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Assistive Technology Australia (AT Australia) is made up of allied health professionals, access consultants, administration, and corporate support professionals.

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Board of Directors

The organisation is lead by a board of directors and a chief executive officer who are responsible for the governance, strategic leadership, and direction of AT Australia.

AT Australia Chariman, Jonathan Ladd

Mr Jonathan Ladd

Chairman

Qualification: University of Durham, UK, 1973 -76 BA Philosophy and Psychology.
Jonathan Ladd has over forty years of diverse line, technology, management, consulting and director-level experience, including global Chief Information Officer for P&O Group. His experience covers business strategy, management and information technology across multiple sectors, working in multiple countries and cultures. At Datacom International, Mr Ladd was the Executive Chairman until March 2019.
Appointed as a Director of the ILCNSW Board in November 2009, Mr Ladd has been the Chairperson since November 2011.


Deputy Chair, Fiona Given

Ms Fiona Given

Deputy Chair

Qualifications: BA (Hons) LLB (Macquarie University, 2004); Grad. Dip in Legal Practice (College of Law)
Fiona Given is a person with cerebral palsy and complex communication needs. Shes uses various forms of AAC and different types of assistive technologies.
Ms Given has worked in a range of legal settings. Currently she is a part time general member of Guardianship and Administrative and Equal Opportunity Divisions of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal and runs her own consultancy business doing various research projects in the disability sector.
Appointed as a Director in March 2013, Ms Given was appointed as the Deputy Chair since 2019.


Company Secretary, 

Matthew Russels

Mr Matthew Russells

Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary

Qualifications: LLB, ACIS, AGIA
Mr Russell is an experienced IT Corporate Lawyer with specialties across a range of sectors. He is currently Senior Counsel and Generalist In-House Lawyer to Insight Enterprises Australia, with responsibilities across the Asia and Pacific region. Matthew has training in governance, risk management and in compliance and is a graduate of the Governance Institute of Australia.
Mr Russell was appointed as a Director and the Company Secretary since April 2017.





Non-Executive Director, Nicola Cooper

Ms Nicola Cooper

Non-Executive Director

Qualifications: Master of Public Health (University of Sydney, 2003); B.ASc in Occupational Therapy (University of Sydney, 1991)
Nicola Cooper has over 25 years of experience in health and public health. She has worked across a range of clinical settings as an Occupational Therapist and has been a manager for Community Care Occupational Therapy and the ACT Independent Living Centre. She has worked in the medico-legal and quality and safety areas of health, and is currently a Clinical Care Coordinator for people with chronic diseases in Canberra Health Services. Nicola has worked in public health policy and research roles for NSW Health. She has worked in the (then) Department of Health and Ageing in the data policy and the cancer services sections. Nicola has been an ethics officer in the National Health and Medical Research Council. Nicola has worked as an Access and Education Officer for the Uniting Church, during which time she researched disability access, wrote policy, educational material and an Action Plan for more effective inclusion of people with disability.
Ms Cooper was appointed as a Director since November 2018.

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Leadership Team

AT Australia CEO, Robyn Chapman

Robyn Chapman

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Robyn Chapman was appointed CEO in February 2008. She graduated and worked as a Physiotherapist for many years across the health, aged, disability, private, public and not-for-profit sectors. She has held a number of service management positions in the disability sector including leading the Physical Disability Council of NSW. Robyn is a casual lecturer in the Discipline of Occupational Therapy at the University of Sydney.

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Assistive Technology Australia
(Independent Living Centre NSW)
Shop 4019 Westpoint Blacktown
17 Patrick Street
Blacktown
NSW 2148
Australia

Find Us

Shop 4019
Level 4 (Rooftop)
Westpoint Shopping Centre Blacktown
Enter car park via express ramp at the Alpha St roundabout (Map)

1300 452 679
02 9912 5800 (Reception)

02 8814 9656 (Fax)

Email: welcome@at-aust.org
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