Assistive Technology Australia

Disappearance of an ICON and its Services

March 24, 2023

Confirming the rumours...
It is with great sadness that after almost 50 years of providing impartial advice to people with disabilities, seniors, carers, allied health professionals and others; ATA is to close its services on 14th April.
We have fallen between a gap in government policy and understanding.
NSW government who used to fund us, withdrawn its funding because we are an information provider and information provision is a Federal responsibility.
Australian government won’t fund us because they classify us as advocacy agency. Even as late as a week ago, Minister Shorten insisted that we were an advocacy agency, not an information provider and therefore a state responsibility.
We have been doing everything we can to build our income but it wasn’t fast enough.
The outcome - no impartial information and advice from us any more! People with disabilities and their service providers will be without a key resource.
Additionally sad and unthinkable is the Grant round released last week, to develop and demonstrate home living environments for the purposes of impartial information on how people can live; when we are about to get rid of our display in Blacktown; our home automated, full sized apartment built to the Liveable Housing Design Guidelines, we have it since 2012!
Are governments only interested in passing the buck regardless of the outcome?
Do they understand the empowerment that comes from being able to make a truly informed decision?
Want to make a noise?

• (State) to the NSW Disability minister
• (Federal) to Minister Bill Shorten on minister.shorten@dss.gov.au

Happy Twenty Twenty-Three

January 2, 2023

Happy New Year!
The display in Blacktown is opened. To visit, call 02 9912 5800 to book for an appointment. Our helpful team are available to assist you with questions about Assistive Technology (AT). For Infoline, call 1300 452 679.
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Training is getting busy with places available in upcoming AT competencies and Home Mods courses .... info on Training

AT Australia Training - Home Modifications

23 May 2023 - 30 June 2023

Delivery Platform: Online with Zoom
Duration: over 4 half days
Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm AEST/ UTC +10 hours
Instructors: Therapists from AT Australia

AT Australia offers this national competency training for built environment and allied health professionals, provides recognised units for Cert IV or Diploma in Access Consulting. Accredited units in the 4-sessions course consists of:
. CPPACC4020 - provide access advice on building renovations
. CPPACC5016 - provide expert access advice on renovations to private dwellings
Interested? Download Enrolment form
Course Flyer | .... for more info
Contact: call 02 9912 5800 or email training@at-aust.org

AT Australia Training - Home Modifications

22 - 30 June 2023

Delivery Platform: Online with Zoom
Dates: 22-23, 29-30 June 2023 (over 4 half days)
Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm AEST/ UTC +10 hours
Instructors: Therapists from AT Australia

AT Australia offers this national competency training for built environment and allied health professionals, provides recognised units for Cert IV or Diploma in Access Consulting. Accredited units in the 4-sessions course consists of:
. CPPACC4020 - provide access advice on building renovations
. CPPACC5016 - provide expert access advice on renovations to private dwellings
Interested? Download Enrolment form
Course Flyer | Training Guide | .... for more info
Contact us: call 02 9912 5800 or email training@at-aust.org