A personal story by Jan, a polio survivor living in Queensland. “I feel in general, many polio survivors tend to have the attitude that if something works for you, don’t change it. Each time we were provided with new equipment … Read More ▷
Mudgee’s Ella Gaffney said the National Disability Insurance Scheme shuts out Australia’s single largest physical disability group – survivors of polio. Polio may not receive the same attention as other diseases but Mudgee survivor Ella Gaffney is campaigning for politicians … Read More ▷
by Norah Jones ~ contracted polio at age 3 I was born in England and contracted Polio at the age of three. I only remember getting out of bed and falling down. Evacuated at the age of five and therefore no … Read More ▷
— PRESS RELEASE — On Wednesday 29th October, at 9:30 am, Australia’s polio survivors take their fight to Canberra to remind Parliament that “We’re Still Here!” and call on the government to act NOW to support those living with polio’s … Read More ▷
— PRESS RELEASE — October is national Polio Awareness Month. On 29th October, polio survivors will converge on Parliament in Canberra to remind the Australian Government that the legacy of polio is still a very real, daily chronic concern for … Read More ▷
— PRESS RELEASE — October is National Polio Awareness Month. On 29th October, polio survivors will converge on Parliament in Canberra to remind the Australian Government that the legacy of polio is still a very real, daily chronic concern for … Read More ▷
— PRESS RELEASE — October is National Polio Awareness Month. On 29th October, polio survivors will converge on Parliament in Canberra to remind the Australian Government that the legacy of polio is still a very real, daily chronic concern for … Read More ▷
— PRESS RELEASE — Today, Friday 24 October, is World Polio Day. Dr John Tierney PhD OAM, Polio Australia’s President, has made the following statement to remind the Australian Government that ‘We’re Still here’ and need federal support now. “Today … Read More ▷
A polio sufferers’ group says too many medical professionals are unaware of the disease’s latent effects impacting thousands of Australians. Polio Australia says new health problems for those who contracted the disease during the last century are known as the … Read More ▷
The Newcastle-based President of Polio Australia is travelling to Canberra next week to highlight the lack of support being given to thousands of Australia polio survivors. John Tierney, a former Liberal Senator who contracted polio at birth, says although thousands … Read More ▷
