Evidence
EconAbility is an early-stage inclusion initiative built on existing simulation capability. This page must distinguish clearly between what exists, what is being adapted and what still needs to be tested.
EconAbility Needs to Learn
EconAbility is being developed through testing and consultation. These five areas will help determine whether the approach genuinely improves understanding, participation and access to better choices.
Participation
Which communication and accessibility modes genuinely improve participation?
Accessibility
Which everyday decisions are most useful to simulate first?
Real-World Decisions
How should scenarios change across different cognitive, language and family contexts?
Support & Scalability
Which support pathways can be shown safely without becoming financial advice? Can community and consumer organisations use the framework consistently without Helen personally delivering every session?
Where it stands
EconAbility builds on existing simulation capability while developing a new accessibility-led approach. This page distinguishes what already exists, what is being adapted and what still needs to be tested.
EconoTales
Existing digital simulation mechanics provide the foundation for story-driven decisions, choices and visible consequences.
Status: Existing
Kingdonomics
A tabletop simulation exploring scarcity, resources, uncertainty, cooperation and long-term choices
Status: Existing
Accessibility Adaptation
The next version explores clearer information, different communication modes, additional processing time and supported choice.
Status: In development
Community Testing
Future testing will explore whether the scenarios and accessibility approaches work across different family and community contexts.
Status: Planned
Not a test score. A better decision process
Every scenario follows a simple decision-making journey.
- Understand the decision and available information.
- Express a priority, concern or constraint.
- Consider more than one reasonable pathway.
- Identify relevant support or information.
- Explain what mattered and why a pathway was chosen.
Development Status
Area
Status
Problem and theory of change
Developed
EconoTales digital mechanics
Existing
Kingdonomics prototype
Existing foundation
EconAbility accessibility adaptation
In development
Lived-experience consultation
To be confirmed
Neurodiversity / accessibility adviser
To be confirmed
Financial counselling / Consumer adviser
To be confirmed
Community pilot
Planned
Independent evaluation
Planned
Watson, Australia
Gameplus, Technology park 49 Phillip Ave Watson, ACT, 2602
Phone:
+61 4 5179 5179
Email:
hello@econtech.org
and shape it with us
We are looking for lived experience, accessibility specialists, financial counsellors, community organisations and evaluators.