Christmas Closure: OTA will close at 5pm (AEDT) Friday, 20 December 2024 and reopen at 9am (AEDT) Thursday, 2 January 2025. Emails and phones will not be monitored during the break. We’ll respond when we’re back on 2 January 2025. Wishing you a safe, restful, and happy festive season. We can’t wait to support you in 2025! 🎄

Driving

Important Update for ACT Members: New Mandatory Medical Reporting Requirements for Heavy Vehicle Drivers
Important Update for ACT Members: New Mandatory Medical Repo...

11 Nov 2024 | Transport Canberra and City Services (TCCS) has finalised regulations

Mobility and Accessibility for Children in Australia (MACA) Evaluation Survey
Mobility and Accessibility for Children in Australia (MACA) ...

28 Sep 2023 | MACA is seeking your help to improve the safety of children with disabilities travelling on our roads by completi...

DriveSafe DriveAware app update
DriveSafe DriveAware app update

11 Aug 2023 | DriveSafe Diagnostics have acquired the full IP and licensing rights to DriveSafe DriveAware and are preparing to...

Introduction of scheduled rates for occupational therapists providing services under South Australia’s Lifetime Support Scheme
Introduction of scheduled rates for occupational therapists ...

19 Jun 2023 | Introduction of scheduled rates for occupational therapists providing services under South Australia’s Lifetime S...

Seeking Feedback: Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems (AVAS)
Seeking Feedback: Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems (AVAS)

28 Apr 2023 | The Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts is seek...

TAC launches Value-based Healthcare Grants for 2023
TAC launches Value-based Healthcare Grants for 2023

18 Apr 2023 | The TAC has announced that applications will open on 26 April for its 2023 Value-based Healthcare Innovation Gran...

Hot Topic Wrap Up: The role of non-driver trained OTs
Hot Topic Wrap Up: The role of non-driver trained OTs

2 Dec 2022 | Over 170 OTs gathered on 23 November for a virtual event which explored the important role of non-driver trained ...

The Role of OTs in Assessing Patients for Disability Parking Permits
The Role of OTs in Assessing Patients for Disability Parking...

8 Dec 2020 | Victoria’s transition to the Accessible Parking Permit (APP) Scheme is now underway with eight south east Victori...

VicRoads Update: Online Medical Reports
VicRoads Update: Online Medical Reports

30 Nov 2020 | This information is relevant not just to OT driving assessors, but to any OT who is supporting an adolescent/adul...