Archive for the ‘Professional Development’ Category
ILC Scholarship Recipients Aim to Improve People’s Lives
Sep
ILC team members Hilary O’Connell and Michelle Conway were recently awarded the 2019 Independent Living Centre WA (ILC) Scholarships to support the work they do with people with disability and older people. First introduced in 2007, the ILC Scholarship aims to provide employees with the opportunity to develop in an area that will enable them […]
ILC WA Hosts Danish Ambassador for Showcase of Danish Healthcare Innovations
Jul
Danish Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency, Mr. Tom Nørring, attended the Independent Living Centre WA (ILC WA) in Nedlands on Tuesday 23 July, to introduce a showcase focusing on creating accessibility and mobility in the home and community. Denmark is a leader in healthcare and reablement and the Danish healthcare system is structured around keeping […]
Clean out your technology cupboards
Aug
As assistive technology continues to grow and transform, we have a noticed a change in the type of enquiries that our ILC Tech team receives. The trends are for new, sleek and compact tablets, that need to be powerful and fast, yet accessible and software compatible. Increasingly consumers are seeking wireless or Bluetooth options for […]
What does ‘Choice and Control’ mean for the consumer?
Jan
Shaping our services and delivering them in a way that supports consumers having ‘Choice and Control’ is a key driver for our organisation. At our recent Staff Development Breakfast we were privileged to have three consumers share their personal stories of living with or caring for someone with disability including their current experience of accessing […]