Program
Registration
Welcome and housekeeping
Vehicle modifications fundamentals
- Hierarchy of transfers and transfer options
- Wheelchair stowage
- Wheelchair considerations
- Vehicle options
- Wheelchair crash testing
Morning tea
Vehicle mods exploration
- Time with vehicle modifications and modifiers
Work through the workbook – find, observe, and use each of the vehicle mods. What functional components are required to be able to use these?
Lunch
Australian Standards
- Wheelchair occupant travel
- Tie-downs
- Driving Modifications
- Hoists and ramps
- Seatbelt assembles
Afternoon tea
Vehicle mods: clinical content
- Measuring wheelchair and client
- Vehicle seating configuration
- Engineering Compliance
- Working with your vehicle modifier
Welcome networking drinks overlooking the Brisbane River
Vehicle modifications – case studies (part 1)
Morning tea
Vehicle modifications – case studies (part 2)
Lunch
Case study results
Clinical content
- Children
- Carers
- Miscellaneous
Afternoon tea
Clinical content
- Report / application
- Exploration of options
- Cost modelling / cost benefit analysis
- Social economic return on investment
- Photos required
- Documentation required
Conference wrap-up
2026 National Vehicle Modifications and Driving Solutions Conference
16 and 17 September
Stamford Plaza, Brisbane
- Resources
- Insights
- Forms
- Driver Focus App
Driving Well Occupational Therapy is a busy practice that provides OT driving assessment and vehicle modification services for people with medical conditions and injuries in Brisbane, Ipswich and northern Gold Coast. We service clients who are self-funding, NDIS and other compensable (WorkCover, NIISQ, TAC, iCare).
On behalf of the team at Driving Well Occupational Therapy and in the spirit of reconciliation, I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Turrbul and Yuggera country, where our team live and serve the majority of our clients, as well as to all Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to the land, sea and community. I pay my respects to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people today.
On behalf of the team at Driving Well Occupational Therapy and in the spirit of reconciliation, I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Turrbul and Yuggera country, where our team live and serve the majority of our clients, as well as to all Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to the land, sea and community. I pay my respects to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people today.
