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News posts from 2012
Unlimited Opportunities for Australian Artists
Posted on Monday, 7 May 2012
Arts Access Australia, the British Council and Accessible Arts NSW are pleased to launch a new professional development opportunity for Australian artists and artsworkers with disability. Unlimited UK will subsidise a group of Australians to travel to London in September to...
Fatigue Survey Film
Posted on Monday, 7 May 2012
MSIF ran an MS fatigue survey awhile ago. They had a great response with more than 10,000 replies.They decided to make the results into a film to help raise awareness of the impact of fatigue on the lives of people with MS around the world. You can watch the film on the link below. ...CCSVI Statement
Posted on Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Channel Seven’s Sunday Night program aired a story about Chrissy Amphlett’s battle with multiple sclerosis (MS) on Sunday 8 April 2012. The story also featured information about chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, also known as CCSVI. To watch the story click on...Health Checks for Women with Disabilities
Posted on Wednesday, 11 April 2012
A new service is now available in North Hobart offering health checks by a Nurse Practitioner for women with disabilities. If getting onto an examination table to have a Pap test is difficult for you, or if you are unable to manage your own regular breast examinations, this service can assist....Make the NDIS Real - Rally on April 30
Posted on Tuesday, 3 April 2012
The proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will revolutionise the way people with a disability, their families and carers are supported in Australia. It will replace all the current state and territory disability systems, which are fragmented, underfunded and not working. The NDIS...Wellness 2012
Posted on Wednesday, 28 March 2012
I don’t live with MS – it lives with me! In a relaxed and informal atmosphere, a total of 55 clients and partners, together with 14 highly qualified guest presenters and the talented Client Services Team, participated in the two recent Wellness Days. The event...Strategies for managing memory
Posted on Monday, 19 March 2012
It can be normal to experience times of forgetfulness. Factors such as fatigue, mood disorders, stress and pain can all contribute to being forgetful. Other physical factors can also contribute to memory problems for people living with MS, such as MS onset, type, duration and lesion load. ...Get the Most Out of Life
Posted on Monday, 19 March 2012
The MS Society of Tasmania is running a Get the Most Out of Life program for people living with chronic conditions. RFind out more on this program on the flyer below or online at http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/pophealth/chronic_condition . For more information on this program please...MS FEST 2012: Regrettable Cancellation.
Posted on Tuesday, 28 February 2012
The MS Society of Tasmania has announced that MSFest at the TCA Ground has been cancelled. The MSFest was to be staged at the TCA ground on March 3. We were working toward two separate Mini-festival shows to be staged at Princes Wharf 1 on March 3. This option is however not going...Smoking and MS
Posted on Tuesday, 31 January 2012
There is significant evidence that smoking increases the risk of developing MS and that it also affects the rate at which MS progresses. Over the past decade, a number of studies on the association between smoking and MS have been conducted worldwide in countries where MS is prevalent,...Support Groups Annual Survey
Posted on Monday, 30 January 2012
To ensure that the MS Support Group is meeting your needs, we would like your ideas on how well you think the group is functioning and how we can improve in the future. Please take a few minutes to download the form and answer the questions. Supprt Groups Annual...Independent Living Centre Tasmania (ILC Tas)
Posted on Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Based in Launceston, Independent Living Centre (Tas) Inc. is a state-wide charitable non-profit community organisation that provides advice and information about assistive technology. Assistive technology is anything that can help you to do a task. ILC Tas has health professionals who can...Wellness Days 2012
Posted on Monday, 16 January 2012
An informal day of wellness, learning and laughter Would you like to take part in a day that is relaxed, informative and fun? Want to get some great ideas for living well with MS? Then come along to one of our 2012 Wellness Days! Wellness Day...Review of Wheelchair Accessible Taxi Fares
Posted on Monday, 9 January 2012
The Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (DIER) is undertaking a review of taxi fares that apply to wheelchair-reliant people travelling in wheelchair accessible taxis (WATs). They would like to hear from WAT users as well as standard taxi users to help develop the policy on....gif)
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