Provider News
Health and service providers are critical in delivering the support our clients need to get their lives back on track. Below you will find:
- updates to make it easier for you to work with the TAC
- information about TAC services, programs and fees
- insights from the latest health and disability research
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Rapid housing gets young people out of aged care - 17 May 2019
Many people who acquire a disability can’t return home until it's modified, or must find a new home. For too many people, this means waiting in hospital, rehab or aged care. A Rapid Interim Housing prototype has been designed to offer an alternative. This prefabricated, relocatable, fully accessible unit can be installed behind a family home or on other land in the community.
Virtual reality putting crash survivors back behind the wheel - 17 May 2019
From immersive games to high-tech training, the variety of virtual reality (VR) applications is exploding. Can VR also help those who experience the psychological trauma of a motor vehicle accident? One form of therapy is using VR to help them overcome fears and start driving confidently again.
TAC clients receive modified vehicles in record time - 16 May 2019
When a TAC client has serious injuries that require a modified car, we help obtain one. It once took months to deliver a vehicle. Now it takes just a few weeks.
May puts focus on medication dependence - 16 May 2019
May is Medication Dependence Prevention Month, which raises awareness about preventing medication harms and finding community support. Up to 1 in 10 people who leave hospital after surgery with an opioid prescription keep using opioids long term. And 1.9 million Australian adults begin taking prescription opioids every year.
Launch of new model for world-leading research - 18 Oct 2018
The TAC recently launched a new research investment model with the flexibility to meet our current and emerging needs. Bringing together 12 respected Australian organisations, the new model will streamline research commissioning and allow cost effective access to qualified research services.
