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Consulting services

Are you a person with a disability, or family member of, burnt out by constantly training and organising your support workers? I combine my lived experience and professional expertise to help you implement a structured and personalised approach to onboarding, ongoing training, household management and daily task lists for their supports, using the right technology for you.

About Karen

Karen Shine is a 40 something lady, living in Brisbane, Australia, having found her way down under from the historic Roman city of Chester, England. She is a mother of two rapidly growing children, balancing home, life, Spondyloarthritis and more recently her puppy Rory and partner Bill.


The main focus of this site is to share how Karen is making everyday life easier, saving time and energy for the important people, while showing you how Karen capitalises on her love of all things gadgety.


Enjoy making everyday life easier!

Assistive Tech

I just love technology, everything from an Strucket (a strainer and bucket in one) to smart home automation.


Join me to find more ways to make everyday life easier with assistive technology and how I can help you do the same.

Cooking AT expert

One day I was an average cook, the next I was a person with a disability who needed gadgets to help. Find out how I accidentally became Australia’s expert user of the Tefal Companion.

Building our accessible home

2024 marks the start of the build of our accessible home, under the NDIS SDA scheme. It’s been a long road to get here, but it’s time to share the joy of making it a reality.

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