Archive for the ‘Blog post’ Category
Assistive Technology Supports Paralympian, Sarah, to Live Life
Dec
Sarah Vinci (28) is excited. She just opened the email confirming her new titanium basketball wheelchair, through her NDIS Plan, is due to arrive any day. Now the most senior member of the Australian Gliders, and Paralympian, this is great news. Sarah played several sports when she was young, but in 1998 when a friend […]
Finding my Kitchen Aids… because a girl still has to eat, right?
Nov
I can only assume that I’m not the only one who was a very independent person before they acquired their disability. The brain injury which caused my disability and resulted in-my particular deficits may be different to others, but I feel like anyone who wasn’t born with theirs may very well relate though. Having been […]
The Importance of Reablement
Sep
I often get asked what is reablement and why is it important? A 2015 survey conducted in the United Kingdom found that older people feared losing their independence more than death. “I don’t fear death, getting old comes slowly, what I fear is becoming dependent on others and losing control. I fear losing control, my […]
Alinker helps Jean keep rolling and moving!
Sep
I first saw the Alinker walking bike on-line and just knew I had to trial it. I got my chance after contacting the Care Kiosk in NSW who sent it to the Independent Living Centre WA (ILC WA) in Nedlands who helped make it happen. When the day finally came to trialing the Alinker, […]
Communication that Breaks Down Barriers
Aug
Our Speech Pathology team offers communication device hire, services for schools and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) training. ILC’s team members are experienced and skilled in AAC options and we can assist people in achieving their communication goals. You can contact us by phone, email, have an appointment in person or by video conference. Call […]
Simple Solutions to Common Outdoor Frustrations
Jun
If you have a garden, there are lots of simple ways you can modify garden areas or perform garden maintenance differently to make outdoor tasks easier. Download a .pdf version (760KB)
To trike or not to trike, that is the question
May
By guest blogger Jenny McAllister For some time now I have really wanted to get out more and be more active. Watching people running and exercising along the beach and not being able to join in is really frustrating to me and so I knew I needed to come up with a solution that incorporated […]
How “Brailliant” Technology Has Been in my Life
Apr
By Guest blogger Vanessa Vlajkovic Few people reading this blog will be able to imagine what it feels like to depend on technology almost like oxygen. Okay so I might be exaggerating just a tiny bit because air is really more important than most things in life. But on a serious note, I am not […]
Learning to listen with my eyes
Apr
When I was a teenager several years ago, I was walking home one day and two excitable puppies started following me. Of course, I had to find out where they lived; so I started door knocking. I rang the bell of one house, and saw a light flashing at the back door. Soon after, a […]
A Carer’s Journey with Dementia
Mar
By Danika Godfrey-Potter What do you do when you’re diagnosed with dementia? And what do you do if you’re the partner of someone who’s received the diagnosis? This is what Bev and Brian went through when Brian was diagnosed with fronto temporal dementia in 2012. As Bev and Brian’s daughter in law, I watched their […]