two switch scanners: Introduction to Core scanner. Benjamin Bond
1.50 pm-2.10 pm What technology developers and prescribers need to know: Perspectives of people living with dementia and their care partners Jacki Liddle, Dennis Frost
2.10 pm-2.30 pm In control of my life using a single switch: stories of empowerment Maria White
2.10 pm-2.30 pm Rocky Bay’s experience in delivering this course to seven individuals living with disability/family carers Danielle Smitham
2.30 pm-3.45 pm Experience, Opportunities and Innovations in Technology: Shared Perspectives Assoc Prof Duncan Babbage, Assoc Prof Lisa O’Brien, Ricky Buchanan, Oli Pizzey-Stratford
3.45 pm – 4:00 pm ARATA Awards
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm CONFERENCE FAREWELL