Home Modifications for Children with Disabilities
Malone Therapy helps provide home modifications for children with disabilities that create a safer, more independent life at home. We assess your child's daily routine and recommend solutions that greatly improve their safety, independence and wellbeing, making caring easier for parents and family as well. Early support can begin in infancy through services like a dedicated newborn assessment, so changes are matched to your child’s developmental stage.
Support your child’s safety and independence at home — talk to our OT team in Gympie about home modifications today.
How home modification assessments help
Understanding Your Child’s Daily Routines
An occupational therapist looks at how your child accesses key areas like the bathroom, bedroom, and entryways, and what gets in the way of doing things more independently. This might include steps, narrow doorways, slippery surfaces, crowded spaces, or hard‑to‑reach storage.
Home Modifications, NDIS and Reports
Following assessment, your therapist provides a clear report that outlines recommended home modifications for your child, why they are needed, and how they will support day‑to‑day function. For families using NDIS, this report can help show that suggested changes are reasonable, necessary, and linked to your child’s goals.
Flexible, In‑person and Online Support
Support can include in‑home visits, clinic appointments, or telehealth occupational therapy to review photos or floor plans, discuss ideas, and coordinate with builders or support coordinators. Families can also link with our broader OT services in Gympie so environmental changes are combined with therapy that builds your child’s skills over time.
Things Home Modifications Can Help With
Motor Skills
Balance, coordination, and fine/gross motor development
Handwriting & Visual Motor
Pencil grasp, scissor use, and manual dexterity
Sensory Processing
Supporting responses to sound, touch, and movement
Emotional & Behavioural Regulation
Helping children stay calm, focused, and resilient
Self-Care & Daily Living
Dressing, toileting, eating,
and routines
Play & Social Skills
Sharing, turn-taking, and peer interaction
Executive Functioning
Planning, attention, memory, and following instructions
Classroom Support
Adapting learning materials and positioning