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Independent Living Centre (ILC) and ILC’s Australia Website. Ruth Friede Physiotherapist Yooralla December 2010. Independent Living Centre Victoria. 54 Railway Road Blackburn 705 Princes Highway Brooklyn. ILC Display Centre. ILC Database. 5000 items on the Victorian ILC database
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Independent Living Centre (ILC) and ILC’s Australia Website Ruth Friede Physiotherapist Yooralla December 2010
Independent Living CentreVictoria • 54 Railway Road Blackburn 705 Princes Highway Brooklyn
ILC Database • 5000 items on the Victorian ILC database • Divided into 16 categories • Hygiene Wheelchairs, Scooters, Cushions, Ramps • Clothing and Dressing Lifting, Transferring, Standing • Continence Transport • Beds and Bed Equipment Phones, Communication • Eating and Drinking Computer Access/Environmental Controls • Household Aids Vocational Aids and Equipment • Seating Recreation • Walking and Mobility Aids Building Requirements and Design
ILCA Website • ILC’s are represented Australia wide QLD NSW ACT SA WA TAS VIC
ILCA Website • In 2010 all ILC’s are being brought together to write up Equipment for one national web based database-ILC Australia.
Independent Living Centres Australia (ILCA) Website Independent Living Centres Australia (ILCA) Website
ILCA Website www.ilcaustralia.org.au Click on Product Search
ILCA Website www.ilcaustralia.org.au Click on Victoria
ILCA Website www.ilcaustralia.org.au Click on Product Category (Household Aids)
ILCA Website www.ilcaustralia.org.au Select Sub-Category of products to search (eg Stabilising and slip resistant aids)
ILCA Website www.ilcaustralia.org.au Browse products. To view details of product click on picture or title.
ILCA Website www.ilcaustralia.org.au Click on supplier name for full details
ILCA Website www.ilcaustralia.org.au Click on live link to website
Standards • Standards
Standards • Australian Standards have been developed to ensure equipment meets recognised safety and reliability criteria. • They are a basic standard and relate to testing methods and design. • The Independent Living Centre (ILC) is represented nationally on the Australian Standards Committee. • Helpful Contacts: • Customer Information Service for Standards (Sydney)-Freecall 1800 035 822 • Standards Australia www.standards.com.au • Standards Australia Information Line (Melb) : (03) 9693 3555 • Customer Information Service (Sydney)-Freecall 1800 035 822
Standards • To achieve this status, equipment must pass a series of tests in which it is put under difficult conditions that are designed to be similar to those that the child or adult may face when the equipment is used. • For example, wheelchairs are tested for safety at different speeds, conditions and surfaces
International Standards • ISO (International Organization for Standardization) • Where there is not an Australian Standard, international standards are often harmonised. • This means they are reviewed by the Australian working parties to ensure they work for our environment.
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