Microsoft has developed a prototype wearable device to assist those with vision loss navigate cities. The device has three main components, a smartphone, bone-conducting headphones and indoor and outdoor beacons, […]
Author Archives: Kymberly Martin
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Protect those hips
To help reduce the incidence of hip fractures a new range of SafeHip AirX products is now available. SafeHip features patented AirX shield technology that uses an energy shunting technique […]
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Punk Pocket Speaker
Ultra-portable, rugged and claimed to pump nearly twice the power of any other wireless speaker this small. The Sol Republic Punk is surprisingly loud for a Bluetooth speaker for its […]
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Special yoga program for people with SCI
Return2Sport have launched an adaptive yoga program believed to be a first for those with Spinal Cord Injury. Adaptive yoga is derived from traditional yoga with poses modified for people […]
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Pioneering spinal surgery impresses Sydney surgeon
Breakthrough spinal injury surgery receives a cautious but optimistic response from Sydney spinal cord surgeon. The pioneering technique, that has given a paralysed man the chance to walk again, involved transplanting olfactory […]
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Give golf a go at ‘Come & Try’ golf day
Here is an opportunity for those who would like to have a practice at playing golf. Empower Golf is running a free one day program with Royal Rehab Return2Sport on […]
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The happy diet. 8 is enough
Healthy eating guidelines could be up for review if results from a recent study are taken seriously. The study of 12,000 Australians, aged from 15 to 93, showed that eating […]
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Q&A: Finbar Mills
Queenslander Finbar Mills is learning to walk again following a motor cross accident in 2009. He is restarting his career, studying for a Bachelor of Communication and involved in side […]
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Tenders for home support services
New home support arrangements will make it easier for older Australians to stay at home. According to the government the new streamlined service, commencing on July 1, 2015, will deliver […]
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Push to increase Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme in NSW
A campaign to raise the taxi transport subsidy level is gathering momentum as the NSW state election looms. The Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme (TTSS) was introduced in 1981 when there […]
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Visit online library – no internet or computer needed
DAISY players for vision impaired get major upgrade for accessing library content without an internet connection. The latest version of the innovative device works like the DAISY CD player but […]
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Paralysed man walks after pioneering surgery
Breakthrough spinal injury surgery in Europe has given a paralysed man the chance to walk again. The pioneering technique involved transplanting olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) from the man’s nasal cavity […]