Accord
About Accord
Accord, our quarterly journal, provides a forum for debate on issues related to living with a physical disability.
Formerly Quad Wrangle, it keeps you up to date with developments in medical research, equipment and services, government policy and travel.
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For your convenience, references to websites in Accord articles have been hyperlinked below.
Autumn 2008
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Mayor’s ACCESS New York—a Guide to Accessible Travel in NYC http://nyc.gov/html/mopd/downloads/pdf/access_ny_review_2006.pdf
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Kaleidoscope www.kaleidoscope.org.nz
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Sydney Festival www.sydneyfestival.org.au
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Creature Discomforts www.creaturediscomforts.org
Leonard Cheshire Disability www.LCDisability.org
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Project Walk www.projectwalk.org
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Spinal Cord Injury in Australia Statistics
AIHW National Injury Surveillance Unit 2005-6 report www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/pubs/reports/2007/injcat102.php
Acute Spinal Cord Injury Registrations 2006 (NSW) www.health.nsw.gov.au/gmct/spinal/pdf/sscis_mds_2005_2006.pdf
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Publications
Management of Spinal Cord Injuries: a Guide for Physiotherapists http://us.elsevierhealth.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780443068584
Pathways to Parenthood www.femability.org.au/parenting_with_disability.htm
Welcoming Customers with Disability www.employersnetworkondisability.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=157&Itemid=1
The Resource Manual on Violence against Women with Disabilities www.wwda.org.au/vrm2007.htm
Beyond Expectations www.det.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/communityed/disabilityacces/beyondexpvideos/beyond.pdf
Holidays in Britain and Ireland 2008 www.radar.org.uk/radarwebsite/tabid/83/default.aspx
Goods and Services
Australian Water Ski and Wakeboard Federation www.disabledwaterski.com.au
Roads and Traffic Authority mobility parking cheat hotline www.rta.nsw.gov.au/newsevents/2007_10_mpshotline.html
United Spinal Association in the USA www.unitedspinal.org
SCI PILOT www.scipilot.com
The Wheel Life www.thewheellife.com
Diary
7th National Australian Wound Management Association Conference www.awma.com.au/conferences/conference.php
National Conference on Children and Young People with Disability and Their Families www.nds.org.au/conferences/CYF2008/home.htm
Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) Community Care Conference and Trade Exhibition www.agedcare.org.au/Conferences/2008%20Comm_care_conference/2008-community-care-conference.htm
IDEAS Expo ideasregional@ideas.org.au
National Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Conference info@mnd.asn.au
ISCOS Annual Scientific Meeting iscosmeeting2008@sasca.co.za
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Computer Mailbox
JobAccess www.jobaccess.gov.au
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Hot Topics
Exercise Australia in Sydney www.exerciseaustralia.com
Walk on Wheels www.walkonwheels.com.au
Achievable Concepts www.achievableconcepts.com.au
Physiotherapy exercises www.physiotherapyexercises.com
Give us a break
TakeABreak's www.takeabreak.com.au
Pages 22, 23
Squeaky Wheel
Review of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport www.ddatransportreview.com.au
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?navid=12&pid=150
Pages 26-31
Roundup
JobSearch www.jobsearch.gov.au
Allowance Inc www.allowance.org.au
South Australian Companion Card www.virtual.hostaway.net.au/~sa.companioncard.org.au
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission complaint service www.humanrights.gov.au/complaints_information
Disability Services Commission - Improving Access in the Community www.disability.wa.gov.au/DSC:STANDARD:1245405606:pc=L5
You’re Welcome WA Access Initiative – City of Perth www.perth.wa.gov.au/WAAccess/vis13_waaccess.html
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IntimateRider www.seatingdynamics.com.au/products.asp?category=25
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DDA exemptions www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights
Summer 2007
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Baribunma Mobility System www.baribunma.com.au
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Alio www.alio.com.au
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ANZSCIN www.anzscin.org
Pages 15,16
Publications
The Personal Care Attendant Guide www.demosmedpub.com and follow the links to ‘Patient Education’ and ‘Caregiving’.
Access Anything: I Can Do That! www.accessanything.net/dis_travel_guide.php
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/buildings/good.htm
The Access to Premises Campaign Kit www.afdo.org.au/node/183
Access All Areas www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/publications
Disclosing Disability in Employment www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/publications
Goods and Services
Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney arts etc information www.d-ability.org
Paralympic Awareness and Accident Rehabilitation Program www.paralympic.org.au
Raising Children Network http://raisingchildren.net.au/children_with_disabilities/raising_children_with_disabilities.html
Carer Adjustment Payment www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/disabilities/carers-cap_july07.htm
Education to Employment Package www.uws.edu.au/rdlo/employment
Accessible Tourism Project www.australiaforall.com.au
Diary
Having a Say www.toni.com.au/HavingASay.html
Making it Happen—The New Deal gabrielle.jones@nds.org.au
National Housing Conference www.iceaustralia.com
Social Work Research and Practice m.biasatti@edfac.usyd.edu.au
International Spine and Spinal Injuries Conference issicon@isiconline.org / drhschhabra@isiconline.org
Asia Pacific Disability Forum www.nfowd.com
Parents, Families and Carers Conference www.civilsociety.org.au/PFCProgram.htm
Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities www.pacrim.hawaii.edu
Computer Mailbox
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Computer Mailbox
ORCCA www.orcca.com/Photo.htm
Ability Technology www.ability.org.au
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NSW Parliament www.parliament.nsw.gov.au
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Hot Topics www.scia.org.au/hot_topics
Virgin Blue www.virginblue.com.au/info/mobility_airport.php
Qantas www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/beforeYouTravel/specialNeeds/mobilityAssistance
Disabled Persons Parking Schemes in Australia www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/BB2E3307-9AB0-48B9-9CEF-E03903A7E0EE/0/TR2005260v4.pdf
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Wollemai Afloat www.wollemiafloat.com.au
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Tweed Shire Council www.tweed.nsw.gov.au
Byron Bay Council www.byron.nsw.gov.au
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Adelaide Fringe www.adelaidefringe.com.au
Arts Access eNewsletter www.artsaccess-sa.org.au/join
Spring 2007
Pages 12, 13
Publications
Bladder Management for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury www.pva.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pubs_generalpubs#Bladder
The Best Seat in the House www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060825287/The_Best_Seat_in_the_House/index.aspx
Managing Spinal Cord Injury www.spinal.co.uk/g-012.aspx?id=11
Disability & the Art of Kissing www.lifeonwheels.net/books/aokcont.html
Post Polio Syndrome: the Australian Experience www.polionetworkvic.asn.au/resources/list.chtml?folder=DVDs&category=resources
Goods and Services
Continence Aids Assistance Scheme www.intouchdirect.com.au/healthcare/health.htm
The Review of Access Consulting www.cpsisc.com.au/projects/PRD01
The NSW Home Modification and Maintenance Services www.nswhmms.org
Sydney Transport Google Earth Overlay www.scia.org.au/News/scia/accessible_transport_google_earth_map www.earth.google.com
Directions Australia www.directionsaustralia.com.au
Diary
Australian Building Codes Board National Conference www.abcb.gov.au
Arts Activated www.thespasticcentre.com.au/artsactivated
NSW Rural Allied Health Conference nswrahc@tourhosts.com.au
Syringomyelia International Symposium 2007 www.syringomyelia2007.org
The Odyssey www.family-advocacy.com/conference_07.php
National Conference on Incontinence www.contfound.org.au
ANZSCoS 2007 Annual Scientific Meeting www.conferenceaction.com.au/current/ANZCosflyer.pdf
Practising Diversity and Inclusion clearinghouse@unsw.edu.au.
Symposium: For-Profit Providers of Paid Care www.paidcareresearch.net.au
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AutoHotkey www.autohotkey.net
Daynotez www.natara.com/DayNotez/download.cfm
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Centrelink www.centrelink.gov.au
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Sydney Opera House Access Guide www.sydneyoperahouse.com
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History of Disability in South Australia http://history.dircsa.org.au/index4.php?id=38
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Victorian Taxi Directorate www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/Internet/vehicles.nsf/AllDocs/F147A0C53D657A9DCA2572660016656E?OpenDocument
Victorian Taxi Association www.victaxi.com.au
13CABS www.13cabs.com.au
Silver Top Taxis www.silvertop.com.au
Thermoregulatory Dysfunction Subsidy Scheme www.dtf.wa.gov.au/cms/osr_content.asp?ID=1691
Australia's Welfare 2007 Joanna.wilson@aihw.gov.au
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Sugaroom www.sugaroom.com.au
Winter 2007
Inside cover
Catheter Care www.coloplast.com
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Wheelie Motivated Enterprises www.wheeliemotivated.com.au
Care Works www.careworks.com.au
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New Mobility April 2007 www.newmobility.com
Mobile Women www.mobilewomen.org
Through the Looking Glass www.lookingglass.org
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Byron Bay Rainforest Resort www.rainforestresort.com.au
Disability Hire Vehicles www.disabilityhire.com.au
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Hot Topics
Legal Aid www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au
Law Society Pro Bono Scheme probonoscheme@lawsocnsw.asn.au
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Bird, Cow, Fish www.birdcowfish.com.au
Met-a-lite www.met-a-lite.com
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Focus on researc
International Campaign for Cures for spinal cord injury Paralysis (ICCP) www.campaignforcure.org
Full copy of the paper is available for download on the SCIA website at www.scia.org.au/hot_topics#exp
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Freedom Motors www.freedommotorsaustralia.com.au
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Publications
Pathways to Parenthood: a Resource Guide on Parenting for People with Disability in NSW email: mdaa@mdaa.org.au
Guidelines on Access to Buildings and Premises www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/buildings/guidelines.htm
Therapy and Equipment Needs of People with Cerebral Palsy and Like Disabilities www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10371
Waking: a Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence www.amazon.com
Yoga artice featuring Matthew in PN www.pvamagazines.com/pnnews
Goods and Services
Qantas Check-in and Transfer Assistance www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/beforeYouTravel/specialNeeds/mobilityAssistance
CP Register www.cpregister-aus.com.au
Family Assistance Fund www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/dadhc/People+with+a+disability/Services+for+families.htm
Baen Books www.readassist.org
IDEAS and DIRC www.ideas.org.au
Independent Living Solutions Centre www.ilsc.com.au
Ricability www.ricability.org.uk
Diary
46th International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) Annual Scientific Meeting www.sci-reykjavik2007.org
Australian Social Policy Conference www.sprc.unsw.edu.au
8th National Rural and Remote Social Work / Welfare / Community / Health Conference www.aasw.asn.au/news/conferences/aasw.htm
National Disability Services Employment Forum www.nds.org.au/conferences/ef2007/home.htm
National Respite and Social Support Conference admin@interchangensw.com.au.
7th Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI) World Assembly http://v1.dpi.org/lang-en/resources/details.php?page=810
Urological Management of the Spinal Cord Injured Patient admin@iscos.org.uk.
Australian Building Codes Board national conference www.abcb.gov.au
Arts Activated Conference www.thespasticcentre.com.au/artsactivated
NSW Rural Allied Health Conference www.nswrahc.com
Syringomyelia International Symposium www.syringomyelia2007.org
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Ability Technology www.ability.org.au
SCIA newsgroup www.scia.org.au/news/sciachat
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Access All Areas
Independent Living Centre of New South Wales www.ilcnsw.asn.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=226&Itemid=135
Property Development and Management Training Package www.ntis.gov.au/?/trainingpackage/PRD01
Disability Standards for Access to Premises www.abcb.gov.au/documents/access/Draft_Premises_Standards_Guidelines.doc
Attorney-General’s Department www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/ActCompilation1.nsf/0/FC69105BAF504384CA2571400006FD7F?OpenDocument
Guidelines on Access to Buildings and Premises www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/index.html
DDA Action Plans www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/action_plans/index.html
Transport Standards www.ddatransportreview.com.au
Accessible Transport Survey www.scia.org.au/news/transport_questionnaire
DDA complaint information www.hreoc.gov.au/complaints_information/index.html
Standards Australia Limited www.standards.org.au
SAI Global Limited www.sai-global.com
Association of Consultants in Access www.access.asn.au
Department Of Transport and Regional Services www.dotars.gov.au/roads/passengers/disabilities.aspx
Guidelines on Access to Buildings and Premises (HREOC) www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/buildings/guidelines.htm
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Armidale mobility map www.armidale.nsw.gov.au/files/13063/File/mobilitymappdf.pdf
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Armidale Dumaresq Council advice register (Steve Austen rapstevea@northnet.com.au)
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Train Door Emergency Egress and Access and Emergency Evacuation Procedures www.transportregulator.nsw.gov.au/publications/reports/emergency_egress04/TrainDoorEgress_Ingress.pdf
Inside back cover
Lime Taxis www.limetaxis.com.au
Back cover
Problem Management Engineering www.pmeautoconversions.com.au
Autumn 2007
Inside cover
Problem Management Engineering www.pmeautoconversions.com.au
Page 4
Accessible Walks: a Guide to Scenic South Island Walks in New Zealand (2000) www.accessiblewalks.co.nz
CCS Canterbury office www.canterburyccs.org.nz
Disability Information Service Christchurch office http://canterbury.cyberplace.org.nz/community/dis.html
Disability Information www.weka.net.nz
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Freedom Motors www.freedommotorsaustralia.com.au
Pages 8, 9
New Mobility www.newmobility.com
Preservation of Upper Limb Function www.pva.org/site/DocServer/upperlimb.pdf?docID=705
Page 10
Hot Topics www.scia.org.au/hot_topics
NILS NSW www.nilsnsw.org.au
NILS VIC www.infoxchange.net.au/haasp/hasnils.htm
NILS ACT www.carefcs.org/services/nointerestloanschemenils.html
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Carers; Survival Guide www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/dadhc/Carers/The+Carers+Survival+Guide.htm
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Invacare www.invacare.com.au
Pages 14, 15
Society for Neuroscience www.sfn.org
Projectwalk www.projectwalk.org
Muscle return Therapy www.shepherd.org/research/gbt.asp
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis www.themiamiproject.org
Pages 16, 17
Publications
The Sydney Opera House Access Guide www.sydneyoperahouse.com
The Disability Standards for Education 2005 www.ag.gov.au
The Safety of Motorised Mobility Scooters www.monash.edu.au/muarc/VISU/hazard/haz62.pdf
Preventative Women's Health Care www.csp.nsw.gov.au/downloads/Prev_Women_HC_Disabilities.pdf
The Australian Bankers; Association www.bankers.asn.au and follow the links to ‘Policies and Submissions' and ‘Access'
If You Fall: It's a New Beginning www.karendarke.com/library.asp
Don't Call Me Special www.amazon.com
Diary
Muscular Dystrophy 2007 www.md2007.info
NSW HACC and Community Care annat@agedservices.asn.au
15th Annual Scientific Meeting www.dcconferences.com.au/afrm2007/pdf/brochure.pdf
National Conference of Cerebral Palsy Australia www.cp2007.iamevents.com.au
Festival of International Conferences info@ficdat.ca
TRANSED transed@tc.gc.ca
Australian Social Policy Conference www.sprc.unsw.edu.au
Rural and Remote www.aasw.asn.au/news/conferences/aasw.htm
Goods and Services
Continence Aids Assistance Scheme (CAAS) www.incontinence.health.gov.au/caas.htm
NSW Seniors Card www.seniorscard.nsw.gov.au/home.asp
We Shop for You weshopforyou@wilddsl.net.au
The Rocks Wheelchair Accessible Self Guided Walking Tour www.selfguidedwalkingtours.com
Disabled Alternative Road Travel Service www.darts.org.au
Design AU www.designau.org
The Australian Flexible Learning Framework enquiries@flexiblelearning.net.au
Visitors to the Sydney Opera House infodesk@sydneyoperahouse.com
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JobAccess www.jobaccess.gov.au
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Ability Technology www.ability.org.au
SCIA newsgroup www.scia.org.au/news/sciachat
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Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission—Disability Rights www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights
Complaints Resolution and Referral Service www.pwd.org.au/crrs.html
National Disability and Abuse Hotline www.disabilityhotline.org
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Australia Day www.australiaday.gov.au
Kuranda Homestay www.kurandahomestay.com
Disability Hire Vehicles www.disabilityhire.com.au
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Squeaky Wheel
Accessible government websites
Germany www.bundeskanzlerin.de
Spain www.la-moncloa.es/default.htm
Britain www.primeminister.gov.uk
Jaws www.freedomscientific.com
Dragon Naturally Speaking http://australia.nuance.com
EWON www.ewon.com.au
Care Works www.careworks.com.au
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Northern Rivers Wheelchair Dancesport scottkenney@ozemail.com.au.
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Sailability rapstevea@northnet.com.au
SA Supported Accommodation Strategy www.familiesandcommunities.sa.gov.au/Default.aspx?tabid=752
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Medical items www.sportaid.com
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Foresters ANA www.forestersana.com.au
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Ability One www.abilityone.com.au
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Community Survival Kit www.scia.org.au/publications
Wesley E-Recycling www.wesleymission.org.au/centres/wesleyerecycling
Inside back cover
Met-a-lite www.met-a-lite.com
Back cover
Catheter Care www.coloplast.com
Summer 2006
Page 6
Assistance Dogs Australia www.assistancedogs.org.au
Australian Support Dogs Inc. www.asdog.org.au
Page 8
Accessible Arts www.aarts.net.au
Page 11
Disability Hire Vehicles www.disabilityhire.com.au
Page 12
Problem Management Engineering www.pmeautoconversions.com.au
Page 14
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission—Disability Rights www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights
Complaints Resolution and Referral Service www.pwd.org.au/crrs.html
National Disability and Abuse Hotline www.disabilityhotline.org
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Invacare www.invacare.com.au
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Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme www.transport.nsw.gov.au/concess_grants/ttss.html
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NISU spinal cord injury injury statistics www.nisu.flinders.edu.au
NSW spinal cord injury statistics www.health.nsw.gov.au/gmct/spinal/research.html
Wheelie Motivated Enterprises www.wheeliemotivated.com.au
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New Publications
Spinal Cord Injury: Alberta Education Initiative www.clrmedia.org/sci
Armed for Life www.paraquad.org.au
Emails from the Edge: a Journey Through Troubled Times www.transitlounge.com
Don’t Leave Me This Way: Or When I Get Back on My Feet You’ll Be Sorry www.amazon.com
Blood & Sand www.amazon.com
Diary
ACROD NSW Annual Conference: Disability Services—What’s Next? www.acrodnsw.net/Conferences/2007annual/NSW07stateConference.pdf
Fundraising Institute–Australia’s 30th International Fundraising Conference www.fia.org.au
9th National Rural Health Conference http://9thnrhc.ruralhealth.org.au
Partnerships for Better Health Outcomes: Carers and Professionals Working Together
ACROD Ageing and Disability Conference: Between Two Worlds—Growing Older with a Disability www.acrod.org.au/conferences/a&d2007/home.htm
Festival of International Conferences on Disability, Aging and Technology info@ficdat.ca
11th TRANSMED International Conference transed@tc.gc.ca
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NSW State Spinal Cord Injury Service (SSCIS) www.health.nsw.gov.au/gmct/spinal
Telstra Priority Assistance www.telstra.com.au/phones/homeservices/priority_assistance.htm
Australian Ventilator Users Network (AVUN) www.avun.org.au
Private trusts www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/disabilities/carers-future_planning.htm
JobAccess www.jobaccess.gov.au
Futures for Young Adults (FFYA) http://nps718.dhs.vic.gov.au/ds/disabilitysite.nsf/sectionthree/future_young_adults?open
AgrAbility Australia www.farmsafe.org.au/index.php?id=32
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Computer mailbox
News on Telephone Access www.relayservice.com.au
Tough Laptop www.panasonic.com/business/toughbook/products.asp
Automatic door opener www.autodoors.com.au
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Ability Technology www.ability.org.au
Energy matters www.renewablestore.com.au
Master Locksmiths Association Key www.scia.org.au/faqs/the_community_and_sci
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Wheelies Challenge www.wheelieschallenge.org.au
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Community Survival Kit www.scia.org.au/publications
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Eagle Lifter www.haycomp.com.au
Mobility Allowance Update www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/filestores/co031_0609/$file/co031_0609en.pdf
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Care Works www.careworks.com.au
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Victoria Transport Accident Commission www.tac.vic.gov.au
Kuranda Homestay www.kurandahomestay.com
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Queensland
Reasonable equipment prices www.sportaid.com
Link Disability Magazine www.linkonline.com.au
BBC on various aspects of disabilities www.bbc.co.uk/ouch
New equipment from overseas see www.mobi-mat.com; www.maddak.com
Western Australia
Paraplegic Benefit Fund’s PBF Prevention Road Program www.pbf.asn.au/road
Disability Services Commission’s 2006–2010 Strategic Plan www.dsc.wa.gov.au/cproot/1755/2/DSC2006StrategicPlan.pdf
Welfare-to-Work www.centrelink.gov.au
Lynn MacLaren (WACOSS) lynn.maclaren@wacoss.org.au
ACOSS info@acoss.org.au
Inside back cover
Met-a-lite www.met-a-lite.com
Back cover
Freedom Motors www.freedommotorsaustralia.com.au
Spring 2006
Inside front cover
Toyota www.toyota.com.au
Page 2
Sargood Centre www.sargoodcentre.org.au
Page 5
Foxtrot Papa www.foxtrotpapa.org
Daniel Kojta email rogueperception@dodo.com.au
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NSW Ombudsman www.ombo.nsw.gov.au
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission—Disability Rights www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights
Complaints Resolution and Referral Service www.pwd.org.au/crrs.html
National Disability and Abuse Hotline www.disabilityhotline.org
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Problem Management Engineering www.pmeautoconversions.com.au
Page 8
Access the World www.ebility.com/travelaffare
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Wheelie Motivated Enterprises www.wheeliemotivated.com.au
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Disability Hire Vehicles www.disabilityhire.com.au
Community Survival Kit www.scia.org.au/publications
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Ask Vivienne
Double flexiclamp http://au.daylightcompany.com/product.plm/1/89
Technical Solutions www.tecsol.com.au
NovitaTech www.novitatech.org.au
Technability www.technability.com.au
RnJ Superior Pillows www.rnjpillows.com.au
Master Locksmiths Association Key www.scia.org.au/faqs/the_community_and_sci
Care Works www.careworks.com.au
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Catheter Care www.coloplast.com.au
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ICCP Clinical Trial Guidelines www.campaignforcure.org
RE:Connections Forum www.spinalinfo.nsw.gov.au/events_and_conferences
Ability Technology www.ability.org.au
Kuranda Homestay www.kurandahomestay.com
Wheelies With Wings www.wheelieswithwings.com.au
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New Publications
Stronger Together www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au
Has Your Mum or Dad Got MS? www.mssociety.com.au/publications
Head Over Heels http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=162461
Post Polio Syndrome: the Australian Experience email: polio@paraquad.asn.au
The Unsaid! email: nlgunsaid@hotmail.com
The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability www.amazon.com
Gowrings Mobility UK Road Atlas www.parkingforbluebadges.com
Diary
NovitaTech is holding product demonstrations www.novitatech.org.au
International Forum on Disability Management www.ifdm.com.au
ARATA’s National Conference www.e-bility.com/arata/conf.php
International Conference for Universal Design www.ud2006.net/en
Turning the Tide for Muscular Dystrophy email kc.hill@bigpond.com
6th Annual Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability (ASSID) Conference email dswconference@rmit.edu.au.
Workshop on the Development of a Set of Ethical Guidelines for Disability Support Workers email: keith.mcvilly@rmit.edu.au.
Pathways8 National Conference Toward 2020 www.leishman-associates.com.au/pathways8
International Day of People with a Disability www.nican.com.au
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Goods and Services
The Workplace Modifications Scheme (WMS) www.jobaccess.gov.au
Medicare Australia has an online service www.medicareaustralia.gov.au
Centrelink also has an online service www.centrelink.gov.au
The Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) email mbowler@yacvic.org.au
Access in Words and Pictures
www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/speeches/2006/aibs.htm
www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/faq/Access/access.html
CareCure Community www.carecure.org
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Regional Roundup
Newcastle buses www.newcastlebuses.info
Reece Access www.reece.com.au/reeceaccess
Qantas www.qantas.com.au
Sporting Wheelies www.sportingwheelies.org.au
Eyegaze Communication System www.eyegaze.com/2Products/Disability/Disabilitymain.htm
NovitaTech www.novitatech.org.au
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Human Rights Medal www.humanrights.gov.au/hr_awards
ParaQuad scholarships www.paraquad.org.au
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Taxi Council’s www.nswtaxi.org.au/pdf_files/MacBank20WATS.pdf
WAT Taskforce report www.transport.nsw.gov.au/taxi/taxiinquiry.html
History of the Taxi—Taxicab and Taximeters www.inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bltaxi.htm
Inside back cover
Ami-SCI www.rocketlaunch.com.au
Met-a-lite www.met-a-lite.com
Back cover
Freedom Motors www.freedommotorsaustralia.com.au
Winter 2006
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David Graham photo essay
Granta Magazine
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Problem Management Engineering
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Dreamfit
Disabled Recreation Club
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Wheelies Challenge
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Sargood Centre
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Publications
Accessible Events
Preservation of Upper Limb Function
Respiratory Management
Alternative Medicine and SCI
How to Travel in Britain
My Grampy Can't Walk Cleveland Clinic Press or Amazon
MS in Focus
Diary
2nd National Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Conference: Advances, Initiatives
and Challenges
The Road to Where? The Politics and Practice of Implementing Welfare-to-Work
ACROD 2006 Employment Forum: Boosting Your Business withou Losing Your Mission
NSW Community Housing Conference
8th Australian Injury Prevention Conference
3rd International Forum on Disability Management
ARATA National Conference: Connecting People and Community Through Technology
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Goods and Services
Southwest Sydney ageing and disability Support Services