Category: News

F2L has one, Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium speech recognition software (version 13) for a lucky reader.  The software offers expanded capabilities for translating voice to text to make it easier, just […]

Queensland researchers investigate carer role when a family member is unable to drive after a brain injury. The world-first study is expected to direct future rehabilitation strategies and processes. Lead […]

Those keen to find out more about the NDIS might be interested in this forum being held on December 3. Guest speaker is Lisa Wickson from the National Disability Insurance […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]