Celebrating 60 years of service - Cerebral Palsy League

In search of Miss QueenslandThe Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland is calling on “long lost” MissAustralia winners to step forward to help celebrate our 60th anniversary.Celebrating its 60th birthday this year, the Cerebral Palsy League is onthe hunt for former Miss Australia winners, particularly those living inQueensland, to help join in the anniversary activities.The Miss Australia Quest began in 1954 to celebrate the successof young Australian women and went on to become one of the mostsuccessful fundraising events in Australian history.The Quest was conducted throughout the country to raise funds for thecare and welfare of children and adults with cerebral palsy.To date, the Miss Australia Quest has raised close to $90 million for thecause Australia wide.CEO of the Cerebral Palsy League, Ms Angela Tillmanns, says she ishopeful to locate these significant contributors in time for the charity’sbirthday celebrations.“Miss Australia is a key part of the Cerebral Palsy League’s history andan imperative part of the success we have enjoyed to date,” said MsTillmanns.“Many of our former Miss Australia’s have married, changed their nameand address and it’s hard for us to keep in touch to communicate ourvote of thanks.“The Quest had a spirit of friendship, camaraderie, generosity andcompassion and we’d love to have those contributors present at our 60thcelebrations this year,” she said.The Cerebral Palsy League kicked off its 60th celebrations with abirthday party in late June to launch a state wide appeal focusing on thegrowing needs of people with a disability in regional centres throughoutQueensland.If you are – or are in regular contact with – a former Miss Queensland orMiss Australia, please contact the Cerebral Palsy League of Queenslandon 1800 819 086 or register your details on www.cplqld.org.auPower to the people – Integrated wheelchair controlsBy John Pashen and Vicki Robinson, Technology Support ServiceIntegrated power wheelchair controls offer an individual the flexibility and ability to operate multiple devicesfrom the comfort of their power wheelchair.Such applications include speech generating devices, computers and environmental control options, such as atelevision, DVD, stereo and lights.The flexibility of current integrated powered wheelchair controls is such that an individual can operate morethan one device from a single control point at any given time. This allows the person operating the wheelchairto perform multiple tasks such as operate a communication device, turn on a television, switch the lights on oroff, or even emailing a friend, all from a power wheelchair joystick or switch.Integrated power wheelchair control systems available include:•••Q-Logic with enhanced display which is available on some Quantum power wheelchairs.Delphi Electronics with enhanced display which is available on some Sunrise Medical power wheelchairs.Click-to-Go and Genie Joystick master remotes which is available for use on power wheelchairs using aDynamic operating system.For more information on Integrated Power Wheelchair Control Systems please contact your localtherapy team or Technology Support Services on 07 3637 6376.League News Volume 32 Edition 2, 2008 - Page 11