Join MACA Chief Executive Helen Lindner and Professor Julie Brown to discuss an Austroads project for Australia and New Zealand investigating specialty harnesses and vests. These products are sometimes used by children and young people with disabilities and medical conditions when travelling in motor vehicles.

The project aimed to improve knowledge and understanding of why these products are used, how people are accessing them, their compatibility with different vehicle types, and their design and safety. The presenters will outline the project aims, methodology, key findings, expert safety recommendations and next steps.

Helen Lindner is the Founder and Chief Executive of Mobility and Accessibility for Children and Adults Ltd (MACA). She is a recognised international expert in the transport of children and young people with disabilities and medical conditions, and her vision is for every person to have access to safe and equitable transport. Helen also initiated the Australian Safety Assessment Program (AuSAP), a world leading program that independently assesses specialty vehicle restraint systems. She has a Master of Public Policy and Management, a Graduate Diploma in Administration of Child and Family Programs, a Diploma of Teaching, and is an alumni of the Williamson Community Leadership Program.

Professor Julie Brown heads the Injury program at the George Institute for Global Health, Australia, is Co-Director of the Transurban Road Safety Centre at NeuRA, and Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW. Her career vision is to reduce the health burden attributable to injury by delivering tangible ways to prevent road crash-related injury and unintentional injury more broadly.

The only project of its type in the world, the webinar will be of particular interest to:

· Allied health professionals

· Industry

· Researchers with an interest in vehicle occupant protection

· Policymakers and government funders

· Regulators

No charge but registration is essential. Can’t make the live session? Register and we’ll send you a link to the recording.