The Disability Information and Resource Centre

Access Fitness is a gymnasium with fully wheelchair accessible equipment. The gym is combined with a physiotherapy treatment facility and is supervised by fully trained staff, all accredited with their associated national body. Gym memberships are available for 1, 3, 6 and 12 months, and casual visits are also available. A 20% discount applies to those on a pension and concession card holders. To view the gym, make a booking or just an enquiry, call (08) 8336 7188. The gym is located at Suite 1 / 2 Portrush Rd, Payneham.

More information about the gym.

The gym will be holding an Open Day on Friday, 2nd December from 1-4pm to celebrate International Day of People with Disability. There will be various disability providers on display and the gym available for you to try. Light refreshments will also be available. RSVP to office@mpot.com.au or call 1300 368 141 to confirm your attendance by Friday the 25th of November.

More information about the open day.

Brooke and Claire, Occupational Therapy students from the University of South Australia have created a survey on long term exercise for people with a disability:

WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS – Long Term Exercise and Rehabilitation Activities for People with Disabilities. Our names are Brooke and Claire, and we are Occupational Therapy students from the University of South Australia. We are currently undertaking a community development project aiming to find out what the barriers are for people with disabilities when accessing long term exercise or rehabilitation activities in the community. If you are a person with a disability, or support someone with a disability, please take a couple of minutes to fill out our short survey. The answers you provide will be valuable to our project and will hopefully lead to improvement of services in the future for people with disabilities.

Please follow this link to participate in our survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PDF3863

AUSTSWIM are excited to announce the launch of their new training workshop Making Aquatics a Terrific Experience “MATE” in South Australia.

Who can attend? Disability support organisations, support carers, support staff, AUSTSWIM teachers, swim school coordinators or anyone interested. Be one of the first to attend this exciting new program!

MATE is an innovative and interactive community seminar aimed at optimising health and wellness opportunities for people with medical conditions and/or disabilities. This seminar promotes aquatic accessibility for all population groups.

This seminar has been designed to provide participants with the information, skills and confidence to take a person with a medical condition and/or disability to the pool for recreation activities. Aquatic activities are a valued and significant aspect of the Australian lifestyle. Often what prevents participation for community members is not lack of ability but lack of opportunity. The MATE seminar is not about swimming strokes; it is a guide to encouraging and facilitating physical activity in an aquatic environment for people who do not always have the opportunity to participate in aquatic activity.

State Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Saturday February 4th 9.00am-1.00pm. Enrolment fee $70.00.

View a promotional film clip for MATE.

For full details, have a look at the flyer.

Sitting Volleyball is a fun way to exercise and enjoy the company of others.

Who can play?

Anyone who is able to move around the floor (with or without a disability).

Where

Goodwood Community Centre
Rosa Street Goodwood

Want more details or wish to register a team?

Contact Heather Brown on 8272 1495 or Dinny Sheffield on 0412 795 881 of D-Volleyball SA Inc.

The SA Government has supported this Sitting Volleyball project by funding provided through the Inclusive Recreation Inclusive Sport (IRIS) scheme.

“Using the internet to increase physical activity in teenagers with cerebral palsy – are you kidding?” by Dr Carol Maher, is the third lecture in the Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation’s 2009 New Science Seminar Series.

The free session, to be held on Wednesday 22 July at 10.30,  goes for about an hour and will include a light morning tea and an opportunity for Q & A.

The presenter is a 2008 Young Investigator Awards (YIA) finalist. The presentation will be a snapshot of her research findings in everyday language.

Queen Victoria Lecture Theatre
Ground Floor of the Queen Victoria
Building at the Women’s & Children’s
Hospital, 72 King William Rd, North Adelaide
Gold coin donation appreciated
For more information contact:
rani.clark@wchfoundation.org.au
or phone (08) 8464 7900

RSVP’s are not required.

Invitation flier (pdf)

If you have had a stroke and have chronic weakness down one side Dr. Maarten Immink would like to hear from you. He is currently recruiting volunteer participants for a research project being conducted by the School of Health Sciences at UniSA, Adelaide, South Australia.

This project is investigating outcomes associated with participation in a 12-week yoga and meditation program involving weekly group classes and home practice. The program is entirely free for participants and they get to keep the materials they are given for the program (yoga mat, CD & home program booklet).

Please feel free to contact Dr. Maarten Immink, Principal Investigator – Yoga for Stroke Project ph: (08) 8302 267 if you would like to participate in the program or have any questions.