Accord
About Accord
Accord, our quarterly journal, provides a forum for debate on issues related to living with a physical disability.
Formerly Quad Wrangle, it keeps you up to date with developments in medical research, equipment and services, government policy and travel.
Accord is sent free to members of Spinal Cord Injuries Australia. To become a member click here.
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For your convenience, references to websites in Accord articles have been hyperlinked below.
Spring 2008
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NSW paarliament PARLIAMENT www.parliament.nsw.gov.au
RollAwayz www.scia.org.au/publications
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ChinaSCAI clinical trial article www.newmobility.com/articleView.cfm?id=11111&srch=china
CareCure Community www.carecure.org
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iBOT 4000 www.ibotnow.com
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SCI Forum www.scia.org.au/forum
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Hot Topics www.scia.org.au/hot_topics
RollAwayz www.scia.org.au/publications
Google Earth www.earth.google.com
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Publications
Accessing CityRail www.cityrail.info
Federal Discrimination Law www.humanrights.gov.au/legal/FDL/index.html
Moving Forward www.spinal.co.uk
A Family Caregiver Speaks Up www.capital-books.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=151239
Early Acute Management in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury www.pva.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8407
Flight closed www.piac.asn.au/publications/pubs/PIACFlightclosedBooklet.pdf
Goods and Services
NSW Companion Card companioncard@dadhc.nsw.gov.au
Livewire www.livewire.org.au
Hearts in Union www.heartsinunion.com.au
BrightSky www.brightsky.com.au
Sydney for All www.sydneyforall.com
J & P Coaches www.jpcoaches.com.au
Accessavan www.accessavan.com.au
Diary
ARATA 2008 www.e-bility.com/arata/conf.php
NDS Accommodation and Social Participation Conference philippa.angley@nds.org.au
Australian Disability and Development Consortium 2008 www.addc.org.au
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations Conference www.afdo.org.au/node/229
Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference www.anzfpconference.com
Nepean Disability Expo www.nado.org.au/expo08.htm
Association of Consultants in Access, Australia Conference http://access.asn.au
Interchange Respite Care NSW Conference www.interchangensw.com.au
Australian & New Zealand Spinal Cord Society (ANZSCoS) Annual
Scientific Meeting www.anzscos2008.org.nz
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Technical Solutions www.tecsol.com.au
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Young Carers Bring It On www.bringit2008.com.au
Carers Week www.carersweek.com.au
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IPART Review of CityRail www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/transport/train-home.asp
UN Convention www.un.org/disabilities.
MS Society Medical Cooling Campaign www.msaustralia.org.au/advocacy.asp
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Disability Services Queensland www.disability.qld.gov.au
Winter 2008
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Australian Paralympic Committee www.paralympic.com.au
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Hot Topics www.scia.org.au/hot_topics
Paralyzed Veterans Association: Expected Outcomes: What You Should Know www.pva.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8093
SAI Global www.saiglobal.com
Independent Living Centre NSW www.ilcnsw.asn.au/dmdocuments/bkOrder.pdf
Building Commission Victoria www.buildingcommission.com.au
Mid-western Regional Council Development Control Plan: Design for Accessibility www.midwestern.nsw.gov.au/files/Planning/Documents_For_Exhibition/Design_for_Accessibility_DCP.pdf
Disability Services Commission of Western Australia Access Resource Kit www.disability.wa.gov.au/DSC:STANDARD::pc=L5C3
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Trek-it trek-it@hotmail.com
Pages 14-17
CareCure Community http://sci.rutgers.edu
China Stem Cell News www.stemcellschina.com
http://Snowmass.com
Lisa Thompson’s article, 2007 Harvard Stem Cell Summit www.newmobility.com/articleView.cfm?id=11112&srch=harvard%20stem%20cell
New Mobility www.newmobility.com
Pages 20, 21
Publications
Love & Kisses/the DVD www.fpnsw.org.au/resources/healthrites
Wha’ever: the Teenager’s Guide to Spinal Cord Injury www.spinal.co.uk/b-071.aspx
Six Degrees of Dignity www.creativebound.com/book/book129.htm
Peter—Against All Odds www.smhr.co.uk/peter.shtml
Capacity Toolkit www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/Lawlink/DiversityServices/ll_DiversitySrvces.nsf/pages/diversity_services_index
Diary
National Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Conference: Living Better for Longer – Pathways for the Future info@mnd.asn.au
47th ISCoS Annual Scientific Meeting iscosmeeting2008@sasca.co.za
2008 ARATA 2008 Assistive Technology Conference: Creating Value Through Participation www.arata.org.au
NDS Accommodation and Social Participation Conference, Home and Community: Overcoming Exclusion philippa.angley@nds.org.au
Australian Disability and Development Consortium 2008 International Conference: Disability, Disadvantage and Development www.addc.org.au
3rd Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention (ANZFP) Conference www.anzfpconference.com
Goods and Services
Companion Card www.companioncard.org.au
Paralympic Talent Search http://paralympic.com.au
Transition to Work www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/dadhc/People+with+a+disability/Post+School+Programs.htm
Centrelink www.centrelink.gov.au
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SCI Australia Forum www.scia.org.au/forum
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Roundup
Disabled Wintersport Victoria info@dwv.org.au.
Autumn 2008
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Mayor’s ACCESS New York—a Guide to Accessible Travel in NYC http://nyc.gov/html/mopd/downloads/pdf/access_ny_review_2006.pdf
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Kaleidoscope www.kaleidoscope.org.nz
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Sydney Festival www.sydneyfestival.org.au
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Creature Discomforts www.creaturediscomforts.org
Leonard Cheshire Disability www.LCDisability.org
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Project Walk www.projectwalk.org
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Spinal Cord Injury in Australia Statistics
AIHW National Injury Surveillance Unit 2005-6 report www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/pubs/reports/2007/injcat102.php
Acute Spinal Cord Injury Registrations 2006 (NSW) www.health.nsw.gov.au/gmct/spinal/pdf/sscis_mds_2005_2006.pdf
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Publications
Management of Spinal Cord Injuries: a Guide for Physiotherapists http://us.elsevierhealth.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780443068584
Pathways to Parenthood www.femability.org.au/parenting_with_disability.htm
Welcoming Customers with Disability www.employersnetworkondisability.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=157&Itemid=1
The Resource Manual on Violence against Women with Disabilities www.wwda.org.au/vrm2007.htm
Beyond Expectations www.det.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/communityed/disabilityacces/beyondexpvideos/beyond.pdf
Holidays in Britain and Ireland 2008 www.radar.org.uk/radarwebsite/tabid/83/default.aspx
Goods and Services
Australian Water Ski and Wakeboard Federation www.disabledwaterski.com.au
Roads and Traffic Authority mobility parking cheat hotline www.rta.nsw.gov.au/newsevents/2007_10_mpshotline.html
United Spinal Association in the USA www.unitedspinal.org
SCI PILOT www.scipilot.com
The Wheel Life www.thewheellife.com
Diary
7th National Australian Wound Management Association Conference www.awma.com.au/conferences/conference.php
National Conference on Children and Young People with Disability and Their Families www.nds.org.au/conferences/CYF2008/home.htm
Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) Community Care Conference and Trade Exhibition www.agedcare.org.au/Conferences/2008%20Comm_care_conference/2008-community-care-conference.htm
IDEAS Expo ideasregional@ideas.org.au
National Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Conference info@mnd.asn.au
ISCOS Annual Scientific Meeting iscosmeeting2008@sasca.co.za
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Computer Mailbox
JobAccess www.jobaccess.gov.au
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Hot Topics
Exercise Australia in Sydney www.exerciseaustralia.com
Walk on Wheels www.walkonwheels.com.au
Achievable Concepts www.achievableconcepts.com.au
Physiotherapy exercises www.physiotherapyexercises.com
Give us a break
TakeABreak's www.takeabreak.com.au
Pages 22, 23
Squeaky Wheel
Review of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport www.ddatransportreview.com.au
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?navid=12&pid=150
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Roundup
JobSearch www.jobsearch.gov.au
Allowance Inc www.allowance.org.au
South Australian Companion Card www.virtual.hostaway.net.au/~sa.companioncard.org.au
Australian Human Rights Commission complaint service www.humanrights.gov.au/complaints_information
Disability Services Commission - Improving Access in the Community www.disability.wa.gov.au/DSC:STANDARD:1245405606:pc=L5
You’re Welcome WA Access Initiative – City of Perth www.perth.wa.gov.au/WAAccess/vis13_waaccess.html
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IntimateRider www.seatingdynamics.com.au/products.asp?category=25
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DDA exemptions www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights
Summer 2007
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Baribunma Mobility System www.baribunma.com.au
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Alio www.alio.com.au
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ANZSCIN www.anzscin.org
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Publications
The Personal Care Attendant Guide www.demosmedpub.com and follow the links to ‘Patient Education’ and ‘Caregiving’.
Access Anything: I Can Do That! www.accessanything.net/dis_travel_guide.php
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/buildings/good.htm
The Access to Premises Campaign Kit www.afdo.org.au/node/183
Access All Areas www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/publications
Disclosing Disability in Employment www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/publications
Goods and Services
Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney arts etc information www.d-ability.org
Paralympic Awareness and Accident Rehabilitation Program www.paralympic.org.au
Raising Children Network http://raisingchildren.net.au/children_with_disabilities/raising_children_with_disabilities.html
Carer Adjustment Payment www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/disabilities/carers-cap_july07.htm
Education to Employment Package www.uws.edu.au/rdlo/employment
Accessible Tourism Project www.australiaforall.com.au
Diary
Having a Say www.toni.com.au/HavingASay.html
Making it Happen—The New Deal gabrielle.jones@nds.org.au
National Housing Conference www.iceaustralia.com
Social Work Research and Practice m.biasatti@edfac.usyd.edu.au
International Spine and Spinal Injuries Conference issicon@isiconline.org / drhschhabra@isiconline.org
Asia Pacific Disability Forum www.nfowd.com
Parents, Families and Carers Conference www.civilsociety.org.au/PFCProgram.htm
Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities www.pacrim.hawaii.edu
Computer Mailbox
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Computer Mailbox
ORCCA www.orcca.com/Photo.htm
Ability Technology www.ability.org.au
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NSW Parliament www.parliament.nsw.gov.au
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Hot Topics www.scia.org.au/hot_topics
Virgin Blue www.virginblue.com.au/info/mobility_airport.php
Qantas www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/beforeYouTravel/specialNeeds/mobilityAssistance
Disabled Persons Parking Schemes in Australia www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/BB2E3307-9AB0-48B9-9CEF-E03903A7E0EE/0/TR2005260v4.pdf
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Wollemai Afloat www.wollemiafloat.com.au
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Tweed Shire Council www.tweed.nsw.gov.au
Byron Bay Council www.byron.nsw.gov.au
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Adelaide Fringe www.adelaidefringe.com.au
Arts Access eNewsletter www.artsaccess-sa.org.au/join
