Seating and Equipment Clinic
Seating and Equipment is a specialised service providing adults and children with assessment, prescription, fabrication and modification of customised equipment such as wheelchairs, commodes, seating and vehicle tie-downs.
While the Clinic is based at our Amy Road site in Newstead, an outreach service is provided to other areas of Tasmania.
The Seating and Equipment Clinic offers:
- assessment and fabrication of customised seating requirements;
- prescription of appropriate equipment including highly customised needs;
- modification of mobility and seating equipment such as manual and power wheelchairs, commodes, armchairs, ergonomic chairs;
- pressure mapping for people experiencing skin breakdown issues;
- maintenance services for mobility and seating equipment;
- equipment repairs;
- installation of wheelchair tie-down and client restraint systems in vehicles;
- supply of wheelchair tyres, tubes and batteries.