The Story of Keep Moving...

The story of Keeping Moving begins with 
Cameron and Margret.

In 1990 as a fresh 20 year old, Cameron was employed by Carpentaria Disability Services in Darwin. Through a program called Acord run by a Canadian psychologist called Jan Ebberhard, Cameron was introduced to the concept of individualised, one-on-one supported community access, which was largely unheard of at the time in Australia. Acord had a powerful impact on Cameron, as a program that adopted a progressive approach to disability and inclusion in mainstream society. The status quo and stereotypes were being challenged, and Cameron wanted to play a part in driving this important change.

 

After two years with Acord, Cameron and Margret moved to Sydney, where Cameron studied Physiotherapy before moving back to Darwin in 1995. He worked in aged care, providing physiotherapy to the Salvation Army’s residential care service and designing activities for their day programs. Cameron and Margret then set up the Physiotherapy service at both the Salvation Army and Frontier Services residential facilities between 1996-1998.

For years, Cameron and Margret were focused on delivering physiotherapy services until 2006 when they decided it was time for a change. From Cameron’s previous experience with Acord, he recognised that there was a significant gap in the Northern Territory in the service delivery of appropriate assistive technology for people with physical disabilities. Wheelchairs and seating systems were archaic, and Cameron knew there was must be better technology available.
 

This is when Cameron and Margret met David Palmer, a friend of his father’s who had become a quadriplegic after a car accident. David had started a company called Rehab NT, providing better solutions and choice for assistive equipment. David dreamed of providing a clinical scripting wheelchair service; custom made chairs to suit the person’s functional needs, but it was time for them to move on, so Cameron and Margret took this as an opportunity and bought the Rehab NT business.

In coming years, Cameron and Margret expanded Keep Moving to Alice Springs and bought two more businesses – Mobility Rehab Services from David Lloyd, and Alice Mobility from Paul Absalong. 

By 2013 the company delivered services in Katherine, Tennant Creek, Nhulunbuy and 60 remote communities across the NT, WA and SA, in addition to their base locations of Darwin and Alice Springs.

The story of Keeping Moving is a story of passion, innovation and advocacy. Cameron and Margret have championed a client-centred approach and advocated for choice and individualised funding, while also playing a role in the conversations with Federal Government over the last decade and a half that led to the formation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). 

Today, Keeping Moving is recognised as a leading provider of assistive technology services whose foundations will always be in remote and regional  Australia. We look forward to continuing to make a positive impact on the lives of people with disabilities for years to come.