In this issue:
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Review of “The Broken Boy” By Patrick Cockburn
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Update on our meetings with Polio Services
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Standing together against transport cuts
+ much more
Newsletters
In this issue:
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PPV attend en masse at the Australasian Pacific Post Polio Conference
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Polio services – meeting with St Vincent’s hospital
+ more
In this issue:
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Quality patient care: the polio survivor’s perspective
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Visit to Shepparton
+ much more
2015 has been a great year.
- Looking back at our achievements
- Renewing and reaffirming our goals
- Welcoming the new committee
In this issue:
- ‘The Golden Age’ – review of a novel by Joan London, set in a Western Australian polio rehabilitation home for children in the 1950’s.
- NDIS press release by Daniel Andrews
- Report on PPV’s education campaign on respiratory issues
- Advocating in the dining room at Parliament house
- PPV’s letter in ‘The Age’.
In this issue:
- Advocating for equal funding for all people with a life-long disability
- A response to our concerns from Minister Foley
- Report on Polio Australia’s retreat in Torquay, May 2015
- Polio: Life Stage Matters Conference notice
- PWD (People with a disability) media release re the 2015 budget
+ much more
In this issue:
- Accessibility and inclusion in Victoria’s national parks
- Bushfire planning leaves behind people with disabilities
+ much more
- “Walk With Me” Fundraiser report
- Vale Beth Brodribb
- Super Stops – Melbourne Wheelchair Accessible Tram Stops
- PPV’s Advocacy Survey
+ much more
- Pilot Program on Fatigue and Strategies
- Taxi Industry Reform Should Improve Services for People with Disability
- “We’re Still Here” Campaign in Canberra
- Disability Care goes Live
- Polio Australia’s Canberra Campaign
+ much more
In this issue all the way from W.A:
- Notes from the Adelaide Polio Retreat
- Polio Stories: Paul Bezuidenhout 1953-2013
- Heart Health
- WA’s Polio President Dr John Niblett treats cancer in PNG
+ jokes, questionaires and more
In this issue:
- Hospital Protocols for Managing Patients with Post Polio
- Congratulations on the NDIS Bill Endorsed through the Australian Parliament
- Advocacy Working Group Report
- Touched by Polio Art Exhibition and Auction
+ much more
In this issue:
- London Paralympics: two perspectives
- PPV Members join Polio Australia for the “We’re Still Here” Campaign in Canberra
- Tips for booking a Wheelchair Accessible Taxi (WAT) on Christmas Day
- President’s Report to the PPV Annual General Meeting
+ much more
In this issue:
- Polio Australia Mass Canberra Gathering
- Victorian Taxi Industry Inquiry
- The NDIS and polio – how will we fare?
- Did you know…?
Essential Medical Equipment Payment - Vale Joan Gillespie (1937 -2012)
+ much more
In this issue:
- Polio Australia Mass Canberra Gathering
- PPV Represents Victoria at Post Polio Parliamentary Roundtable Discussion
- Post polio syndrome not recognised by doctors
+ much more
In this issue:
- Introducing New PPV Committee members
- Polio Australia’s 2011 AGM/Planning Meeting
- Polio in Parliament
- Ramesh Ferris Polio Foundation
+ much more
In this issue:
- European Conference on Post Polio Syndrome report back
- The global Polio situation
+ much more
In this issue:
- European Conference on Post Polio Syndrome
- Thanks to Blackburn Lions Club
- Rotary’s commitment to Post Polio
+ much more
In this issue:
- Wellness Retreat at Mount Eliza Report
- Mornington Peninsula Visit Report
In this issue:
- National Disability & Carer Conference Report
- Mt Eliza Polio Wellness Retreat Report
In this issue:
- Polio Australia retreat at Mt Eliza
- NDIS Productivity Commission submission
- Legal help for community groups
+ much more