Archive for the ‘Funding’ 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 […]
ILC receives $2.6 million for disability equipment grants program
Feb
Disability Equipment Grant recipient Adam White shared his experiences with Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Disability Services Mr Reece Whitby MLA today when he visited the Independent Living Centre WA (ILC) in Nedlands to present a $2,674,838 Lotterywest certificate for the continuation of the grants program. 48-year-old Adam is a stay at home dad […]
Ray’s Funding to Freedom
Feb
Ray has always been an independent man, however since two recent surgeries involving the amputation of firstly his left leg, and then more recently his right, he found that he relied on his wife, Nancy increasingly more. He was provided with the basic and essential equipment through his local health service such as a manual […]
Planning for the future..?
Jun
Are you a carer? Have you ever thought about the future of your caring role? Although sometimes we like to put this topic in the ‘too hard basket’, it is something that all carers need to think about. What would happen if you were no longer able to care for your loved one? Who will […]