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What you do in the hours before you hit the court and the way you look after yourself and your... [Read More](https://blog.gtk.com.au/before-the-buzzer-and-after-the-whistle) ![Read](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hubfs/GTK_October2018-Theme/Images/read-icon.png) [![Game Ready: Keeping Your Sports Wheelchair in Peak Condition](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/0ASH0321%202.00.47%20PM.jpg?width=720&name=0ASH0321%202.00.47%20PM.jpg)](https://blog.gtk.com.au/game-ready-keeping-your-sports-wheelchair-in-peak-condition) Apr092026 ## [Game Ready: Keeping Your Sports Wheelchair in Peak Condition](https://blog.gtk.com.au/game-ready-keeping-your-sports-wheelchair-in-peak-condition) By GTK For wheelchair basketball athletes, your sports chair is your most important piece of equipment. It's tuned to your body, built for performance, and takes a serious beating across every training... [Read More](https://blog.gtk.com.au/game-ready-keeping-your-sports-wheelchair-in-peak-condition) ![Read](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hubfs/GTK_October2018-Theme/Images/read-icon.png) [![The Power of Family Support when prescribing sleep systems for children](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/_dsc1943%20(3008%20x%202000).jpg?width=720&name=_dsc1943%20(3008%20x%202000).jpg)](https://blog.gtk.com.au/family-support-sleep-systems) Oct092023 ## [The Power of Family Support when prescribing sleep systems for children](https://blog.gtk.com.au/family-support-sleep-systems) By GTK When it comes to trying out a new sleep system for a child, there's a hidden superhero in the picture – the family. Carer and family involvement is important for all assistive technology... [Read More](https://blog.gtk.com.au/family-support-sleep-systems) ![Read](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hubfs/GTK_October2018-Theme/Images/read-icon.png) [![Power Wheelchair Controller Systems – What’s the difference?](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Power%20Wheelchair%20Controller%20Systems%20-%20Whats%20the%20difference.jpg?width=720&name=Power%20Wheelchair%20Controller%20Systems%20-%20Whats%20the%20difference.jpg)](https://blog.gtk.com.au/power-wheelchair-controller-systems-whats-the-difference) Dec192022 ## [Power Wheelchair Controller Systems – What’s the difference?](https://blog.gtk.com.au/power-wheelchair-controller-systems-whats-the-difference) By GTK One question that the GTK Assistive Technology Consultants are often asked is what the difference is between the controller systems that different power wheelchairs use? [Read More](https://blog.gtk.com.au/power-wheelchair-controller-systems-whats-the-difference) ![Read](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hubfs/GTK_October2018-Theme/Images/read-icon.png) [![Choosing Between a Power Assist Device and Power Wheelchair](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/iXpress.png?width=720&name=iXpress.png)](https://blog.gtk.com.au/choosing-between-a-power-assist-device-and-power-wheelchair) Nov282022 ## [Choosing Between a Power Assist Device and Power Wheelchair](https://blog.gtk.com.au/choosing-between-a-power-assist-device-and-power-wheelchair) By GTK We’ve previously looked at the different types of power assist devices, as well as the clinical evidence regarding their use. We are often also asked how to choose between a manual wheelchair with a... [Read More](https://blog.gtk.com.au/choosing-between-a-power-assist-device-and-power-wheelchair) ![Read](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hubfs/GTK_October2018-Theme/Images/read-icon.png) [![Power Seat Functions: Anterior Tilt](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Power%20Seat%20Functions%20-%20Anterior%20Tilt%20image.jpg?width=720&name=Power%20Seat%20Functions%20-%20Anterior%20Tilt%20image.jpg)](https://blog.gtk.com.au/power-seat-functions-anterior-tilt) Oct242022 ## [Power Seat Functions: Anterior Tilt](https://blog.gtk.com.au/power-seat-functions-anterior-tilt) By GTK Although the use of powered posterior tilt is very common in power wheelchair scripting, anterior tilt is not as widely prescribed. For clinicians, it can be difficult to determine which power seat... [Read More](https://blog.gtk.com.au/power-seat-functions-anterior-tilt) ![Read](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hubfs/GTK_October2018-Theme/Images/read-icon.png) [![Accessibility Friendly Things to Do in Sydney](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AdobeStock_112943815.jpg?width=720&name=AdobeStock_112943815.jpg)](https://blog.gtk.com.au/accessibility-friendly-things-to-do-in-sydney) Nov122021 ## [Accessibility Friendly Things to Do in Sydney](https://blog.gtk.com.au/accessibility-friendly-things-to-do-in-sydney) By GTK Sydney is Australia’s best-known city and one of its top tourist destinations. Well known for its amazing natural beauty, Sydney offers many attractions, including climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge,... [Read More](https://blog.gtk.com.au/accessibility-friendly-things-to-do-in-sydney) ![Read](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hubfs/GTK_October2018-Theme/Images/read-icon.png) [![Creating Accessibility in Business](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/accessibility.jpg?width=720&name=accessibility.jpg)](https://blog.gtk.com.au/creating-accessibility-in-business) Oct122020 ## [Creating Accessibility in Business](https://blog.gtk.com.au/creating-accessibility-in-business) By GTK In Australia, 1 in 5 people are living with a disability. And of those 20% (just under 4 million people), 4.4% are in a wheelchair. [Read More](https://blog.gtk.com.au/creating-accessibility-in-business) ![Read](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hubfs/GTK_October2018-Theme/Images/read-icon.png) [![Creating Accessibility in a Restaurant](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/resturaunt.jpg?width=720&name=resturaunt.jpg)](https://blog.gtk.com.au/creating-accessibility-in-a-restaurant) Oct082020 ## [Creating Accessibility in a Restaurant](https://blog.gtk.com.au/creating-accessibility-in-a-restaurant) By GTK Dining out at a restaurant is a treat and who doesn’t want to spend that time eating delicious food, talking with friends and family, and not having to deal with cooking or cleaning up afterwards!? [Read More](https://blog.gtk.com.au/creating-accessibility-in-a-restaurant) ![Read](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hubfs/GTK_October2018-Theme/Images/read-icon.png) [![Creating Accessibility in a Shop or Retail Setting](https://blog.gtk.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/retail.jpg?width=720&name=retail.jpg)](https://blog.gtk.com.au/creating-accessibility-in-a-shop-or-retail-setting) Oct062020 ## [Creating Accessibility in a Shop or Retail Setting](https://blog.gtk.com.au/creating-accessibility-in-a-shop-or-retail-setting) By GTK Imagine you’re a shopper and you go to your favourite clothes store, only to find that you can’t get your wheelchair through the newly installed turnstiles. Or you have run out of food at home and... 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