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SPINAL NETWORK NEWS<br />
<strong>December</strong> <strong>2009</strong> Volume 12 No 3 ISSN 1175-4753<br />
Karate Master at work page 19<br />
ACC UPDATES<br />
page 5<br />
SUSHI AND SPEECHES<br />
IN OSAKA<br />
page 11<br />
BURKE, PERTH<br />
AND ANZSCOS<br />
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SOUTHERN<br />
REHABILITATION<br />
INSTITUTE<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
EDITORIAL TEAM<br />
1 Cover<br />
2 Contents<br />
3 Letter to the Editor<br />
5 Acc Updates<br />
6 Obituary<br />
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PAUL STAFFORD <br />
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7 Recreation<br />
8 City Councils<br />
11 Conference in Japan<br />
15 ANZSCOS <strong>2009</strong><br />
18 Health<br />
19 Sport<br />
CONTRIBUTING<br />
WRITERS<br />
Karin O’Donnell<br />
John Bourke<br />
Hamish Ramsden<br />
Karen Rickerby<br />
Minnie Baragwanath<br />
Claire Freeman<br />
Jula Goebel<br />
Graham Tapper<br />
Rose Crossland<br />
CLAIRE FREEMAN<br />
HAMISH RAMSDEN<br />
JOHN BOURKE<br />
KARIN O’DONNELL<br />
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SPINAL NETWORK NEWS is published by the NZ Spinal Trust<br />
Send your contributions to: The Editor SPINAL NETWORK NEWS<br />
c/- New Zealand Spinal Trust, Private Bag 4708, Christchurch 8140<br />
Tel: (03) 383 7540 , Fax: (03) 383 7500<br />
Email: paulstafford@burwood.org.nz or info@nzspinaltrust.org.nz<br />
Web: www.nzspinaltrust.org.nz<br />
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in SPINAL NETWORK<br />
NEWS are those of its contributors. They do not necessarily<br />
represent the opinion of the members of the Editorial<br />
Committee or the policies of the New Zealand Spinal Trust.<br />
DESIGN & LAYOUT: Claire Freeman<br />
PRINTER: The Caxton Press Ltd.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR<br />
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3
NZST
UPDATE ON THE ACC ATTENDANT CARE RATES<br />
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HAMISH RAMSDEN<br />
HOW TO RESOLVE SUPPORT ISSUES WITH ACC<br />
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ROSE CROSSLAND<br />
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ROSS STANLEY HALLIGAN<br />
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MUST SEE WEBSITES<br />
Left, Ross Halligan, Leo Danger and right, Sandy Gerard<br />
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QUENTIN SMITH - A MAN ON A MISSION<br />
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HAMISH RAMSDEN<br />
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STEP UP AUCKLAND - REPORT FINDINGS<br />
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Left, David Rankin and right, Minnie Baragwanath <br />
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MINNIE BARAGWANATH
New Zealand Spinal Trust<br />
ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY WELLINGTON<br />
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Fabian Todd, mobility<br />
parking coordinator, with<br />
Bruce Moorman, project<br />
manager, in Central Park.<br />
JULA GOEBEL
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL<br />
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The Disability Advisory Group members and the area they<br />
represent are (from left to right): Cameron Scott (congenital<br />
physical disability), Michelle Clucas (youth), Karen Rickerby<br />
(Council Disability Advisor and facilitator), Simon Atkinson<br />
(intellectual disability), Andrea Lamont (Maori), Graham<br />
Tapper (acquired physical disability), Josje Lelijveld (deaf/<br />
hearing impaired) and Gloria Weeks (blind/visually impaired).<br />
Other members not pictured are Anne Scott (mental health<br />
representative) and Doreen McCoard (Disabled Persons<br />
Assembly representative).<br />
KAREN RICKERBY
SUSHI AND SPEECHES IN OSAKA
CLAIRE FREEMAN
BOURKE, PERTH AND ANZSCoS<br />
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SOUTHERN REHABILITATION INSTITUTE<br />
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How can people get referred to SRI?<br />
Spinal cord injury patients may now be referred to SRI<br />
for their rehabilitation when they are:<br />
- assessed via the Outreach clinics<br />
- or assessed by their general practitioner<br />
- or assessed by any of the specialist SCI<br />
physicians<br />
- referred by their ACC Support/Service Coordinator<br />
Once SRI receives a referral from any of the above<br />
clinicians they will contact the patient and then ACC to<br />
facilitate the funding etc. However for those patients not<br />
covered under ACC, a fee for service is required.
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KARIN O’DONNELL
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