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December 16, 2013
We are excited to announce the "Everyone Connects” Project
- Connecting People with Complex Communication Needs.
The Independent Living Centre NSW, with the generous support of the Telstra Foundation, will be running free Assistive Technology Workshops in 2014 to help people with complex communication needs using telecommunications.
The workshop will be interest for young people with complex communication needs aged 12-25 years. Family members, carers, teachers, or allied health professionals are also welcome.
Workshop will be run from February to May 2014 within NSW. Please refer to our Upcoming Events section on our website to register your interest.
November 4, 2013
DisabilityCare Australia has reverted it's name to the original one used by the Productivity Commission in the report that recommended Australia establish a national disability insurance scheme.
It's back to National Disability Insurance Scheme or NDIS. The public service organisation that manages and administers the Scheme will be known as the National Disability Insurance Agency or NDIA, sometimes refer as the Agency.
Their website and staff email addresses changed to the shorter, easier-to-remember names from 28 October 2013.
NDIA follows a strict no-frills, low-cost and gradual approach to the renaming exercise. They aim to direct as much staff time and Scheme resources in delivering the NDIS and maximising the benefits of participants' plans.
November 1, 2013
Come and Visit our facebook page
www.facebook.com/ILCNSW
We are very excited to deliver our service via this social media.
We hope you find our postings informative and useful.
September 23, 2013
ILCNSW CEO Robyn Chapman and members of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, on her recent visit there.
Robyn presented Independent Living Centre NSW model to the faculty. We are looking forward to developing our relationship with UKM
Robyn has also travelled to Singapore, visited Nanyang Polytechnic and Singapore Physical Disability Association (SPD).
Ivan Tan, the Head of Technology & Vocational Training Division of SPD specifically commented the usefulness of @ magic, ILC NSW Assistive Technology Database, that it's a good source of information for people needing AT.
July 1, 2013
ILC NSW welcomes with great pleasure the new DisabilityCare Australia scheme, the advent of person centred approach for people with disability, commencing today 1st July in the Launch Transition sites.
For more info, visit www.disabilitycareaustralia.gov.au
5 May 2016
Venue: ILC NSW, Blacktown
Date and Time: 5th May (Thu) 9am-4:30pm
Address: Westpoint, Shop 4019, 17 Patrick St, Blacktown
Parking: Level 4 Carpark via Alpha St Express Ramp
Instructor: Tracee-Lee Maginnity
Whilst many suppliers offer workshops on powered mobility, these are all provided within the ranges that the supplier has access to supply. At ILC NSW we will take you through all the features of powered mobility and empower you as a therapist to identify the advantages and disadvantages of chairs.
This one day introduction to powered mobility workshop will look at the different powered mobility bases on the market from entry level basic through to switch controlled rehab models.
Areas covered include:
- Different drive base options
- Clinical reasoning in drive base selection
- Product knowledge and power wheelchair feature update
- Actuators and functionality of chair
- Tilt recline and overview of standing
- Environmental considerations and constraints
- Access points
- Integration of environmental controls/communication devices
.... for more info
download course flyer
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