Indigo October eNews | How AT helped Indigo client Michelle get into nature

In this edition of Indigo's eNews read about:

Our client Michelle and how her AT journey has helped her get into nature
Product in Focus: Gaming Essentials, from video games to board and card games
Meet the team: Simone Collins, Allied Health Lead for Assistive Technology
Our trip to Sydney to welcome new staff into our geat2GO team
What's happening at iLA: from KeepAble and AT Chat

At Indigo, we love helping our clients achieve their goals and dreams, so when nature-loving Michelle came to us three years ago, our staff were eager to help her find the right tech and get her up in the hills.

Indigo OT Evana worked with Michelle and helped her to find, test, and choose the AT that would work for her and help her achieve her goals - and now she loves being able to explore nature!

Find out more

Product in Focus: Gaming Essentials

Whether you're racing your friends to the finish line in Mario Kart, or playing a spirited game of Uno with your family, gaming can be a fun and enjoyable hobby or activity - and assistive technology can help everyone feel included.

From accessible gaming tech to adapted versions of classic board games, here are our suggested AT solutions that make gaming accessible and enjoyable for everyone.

Start gaming with AT

Meet the Team: Simone Collins

Making sure that our geat2GO clients receive the right assistive technology for them is an important job, and one that Simone is very passionate about!

Simone is the Allied Health Lead for Assistive Technology, as part of our Clinical Excellence team - which means that she supports her team of OT's to provide clients and other allied health professionals with information, advice, and prescriptions for AT, ensuring that they are suitable, safe, and effective.

Read more about Simone

geat2GO heads to Sydney

Our team is growing!

Indigo's geat2GO team went to Sydney this month to welcome and train new customer service representatives for our regional offices.

geat2GO provides assistive technology to older people across the country, with 90% of orders received from Queensland, NSW, and Victoria - Sydney is our first in focus and we look forward to welcoming more team members soon.

Out and about at Telethon and Source Kids Expos

We've been busy out in the community lately, attending both the Telethon Family Festival and the Source Kids Disability Expo.

At Telethon, we met with families and helped them engage with our different AAC and EyeGaze options, and encouraged kids to explore alternate accessibility with switch access toys.

At Source Kids, we loved interacting with families of neurodivergent kids, and introducing them to our sensory tools and products.

What's happening at iLA

It can be hard accepting changes in mobility and using assistive technology - sometimes we worry about what others will think, or it challenges our perception of who we are.

However, once we 'lean in' to AT, it can be a game changer! As Polly shares in AT Chat's latest article, 'A very stylish couple', fun and freedom perfectly captures the benefits of using the right piece of AT.

Read Polly's story here.

KeepAble is excited to announce that they are planning to host a national online forum in March 2024, to bring together CHSP providers and to showcase best practices and support information sharing in wellness and reablement.

To ensure that the forum meets the needs of providers and is of most value, they invite you to take part in this short survey. Your answers will be kept completely confidential. They appreciate your feedback.

Access the survey here.

Upcoming Events

9 - 10 November / PODD Book Introductory 2-Day Workshop

9am - 4:30pm, The Niche

Together with Agosci Inc, we are hosting a two day workshop, introducing participants to PODD books! You'll learn all about this communication system - how to use it, implement it, and teach other how to interact with it. It is the perfect introductory course for teachers, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, and family members/carers of those with complex communication needs.

Learn more >

9 November / NDIS Roundtable

We'll be attending the NDIS Roundtable for Disability Royal Commission and the NDIS Review. As a sponsor, we'll be offering our insights and recommendations, and discussing how these reviews will impact the disability sector.

Indigo Head Office

The Niche, Suite A, 11 Aberdare Road, Nedlands WA 6009

Phone: (08) 9381 0600 or 1300 885 886 (the cost of a local call from anywhere in WA) | Email: general@indigosolutions.org.au

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