Archive for December, 2018
Festive season opening hours for ILC services
Dec
The staff of the Independent Living Centre WA would like to thank you for your support during 2018. We wish you a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year filled with independence, safety and wellness. The following services will be open as usual, other than public holidays, and can be contacted through the normal channels. […]
Goods, Equipment and Assistive Technology (GEAT) service for older persons
Dec
The ILC can assist individuals to access simple items of equipment and assistive technology to enable them to remain as independent and safe as possible in their homes. This may include providing guidance about the range of items that are available, purchasing or hiring assistance, as well as a subsidy towards the cost of the […]
Research aims to improve rural OT driver assessment services
Dec
Independent Living Centre WA Occupational Therapist Sacha Marchant has been awarded the Freda Jacob scholarship for 2018-19. Freda Jacob AM was the inspiration, founder and driving force behind the development of the Independent Living Centre WA (ILC). The Freda Jacob scholarship, announced by the ILC Board in 2017 in memory of Freda, aims to acknowledge […]
Celebrating 40 years
Dec
This month the Independent Living Centre WA (ILC) celebrated our 40th anniversary at a special event where over 100 guests also received a sneak peek at our new and improved assistive technology display floor, which is set to reopen on 2 January 2019. The Honourable Stephen Dawson, Minister for Environment and Disability Services, joined us […]
7 Kitchen Aids for One Arm Use
Dec
By Jakki Dodds Since having a stroke which has left me with a residual hemiplegia, I have some trouble in the kitchen with meal preparation and such, but a girl still has to eat right? So, in the 6 years or so of living my new life I’ve found a few things that help make […]