Drive-ABLE Podcast

Today we are not talking to a driver with a disability. This one is a bit different. This time we are talking to an industry expert. In this episode we are interviewing Nik from Blue Badge insurance.

Blue Badge is an insurance company that only provides insurance products for people with disabilities and mobility issues. SO in this episode, should be full of tips and advice and I cant wait to get into this one.

To know more about Blue Badge Insurance, go to https://www.bluebadgeinsurance.com.au/

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This episode is another exciting one! We have Jerome Wong on today who is a wheelchair user for 12 years but he is also a professional in the industry, he works as a Certifier like Ali and also a Business Development Manager at Problem Management Engineering. PME are one of the pioneers of this space and they do a lot of amazing and wonderful things. But we are actually also really interested in what Jerome does on a personal level too. So lets get into this and find out!

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This episode is going to be great! We have Jamien Hudson on. Jamie is a user of High Level Driving controls from Fadiel and we have spoken a lot about these but are yet to speak to anyone who uses them so that is really exciting to see what they are like first hand. Also Jamien is an Instagram influencer so I am really interested to hear more about how he does this with his disability.

Check out Jamien's social media accounts in the links below:

www.instagram.com/jaimenhudson

www.facebook.com/jaimenhudson

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This episode is another exciting one! We have a 2021 Wheelchair NRL State of Origin player on today. Mitch Stone is going to be full of great lessons, he has a great attitude and he also works in the mobility industry for Sunrise Medical. He is a driver and regularly commutes all over the city and country for his sports and we are excited to hear how he does what he does.

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If you've got any questions about driving with a disability or vehicle modifications, email us at [email protected]

Episode 31: Amy Bjronson - Sunrise Medical Clinical Educator, Expert in Wheelchairs and Transport

This episode is great, we have another high-level industry expert in. Amy Bjornson is the Clinical Educator and a senior Therapist Consultant at Sunrise Medical who are the biggest wheelchair manufacturers in the world. Amy comes from the US and has been working here for decades, her experience in wheelchairs and transport is highly regarded in the industry and her educational talks at all the events always book out and are hard to get into. So we are lucky to have her on board and look forward to learning some new gold!

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Another exciting episode for this week! We have John Davey who is a very inspiring person despite his disability. He has multiple amputations that are a result of bacteria. Despite all of this, he maintains a positive and wonderful outlook on life. Let's listen to his wonderful journey on getting his modified vehicle and his experience with the NDIS.

 

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Today we have another great interview, we have Amin Akbarian BACK for another interview, Amin is Australia’s representative on the International Standards committees for assistive technology products. This is a very important role because the Australian Standards are just a copy of the International ones and Amin makes sure that our voices and requirements are heard on an international level. 

 

After the last time we got Amin out, we gave an overview of all the standards and now we have got him back in to talk specifically about each standard. We will do an episode on each one in the future and hopefully, this will help you understand more about these standards as well as have this episode as a go-to resource for the future as well.  

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If you've got any questions about driving with a disability or vehicle modifications, email us at [email protected]

This is episode is a little bit different. We are not interviewing a driver. But we are interviewing someone that has and will help drivers with disabilities in the future.

In this episode we speak with Natalie Wade. Natalie Wade is a prominent disability rights lawyer and advocate. As the Founder and Principal Lawyer of Equality Lawyers. I first met Natalie many years ago when she had a goal to drive. This was well before the NDIS days. I am keen to discuss if driving is still on the radar for her, but also how, from a legal view point, she can assist drivers with disabilities.

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This is an awesome episode! This created a bunch of excitement on our social pages when we posted the videos. Today we are interviewing Thyeshya. Thy has a condition that impacts her limbs that prevents her from using the vehicle controls in their normal fashion. Thy is on the journey to gaining her license and she has gone through the first initial stages and we thought we would get her on to talk about the first stage.

As she progresses, I am sure we will get her back to help us understand the next stage.

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If you've got any questions about driving with a disability or vehicle modifications, email us at [email protected]

This is another exciting episode! Darrel Sparke is an amputee who is active and living life well as well as working with Amputees NSW who is an advocacy and support group. Darrel provides talks around amputees and has done a lot of work supporting the amputee community. He is in touch with a lot of people and he is the person who introduced me to Khoa, our first-ever interview.

A huge thank you to Darrel for joining us on this episode and talking through his journey and Amputees NSW.

For more information, make sure to follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/DriveABLEpodcast to get the latest updates on our next episode.

We are also available on iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud, Google Podcasts, YouTube, and Instagram. Just search for Drive-ABLE Podcast

If you've got any questions about driving with a disability or vehicle modifications, email us at [email protected]