Category: News

This book covers all aspects of chronic pain that affects two out of three people with spinal cord injury. More than 10,000 people live with SCI in Australia and one person sustains […]

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 […]