Does Australia have enough homes built with accessibility at the forefront of design? Sadly, it seems not. Latest figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that 36% of households contain a person with a disability. However, there’s only a few specially-built homes which are accessible to all. That’s why it’s always refreshing to learn…
People have been dressing up their white canes as part of a social media campaign. The event was organised as part of International White Cane Day, with celebrations this year focusing on assistive technology. Using the hashtag #MyCaneMyWay, clients posted photographs of themselves with their canes. Cooper Chilcott kicked the campaign off with a photograph…
John Aitken is the picture of fitness working out at the Exercise Clinic at VisAbility. The 65-year-old has less than 10% sight but comes twice a week under the guidance of Kane Perris, Sport and Recreation Officer. John’s aim is to gain muscle mass, improve his posture and to challenge himself physically. It’s marked contrast…
Tood Murtha is one of our clients who is proof that you can go on to lead an independent life, look after your family, and even drive again following an acquired brain injury. Four years ago Todd Murtha was working offshore on an oil rig off the Indian coast as a machinery driver. He’d been…
Do you know about the many skills and activity courses we run at VisAbility? As we move into spring, we’re introducing a few more which can be accessed with funding from the NDIS or through My Aged Care. These groups and activities are held at our Community Activity Centre at VisAbility in Victoria Park. We’re…
If you’re passionate about sport, it’s only natural that you’ll want to share your enthusiasm with others. David Martin is such an ardent fan of blind cricket, that he’s going the extra mile by offering one-on-one free cricketing lessons. David’s aim? To establish a blind cricket group in Karratha. His tuition is open to all,…
VisAbility has created ‘How I Learn’ – a free tool to help young people with disabilities to advocate for their learning needs. It will empower them to have greater control over how they’re taught. The ‘How I Learn’ website means students with disabilities can document their learning and accessibility needs in one place. The new…
The Tanami route from Halls Creek to Broome is one of the most well-known outback tracks, because it snakes from Alice Springs to Halls Creek in the Kimberley. This is the setting for a soon-to-be released children’s book about a teddy bear who’s blind. The journey is somewhat of an arduous trip across 1,000 km…
It may look odd – a dog kitted out in an overall having his paws painted by a ten-year old girl, but it’s just one of many activities a child can enjoy during a session of Dog-Assisted Therapy. Tahnee Neesham has Asperger’s. She’s just finishing six sessions of Dog-Assisted Therapy at VisAbility and her mum…
We’ve held our first ever ‘Test Drive a Guide Dog’ workshop in Western Australia, for youngsters who may be considering a Guide Dog when they’re a bit older. Seven teenagers aged between 14 and 18 took part in the event held at VisAbility over the school holidays and all of them had some form of…