Past links

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 

Summer 2006

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Assistance Dogs Australia www.assistancedogs.org.au
Australian Support Dogs Inc. www.asdog.org.au 
Page 8
Accessible Arts www.aarts.net.au 
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Disability Hire Vehicles www.disabilityhire.com.au
Page 12
Problem Management Engineering www.pmeautoconversions.com.au 
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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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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

Summer 2005

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Focus on Research
   Lockhart Review www.lockhartreview.com.au
   Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research Australia (CAMRA) www.camra.org.au
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Computer mailbox
   Novitatech www.novitatech.org.au
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Home automation
   Ability Technology www.ability.org.au
   Spastic Centre of NSW www.technability.com.au
   Northcott Society Computer Assistive Technology Services (CATS) www.NORTHCOTT.com.au
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Publications
   Solving Common Bowel Problems www.contfound.org.au/pdf/Solv_bowel_problems.pdf
   Management of the Neuropathic Bowel www.maa.nsw.gov.au/default.aspx?MenuID=116
   An Overview of Skin and Pressure Area Management www.ciap.health.nsw.gov.au/specialties/#s
   Mama Zooms www.Amazon.com
   Susan Laughs www.Amazon.com
   Kids on Wheels www.kidsonwheels.cc
Dairy
   ACROD NSW 2006 Annual Disability Services Conference www.acrodnsw.net
   Prevention Possibilities in Multiple Sclerosis email: admin@ms06.com.au
   2006 National Accommodation and Community Support (NACS) Conference email: acrodvic@infoxchange.org.au
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Goods and Services 
   Alto Apartment email: helen@dolleina.com.au
   Belmadar Rose Cottage email: www.belmadarrosecottage.com.au
   Push Yourself www.pushyourself.co.uk
   Disabled Travelers www.disabledtravelers.com
   Paradise Afloat www.paradiseafloat.com
   Levo BookHolders www.bookholder.com
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Beach Trekker www.tadwa.org.au
Operation Foxtrot Papa www.foxtrotpapa.org
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National roundup
Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) www.racque.com

Spring 2006

Inside front cover
Toyota www.toyota.com.au
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Sargood Centre www.sargoodcentre.org.au
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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/MacBank%20and%20WATS.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

Autumn 2006

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Perry Cross
     Still Standing www.perryx.com 
     Qantas Carer Concession www.nican.com.au/about/qantas_carer.asp
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Hard Yakka Made Easier
     SCI Workforce www.sciworkforce.com.au
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First International SCI Symposium
     International Campaign for Cures www.campaignforcure.org 
     ChinaSCINet www.hku.hk/hkuscif
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Paraplegic Benefit Fund www.pbf.asn.au
SCI Statistics www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/pubs/reports/2005/incjat77.php
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Lime Taxis www.thefutureisnow.com.au
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Roughing It The Rosenkrantz Way www.craigros.com 
Operation Foxtrot Papa www.foxtrotpapa.org 
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Computer mailbox
TextAloud www.nextup.com
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Ms Megabyte www.getmega.com www.girl.com.au/mega.htm
Master Locksmiths Acess Key (MLAK) www.scia.org.au/faqs
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Publications
     A Resource Kit for Training Personal Carers Working with People with a Spinal Cord Injury www.paraquad.org.au
     Many Voices Making Choices: Museum Audiences with Disabilities. Lynda Kelly lyndak@austmus.gov.au; Susan Tonkin s.tonkin@nma.gov.au 
     Who Needs 24-Hour Care in the CTP Scheme? www.maa.nsw.gov.au/getfile.aspx?Type=document&ID=5024&ObjectType=3&ObjectID=813
     The Disabled Woman’s Guide to Pregnancy and Birth www.demosmedpub.com/book173.html
     Curing MS: How Science is Solving the Mysteries of Multiple Sclerosis www.Amazon.com
Diary
     Prevention Possibilities in Multiple Sclerosis www.msaustralia.org.au 
     National Accommodation and Community Support Conference www.nacs.org.au 
     Personal Injury Queensland www.lexisnexis.com.au
     re:connections www.spinalinfo.nsw.gov.au
     ACROD National Conference on Social Participation www.acrod.org.au
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Goods and Services
     The NSW Photo Card www.rta.nsw.gov.au 
     Private Trusts for People with Disabilities www.pm.gov.au/news/media_releases/media_Release1627.html
     Accessible Equipment Code www.acif.org.au 
     Labrador Holiday Units goldcoast@cplqld.org.au
     Wheel the World www.wheeltheworld.net
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Impairment tables www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ssavalaaoma1997773/sch16
CWCA Services Agrrement www.humanservices.gov.au/cwca/index.htm 
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Community Survival Kit www.scia.org.au/publications
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Oz Day 10K www.nswwsa.org.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  
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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  
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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
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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
Page 20
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
Page 32
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