Esther Simbi, a fellow polio survivor, has written a book “Beyond Calamity” – described as “My Journey from Disability and Disaster to Possibility and Empowerment”. If you would like to find out more and purchase the book, visit: www.vividpublishing.com.au/beyondcalamity/ Esther … Read More ▷
On 28th February 2019, I attended the Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA) Conference in Melbourne. Polio Australia was lucky enough to win a free day-pass from The Xfactor Collective and unfortunately our Finance Manager, Bonnie, was unable to attend. The … Read More ▷
The Australian Assistive Technology Conference was held from Wednesday 14th to Friday 16th of November 2018. The conference provided health professionals, developers and consumers with the opportunity to learn, share and discuss the importance of assistive technology (AT) as an … Read More ▷
Polio Australia’s Steph Cantrill presented on “Getting the Assessment and Prescription Right with Polio Survivors”, including some preliminary results of the recent Orthotic Users’ Survey, at the Pedorthics: Striding Ahead conference on 22 September 2018. This presentation was made on … Read More ▷
Polio Australia’s Paul Cavendish and Jake Malsbury attended the Brisbane General Practice Convention & Exhibition on 14-16th of September 2018. With the chance to network with various health professionals from across the state of Queensland, Paul and Jake were able … Read More ▷
Polio Australia’s Clinical Health Educator, Paul Cavendish attended University of New South Wales Medical Student Health Maintenance Expo.
Read More ▷Polio Australia and Polio SA hosted an Information Session for polio survivors, to better equip them with knowledge around the Late Effects of Polio (LEoP). We were fortunate to have an article published in the Adelaide Advertiser on the LEoP … Read More ▷
On Thursday 30 November, Polio Australia’s Board was joined by the ACT Polio Support Group’s members, and a number of other polio survivors and supporters, at a Morning Tea and Launch of Polio Australia’s LEoP Clinical Practice Workshops Program.
Read More ▷Walk With Me 2017 was held in Canberra on Thursday 30th November 2017. View all of the photos here!
Read More ▷Polio Australia, with the help of Village Cinemas, was fortunate to secure the rights to 2 exclusive early-release screenings of the highly acclaimed movie Breathe, a real-life story of tragedy and resilience.
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