Transcript Capabilities Magazine 101 - disAbilities Resource Centre Southland

Capabilities
APRIL 2014
Printed by disAbilities Resource Centre Southland
Major Sponsor 2014
May Day Health + Disability Expo
MAY DAY EXHIBITORS
Access Ability
Age Concern Southland
Alzheimers Society
Arthritis NZ
Assn of Blind Citizens
Autism Southland
Balance Wellness Centre
Barnardoes Kidstart Childcare
Bay Audiology
Bupa Care Services
Cancer Society Southland
CCS Disability Action
CCS Disability Action Library
Services - Wellington
Conductive Education Southern
Citizens Advice Bureau
Deaf Aotearoa
Diabetes Southland
DRC Queenstown
DRC Southland
Driving Miss Daisy
Epilepsy Assn
Family Planning
Freedom Mobility
Gore Heath—Molemap
Head Injury Society
Hearing Assn
Hearing Dogs
Heart Foundation
Idea Services
Invercargill City Libraries
Invercargill Vegan Society
Jubilee Budge
Mental Health Day Activity Centres
Mr Rental
Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu Trust
Number 10 - Southland Youth One
Stop Shop
PACT
Parent to Parent Southland
People First
Presbyterian Support Services
Rainbow Respite Care
RNZ Foundation of the Blind
Rowena Jackson Retirement Village
Ruru Specialist School
SIT 2nd Year Nursing Students +
Tutors
SIT - Disability Services
Southern Mobility
Southern Primary Health Organisation
Southland Asthma Society
Southland Community Law Centre
Southland Kidney
Southland Multiple Sclerosis Society
Southland Ostomy Society
Southland Psoriasis Assn
Southland Stroke Club
Southland Widowed Ass Inc
Special Olympics
SPELD Southland
Supporting Families Southland
Time-Out Carers
Volunteer South
Waikiwi Vocational Programme
Windmill Specialised Care
WINZ
Check the Southland Express
liftout published 1 May 2014 or
www.drcsouth.co.nz
for an updated Exhibitor listing
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MAY DAY
HEALTH + DISABILITY
EXPO
We are very grateful for the support we
receive from our sponsors which may be
product, giveaways, vouchers and monetary
donations.
We appreciate the support we get from
exhibitors, many of whom have been
supporting us for many years. We
We would like to invite you to come along welcome some new exhibitors this year to our eighth May day Health + Disability Balance Wellness Centre, CCS Disability
Expo which is being held on 3rd May 2014 Action Wellington, Freedom Mobility
a the Invercargill Workingmen's Club from (with a vehicle on site), Mr Rental,
Rainbow Respite Care, Southland Asthma
10am to 3pm.
Society, Southland Widowed Assn,
Windmill Specialised Care.
The expo continues with the same
successful format as other years with over
The expo would not be complete without
60 exhibitors, free health checks, door
the free health checks. Southern Institute
prizes, competitions and giveaways. The
Technology 2nd year nursing students and
theme for the scarecrow competition is
tutors have provided this very worthwhile
Scarecrows in Motion which will provide
some fun, colour and laughter. Lunch will service at every expo.
be available at the Corinthian Restaurant
See you on the day.
for a very modest cost.
DRC Southland
MAY DAY SUPPORTERS
Allied Medical
Country Manor @ The Club
Elles Road New World
Enable NZ
Gore Health Molemap
Hewat Galt
Humphrey Law
ILT
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Kayes Bakery
McPhersons Consumer Products
Officemax
PaknSave
Riverside Rentals
Rob Kinsey
Southern PHO
Southland Express
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New exhibitor at MAY DAY
CCS Disability Action Library Services - Wellington
Did you know that CCS Disability Action has a library, which is available for
EVERYONE to use?
Our information service is like a mini-public library, where all the books and
magazines and DVDs are about disability, or providing services to people living
with a disability.
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If you are a parent wondering how to toilet-train your child with
Autism Spectrum Disorder,
or a community support worker wondering what ‘personalisation’ is,
and how to deliver it
or you are wanting to read a good story about someone with a
disability just like yours,
You need a children’s book on how to help a child make friends?
Want to watch a good movie like the ‘Intouchables’ or ‘Mary and
Max’?
You can e-mail our librarian, and you will be sent books, DVDs or magazine
articles that answer your questions, wherever you live. You can see what
we have in our library by searching our catalogue from the CCS Disability
Action Information Service web page www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz
You can borrow them for a month and
then post them back to us. It’s
absolutely FREE! Thanks to the
Ministry of Health.
Email: [email protected]
or call 0800 227 200 or …come and
see us at the May Day Expo! We will
be there with a sample of our library’s
resources, which you can borrow
there and then!
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New Option for Southland
Accessible Vehicle Hire
Freedom Mobility offers self-drive hire
vehicles suitable for people with disabilities
and their carers. The country’s largest
mobility vehicle rental company, we deliver
throughout New Zealand.
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Other
adaptions
including
electrical swing out seats, left foot
accelerator vehicles, and cranes for
the easy stowage of your
wheelchair.
Here’s what our present Invercargill clients We offer vehicles for both short & longer
say:
term hire anywhere in New Zealand,
“My own hand-control car blew a head working from our bases in Auckland,
gasket. At first I used taxis to get to work, Christchurch, Queenstown and Dunedin.
but it wasn’t ideal, because when you’re on We ensure that you are given full instruction
call you have to be able to jump whatever on all mobility equipment at the time of
the time. Your hire car with hand-controls delivery to ensure your safety.
also gives me the freedom to see the Our rates include GST, unlimited kms/
grandkids and do the shopping…”
mileage and insurance - no hidden costs or
nasty surprises. We have free 24 hour
–An Invercargill based client
Roadside Assistance included in the hire fee
“With the Freedom Mobility hire hand- (some non-mechanical exclusions apply)
control car I can drive the 26km needed to
Freedom Mobility are also members of
get a loaf of bread.”
Rental Vehicle Association New Zealand –A rural Southland Client
assurance that you’re dealing with a
“We were very appreciative of how Freedom reputable company.
Mobility went out of their way to make So if you feel yourself in the need of wheels
things happen. The wheelchair accessible either in Southland or a holiday further
van was fantastic. It meant that the kids in North, give us a call. Our expert team will
powerchairs could continue to go on outings assist you.
with our holiday program.”
–Graeme Pearson, Child and Adolescent
Manager, Windmill Specialized Care.
It is our aim to provide outstanding service
to those members of the disabled community
who find themselves in need of a temporary
transport solution.
Our rental fleet comprises;
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Hand controlled cars both radial
and push pull,
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Wheelchair accessible with either
hoists or ramps to suit every
circumstance,
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Renault Kangoo vehicle will be on
display at May Day
JUNE 2013
New exhibitor at MAY DAY
Rainbow Respite Care
A new and much wanted service is to be started in Gore. Raewyn Moate is soon to launch
her new business Rainbow Respite Care. The service will be based on Hokonui Drive in
the old backpackers which is ideal as the building is fire compliant and accessible.
Raewyn has been operating a respite care service out of her home and is now ready to set
this up as a business. Raewyn has 30 years service in the disability sector including
working for CCS, IHC, Stroke Foundation and she also has a Certificate in Social Work.
The aim of Rainbow Respite Care is to give caregivers a break and to give the client their
own individualised care. Raewyn may be able to take up to 8 clients of any age and
disability. However eligibility will be on a case to case basis. The respite care can be
private pay or by using respite care payment.
Come and see Raewyn at May Day or email
[email protected]
Scarecrow in Motion
(entries as at 1.4.14)
Ascot Care Home
Calvary Hospital
Cargill Resthome
CCS Disability Action Southland
Clare House
Gorge Road School (Room 2)
Idea Services
Peacehaven Cottages &
Townhouses
Rata Park Resthome
Roselodge Resthome
Rowena Jackson Retirement Village
Southland Stroke Club
Walmsley House
Windsor North School
Wyndham & Districts Community Resthome
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Vote for your favourite
scarecrow
The most popular
scarecrow will be
determined by the
highest money count.
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" he Very Best in Quality,
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Designs And Construction"
Comfort Socks NZ Ltd is a 100% New Zealand
owned and operated manufacturer of premium quality socks.
DRC Southland stocks both Comfort Socks NZ and Humphrey Law
Socks from Australia.
We stock both brands because they have a range of health top socks.
Health top socks do not restrict circulation but do not slip down.
Both the Kiwis and the Aussies are offering a FREE PAIR OF
SOCKS when you buy a pair of socks at May Day.
(offer only at May Day and while stocks last,
limit 2 pairs per customer)
HUMPREY LAW SOCKS
Humphrey Law has been making socks
For 66 years.
DRC Southland has a great supply
and colour range of
Humphrey Law socks.
Merino/Alpaca
Merino/Wool blend (fine)
Cotton blend (fine)
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Some pics from
May Day
Health +
Disability Expo
2013
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Congratulations Trevor
Congratulations
Trevor McGowan has been a volunteer at DRC Southland since its opening
in 1992. Trevor has many interests one of which is walking. Some of the
events Trevor has taken part in recently involve walking distances of 10kms
or more and include— Surf to City (Invercargill), Masters Games (Dunedin)
Wai Tri (Invercargill) Riverton Marathon (Riverton), Gore Half Marathon
(Gore) and the Papatowai Challenge (Papatowai).
Trevor has just completed his 5th
Papatowai Challenge which was
acknowledged by a Five Year
Participation medal pictured on
the right.
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DRC Home Service
At DRC Southland our excellent reputation the recruitment of good quality employment
plus we comply with the New Zealand
has paid off.
Government Tax liabilities associated with
Several of our previous Older Persons Health paying wages or Goods & Services Tax.
Clients are now experiencing difficulty in
keeping their housekeeping services
DRC Southland is externally audited under
occurring on a regular basis. DRC Southland the National Sector Standards and we
is now fielding many enquires from our
repeatedly are given the highest accolades
valued aged population to provide private
available from these auditors on our
services. Most people are choosing DRC
efficiency and consumer relations.
Southland because of our excellent
reputation. One factor seems to be a major
DRC Southland is a Not-For-Profit
consideration, DRC Southland is a fully
Charitable Trust and continues to offer great
owned and operated Southland organisation, value for money. Our hourly charge is very
so when you ring our office you are talking to reasonable and compared with other trades
us, someone in Southland.
people, is considered very reasonable indeed.
Our employees are of the highest calibre and
are fully checked under the “Clean Slate Act”
via the Criminal Vetting Service. The
minimum requirement for all our employees
is that they must complete workplace training
in the National Certificate in Community
Services Level 3 within the first 18 months of
employment. Employees of this standard can
then be trusted to enter your home whenever
you want, in fact in some cases our
employees can clean your home while you
are out so you return to a lovely smelling
home all spick ’n’ span for another week.
You are in control so you get to choose the
tasks you want completed so you could even
return to a yummy home cooked meal if
that’s what you have arranged. You choose
how often you would like these services to be
provided which gives you the flexibility of
weekly, fortnightly, whatever you want. We
also offer our clients the reassurance of
regular service by of being able to provide
cover when their housekeeper is sick or on
holiday.
If you would like to arrange any services
please so not hesitate to contact us
DRC Southland
03 214 5000
0800 100 531
192 Spey Street
Invercargill
If you are coming to May Day come to the
DRC Southland stand to discuss what
options we may have to suit you.
DRC Southland takes responsibility for all
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What can you find in the DRC Shop
to keep you independence or regain your independence
Air Cycle, Anti-flamme, Arnica Cream, Arthritis Gloves, Bath Board,
Bath Mat, Bath Sponge, Bath Transfer Board, Bed Cradle, Battery Jar
Opener, Bed Socks, Book Holders, Bottle Opener, Bottom Wiper, Bra
Angel, Bump Ons, Button Hook, Can Opener, Card Holder, Car
Handybar, Car Swivel Seat, Catheter Bags, Catheter Straps, Chair
Protectors, Clothes Protectors, Colander, Commodes, Containers,
Crutches, Cutlery, Deep Heat Patches, Drinking Straws, Egg Beater,
Elastic Shoelaces, Eye Drop Guide, Feeding Cups, Food Chopper,
Food Steamer, Grater, Handireachers, Hair Comb, Hair Brush, Health
Top Socks, Incontinence Bed Pads, Incontinence Pads, Incontinence
Pull Ons, Incontinence Sheets, Incontinence Underwear, Jar Opener,
Kettle Tipper, Kitchen Workstation, Leg Protectors, Liquid Holster,
Low Base Walking Stick, Lumbar Rolls, Magnifying Aids, Pedal
Exerciser, Playing Cards, Mattress Protectors, Mobility Scooter,
Original Weeder, Over Bed Table, Peelers, Phones, Pillbob, Pill
Cutter, Pill Crusher, Pillow with Waterproof cover, Plates, Plate
Surround, Potato Masher, Pull Ons, Pzote Tubing, Scissors, Shewee,
Shoehorns, Showerbags, Shower Mat, Shower Stools, Stocking Aids,
Tablet Crusher, TENS Machine, Toilet Frames, Toilet Seat Raisers,
Transfer Belt, Transfer Sheet, Trolley, Unifoot, Uplift Electric Chair,
Urinals, Vision Impaired Badges, Walkers, Walking Sticks, Walking
Stick Straps, Walking Stick Tips, Wheelchairs, Whisk, Wrist Brace, Zip
Puller
If we do not stock what you need,
we may be able to source it for you
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DRC Shop + Hire
Come to DRC’s stand at May Day Health
and Disability and you will see the great
selection and variety of the items we stock.
MAY DAY ONLY
EXPO SPECIAL
FREE PAIR OF SOCKS with every pair of
socks purchased
(limited stock, limit 2 pairs per customer)
Electric Lift Chair
Twin Motors
Battery backup
Removable back
Fabric protection
$30 a week to hire
New Price $1700
KNEE WALKER
This item is proving
very popular with
injuries to ankles and
Achilles tendons.
Oxo Grip POP Containers
Back by popular demand
The containers have a unique
push button mechanism that
creates an airtight seal with
just one touch.
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The button also serves as a handle to lift off
the lid.
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Modular stacking
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Square and rectangle
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shapes available
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Corners allow for easy
pouring
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All containers are
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BPA free
We also stock many other oxo grip products
Including utensils, knives, can openers,
beaters, mashers, peelers, jar openers and
more
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Handireachers
We have a
selection of
handireachers to
meet different
needs
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Length
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Handgrip
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Rigid
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Folding
Price range from
$18 - $49
JUNE 2013
DRC SCOOTERS
Discovery
This model is one of the best sellers that
suits most riders. Its large terrain tyres
cover rough ground easily and it is a real
hill-climber with its 800w motor and
45A batteries. Very popular for
community grant applications, this
model is priced for complete
affordability.
$3990
Maxi HT (Heavy Terrain)
This model has been developed specifically to meet
the hard driving conditions in NZ. Its huge motor,
tyres and batteries combined with large chassis mean
this scooter can handle tough terrain, big, heavy or
tall riders and is a real long distance tourer.
$4990
Explorer
The Explorer is the favourite model for gentle to
medium terrain while being the most affordable.
This never-fail scooter carries 2 x 45amp batteries
which could be the biggest around for a scooter this
size and offers a great feeling of confidence and
security in your travel.
$3300
FREE FRONT AND REAR BASKETS
FREE WALKING STICK AND WALKING STICK HOLDER
FREE COVER
FREE VISABILITY FLAG
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DRC Van
DRC
out and about
3 May 2014
May Day Health +
Disability Expo
Invercargill
Workingmen's Club
19 June 2014
Gore Equipment Day
Senior Citizens
Ardwick Street Gore
1pm - 3pm
Hospital Courtesy Van
Scratchie Board Winners
Countdown Voucher #3
Kevin
Scratchie #165
Phillipa
Scratchie #166
Diane
Whitebait #3
Alexis
All monies raised go to towards
the cost of running the van
27 June 2014
Multiple Sclerosis meeting
Gala Street
Invercargill
21 August 2014
Gore Equipment Day
Senior Citizens
Ardwick Street
Gore
1pm - 3pm
Please note change of email address
16 October 2014
Gore Equipment Day
Senior Citizens
Ardwick Street
Gore
1pm - 3pm
Southland Stroke Foundation
[email protected]
Please note change of address for
Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu Trust
27 November 2014
Gore Equipment Day’
Senior Citizens
Ardwick Street
Gore
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Level 2
92 Spey Street Invercargill
Phone 214 5260
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Video Remote Interpreting
Great news for the Deaf Community! The Video Remote
interpreting (VRI) service is now available in a lot of new
places around New Zealand. VRI is a free service
available for Deaf NZSL users when they have a meeting
with hearing staff at government agencies. VRI uses
computer video technology to access a qualified NZSL
Interpreter on screen.
In the last few weeks we have been training staff at Work
and Income (WINZ), Child Youth and Family CCYF) and
ACC offices around New Zealand so Deaf people can use VRI for meetings or appointments
with their staff.
VRI is now available in these places:Whangarei: ACC and Ministry of Social Development
New Plymouth: Ministry of Social Development
Dunedin: Ministry of Social Development
Tauranga: Child Youth and Family
Invercargill: ACC and Child Youth and Family.
In Wellington and Christchurch VRI is only available to use at Ministry of Social
Development Regional offices. This is because the video conferencing equipment used to
connect with the interpreter is located only at these offices. This means that if you want to
use VRI for an appointment your meeting will take place in the Region office rather than at
the local Community Link, Work and Income or Child Youth and Family office.
If your want to book with Work and Income using VRI, you can contact the Deaf Link
service.
Deaf Link free fax
TTY
Text
Email
0800 621 621
0800 111 113
029 286 7170
[email protected]
To find out more about VRI and view a list of locations where VRI is available on the VRI
website http://www.vri.govt.nz/
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P O Box 1091 Postcode 9840
192 Spey Street Postcode 9810
INVERCARGILL
Phone: 03 214 5000 or 0800 100 531
Fax: 03 218 2694
Email: [email protected]
www.drcsouth.co.nz
Return address
disAbilities Resource Centre
P O Box 1091, Invercargill 9840
The DRC is a not for profit Organisation providing services to
people with disabilities, their families, caregivers and the
community of Southland.
We provide information on all aspects of disability including:
equipment, finance, transport, disorders, services, access and
building design. We also provide hire and sale of equipment.
We have a home-visiting field work information service for
people unable to visit us at the Centre.
The Home Support Service provides personal care and
domestic assistance to people in their own homes. Our mission
is that …“all people with disabilities will have the chance to
reach their potential”