Lindi Jackson - The Scuba Gym

Lindi Jackson is the CEO and founder of the Scuba Gym which offers underwater therapy for people with disabilities and special needs. The Gym uses the weightless freedom of scuba to unlock movement, dissolve pain and restore independence. Clients include children with autism and spina bifida, adult…

Stuart Hurst - The Travelling Para

Stuart Hurst is a paraplegic, wheelchair user, former aircraft engineer and advocate for more accessible travel. Before becoming a wheelchair user, he spent decades travelling and working around aviation. He now consults to airlines to promote safer wheelchair handling because he says that they are…

Bec Baines - Made to Be Me and You

LANGUAGE WARNING: This episode contains adult themes. Ministry Advisor on Accessibility and now author has co-written a book with Christian sexologist Patricia Weerakoon. Created especially for teenagers with intellectual disability, the book, Made to Be Me and You to be a helpful tool for ministr…

Scott and Jen Reynolds - Saltwater Veterans

Saltwater Veterans is a charity which has been established to help veterans affected by mental trauma and injury transition to civilian life. Scott and Jen Reynolds, co-founders of Saltwater Veterans, run sailing programs for veterans and their families. Jen talks to Barbara Sullivan about their ac…

Layne Paull

Layne is a remarkable young woman combining her passion for engineering, disability and sport to make a difference. Her research explores 3D assistive technology, including creating simple, practical devices such as jar and bottle openers, tactile labels, and sensory toys. Layne talks with Hannah L…

Jennifer Winstone - MyComms

Jennifer Winstone is a Sydney speech therapist and co-founder of the app MyComms, designed to make 'visual communication supports' easy to create, personalise and use in everyday life for people with autism. Jenn spoke to Elaine Wziontek Original air date: 21.08.26

Helen Halford - Ping Pong Parkinson

Table tennis, or Ping Pong, is gaining popularity worldwide as an activity which has considerable benefits for people living with the neurodegenerative disease Parkinson's. Helen Halford, Australian President and Global Vice President of Ping Pong Parkinson talks with Barbara Sullivan about the org…

Che Turner - Olive Express

Che Turner is the Founding Director of the Olive Express, a social enterprise which has offered more than 20,000 aged care residents a delightful train experience in a decked out train carriage. The journey offers an immersive experience with an inbuilt avatar travel guide who speaks different lan…

Adam Richards - Mr Trampoline

Adam Richards is a leading expert on the benefits of trampolining, particularly for children with disabilities. Adam has more than 30 years experience in the trampoline sector and is known by many as 'Mr Trampoline'. Through his work with schools across Australia he has seen first-hand how the fre…

Daniel Hillyer - Robofit

In her first Ablequest interview, Hannah Lock talks to Daniel Hillyer who had an active life as a young chef, then 16 years ago he leaned against a balcony railing and fell 4.5 metres. He was diagnosed as a C4/5 quadriplegic and believed he would never again have any movement below his neck. Now, …