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Tracee-Lee Maginity, BHSc (OT)

Tracee-Lee Maginnity joined Permobil Australia in July 2019, as a clinical education specialist. Originally from New Zealand, she graduated Auckland University of Technology with a BHSc (Occupational Therapy) in 2003 and has since worked in various roles related to seating and mobility including assessing, prescribing and educating. After gaining experience as an assessor and prescriber at Seating To Go / Wheelchair Solutions in prescribing for both disability and injury, she moved to Australia in 2011 to take on the Senior Occupational Therapist role in a custom moulded seating service. She then worked in clinical consulting and education roles until joining Permobil. Tracee-Lee is passionate about maximising functional outcomes with end users and the importance of education within the industry. She has mentored many therapists interested in AT. Her experience includes working with complex postures to achieve custom outcomes. Tracee-Lee is also an international wheelchair rugby classifier where she enjoys the task analysis of wheelchair propulsion and functional capacity identification of athletes.

Custom or Configured Considering Choices

Custom and configured, are terms often used to differentiate types of wheelchairs. Sometimes this terminology is interchanged however there are important...

April 15, 2024

Inferior Foot Supports – Positioning for ROM

The inferior foot support (AKA the footplate) position and hanger length on a wheelchair is an often overlooked but crucial part of a seating system on...

December 11, 2023

AT considerations for scoliosis posture

The recent Oceania Seating Symposium was a great opportunity for those involved in seating and mobility to come together and share the latest evidence,...

July 26, 2023

Artificial Intelligence in Assistive Technology

Artificial Intelligence is currently a topical conversation, with many holding strong viewpoints on how it will impact future tasks and roles.

February 23, 2023

Clinical justification is based on sound clinical reasoning.

Sound clinical justification and rationale must be articulated when prescribing assistive technology – essentially, we need to demonstrate clinical...

November 10, 2022

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements for Occupational Therapy registration.

Registration in New Zealand and Australia is conditional on completing ongoing professional development. This is to ensure clinicians are developing and...

September 19, 2022

Telling your story

Ollie

On the 7^th of September was Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) awareness day. To assist in spreading awareness about DMD, our clinical team put...

March 14, 2022

Why do we refer to the prescription of a wheelchair and who is the prescriber?

The use of terminology changes, from prescribing equipment to recommending equipment had a purposeful foundation in empowering participants of NDIS to...