Archive for October, 2014
ILC staff trek 100km for Oxfam
Oct
Oxfam is determined to change the world by mobilising the power of people against poverty. Well they have certainly done that here at the Independent Living Centre WA (ILC) with two of our staff members Simone Robinson and Nikki Farrell joining teams Eight Feet Under and Hot to Trot for the Oxfam 100km trail walk. […]
What I want to say isn’t there! : Communication Autonomy
Oct
As an ILC Tech speech pathologist, one of the most important concepts I often need to teach others when I’m talking about augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is ‘communication autonomy’. What does the person want to say? Do they have access to the vocabulary to say what they want to say, when they want to […]
Our Spring E-newsletter Is Out Now!
Oct
Read about ILC’s latest and upcoming news, events, activities and initiatives here. If you would like to receive our quarterly newsletters via email sign up to our mailing list here and tick the ‘ILC General eNews’ category.
Would the Thermomix, Therm-O-Tron help you in the kitchen?
Oct
If you’ve been living in a cave on a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific you may not have heard about the super kitchen device otherwise known as the Thermomix. Therm-O-Tron, Bimby, Thermy or whatever the cult following of owners (similar to Tuppercultists) call their machine are all intrigued about the newest […]