Guest presenters in the Access Institute team include a range of access professionals such as architects, building surveyors, town planners and trainers with disabilities, as well as other professionals with extensive knowledge and skills. These presenters participate in sessions to provide specific information and perspectives based on their extensive experience to support a wide variety … Read More
Andrew is the Managing Director of Hearing Connections, and wears two cochlear implants. He has ten family members over three generations who wear hearing devices, including both his children. He is qualified in electronics and has spent his career spanning over 40 years specialising in hearing augmentation and assistive technology for people with hearing loss, … Read More
Liz is an Occupational Therapist with 30 years’ experience working with people of all ages who have a disability. Liz has worked in rehabilitation, intellectual disabilities and aged care settings and worked part time for 20 years for the Qld Department of Housing specialising in complex home modifications, 7 years in the NDIS world specialising … Read More
Sarah Collison is an Occupational Therapist and Director of Verve OT, leading a team of 55 Occupational Therapists across Sydney and the Blue Mountains. She specialises in assistive technology, home modifications, and complex functional assessments for NDIS participants. As the founder of Verve OT Learning, Sarah has trained thousands of Occupational Therapists nationwide to navigate … Read More
With more than 10 years of experience in the built environment sector, Lucas Wheeler is a highly respected Access Consultant and the Director of Future Access and SDA Assessors Australia. He is also an experienced and qualified Trainer and Assessor. Lucas has worked extensively with organisations across Australia, delivering strategic access advice and creating practical, … Read More
Michael is a teacher with more than 25 years’ experience working in marginalised communities. He is a qualified trainer and assessor and has consulted on a variety of teaching mediums for use in training programs relating to access. He also has extensive experience in both development and assessment of a wide range of training programs in … Read More
Joe has undertaken access studies overseas and is an Accredited Access Consultant and Fellow of the Access Consultants Association (ACA). She was inaugural Convenor of the Victorian Access Consultants Network (VACN), past Vice President of ACA, a member of the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) and an affiliate member of the Australian Institute … Read More