Enable New Zealand

Enable New Zealand’s Wheelchair and Seating Outreach service is a resource for disabled people and their wheelchair and seating EMS assessors. Through the Outreach service we provide easy access to wheelchair and seating products and support. Referrals are made after the EMS wheelchair and seating assessor has worked with the disabled person to complete an assessment. The referral includes persons set goals for mobility and seating.

The service offers:

• Disabled people a coordinated and speedier service for trial of wheelchair and seating options.
• Outreach appointments at a wheelchair accessible venue.
• Coordination of requested product from multiple suppliers.
• Access to information on possible alternative product.
• Technician support.
• Advice and support from a coordinator who is a highly skilled Wheelchair and Seating Assessor.
• Support from wheelchair and seating suppliers.
• Easy access to recycled equipment and components for trial.
• Support with funding applications.
• Pressure mapping assessment tools to assist in choice of cushions and backs.
• Access to specialised seating system technical support.

Using the Outreach Service adds value in the following ways:

• Reduction in EMS Assessor time.
• Nothing is too simple or too complex. Any wheelchair or seating options are considered.
• Opportunity for learning: new colleagues can come to acquire skills and knowledge.
• Applications that are sent through the Outreach Service are assured of approval, and processed quickly, unless they cross the budget threshold.

To access Outreach Service please use the following forms:

Wheelchair and Seating Outreach Service
Positioning Outreach Service

For further information please contact: outreach@enable.co.nz

Sally Wallace - Keneperu, Lower Hutt, Masterton, Nelson, and Blenheim

Emily Gooder – Palmerston North, Levin, Hastings, and Wanganui

Rachel Innocente - South Island (excluding Nelson and Blenheim)