Murdoch University Assistive Technology Expo 2003
Thursday 30th and Friday 31st October 2003
And a Good Day was had by all...
EXPO
Dr Ruth Shean, Director General, Disability Services Commission
WA
(Speech: Ruth
Shean)
and
Her Worship the Mayor, Katherine Jackson, JP, City of Melville
(Speech:
Katherine Jackson)
Representing the Vice Chancellor of Murdoch University was DVC Professor Jeff Gawthorne
Garner Annett, WA, Apple Computer Australia (left) and Casta Tungaraza, Manager, Equal Opportunity and Social Justice with Ms Yvonne Henderson, Commissioner for Equal Opportunity in WA and Tulip Penney of the Equal Opportunity Commission of WA (right)
Bev Floan does Auslan interpreting during
the DVC's speech
while Her
Worship the Mayor, Katherine Jackson, JP, City of Melville and
Dr
Ruth Shean, Director General, Disability Services Commission WA listen
The public responded well to the occasion
Murdoch
Equity Employment Officer Supratik Mukherji with Murdoch Equity Support Officer
Melissa Gauci listening to Di Paez from University
of Sunshine Coast, Queensland (left)
And Garner Annett, WA, Apple Computer Australia demonstrates to Expo
Assistant Coordinator Lyn Mahboub (right)
Helen James of Association for the Blind of WA
Phil Hazell of Pulse Data
Trevor Boyd and Brett Scarr of Quantum Technology
. 
Jenny Wheatcroft and Jenny Pupich of WA Deaf Society
Ray Baker of SingTel Optus demonstrating aspects of
Mobile
Communication for the Speech and Hearing Impaired
Natalie
Low of Independent Living Centre
WA Police First Class Constable
Jarrod
Stillman demonstrating SMS
Assist
– text messaging service for people with speech and hearing disabilities.
Tahlia Jayde of Voice Perfect Systems
Malcolm Whinfield of Assisted Listening Solutions talks to Mrs Whinfield & Annabel Bishop
Annabel Bishop of Australian Communication Exchange providing the National Relay Service
Fishers with Disabilities
see contact details below
Inventor Tui Mathews with her ingenious rocking style knife 'Quikkut Knife' (see http://e-bility.com/articles/mar01.shtml)
Trevor Boyd and Brett Scarr of Quantum Technology over viewing the Pacmate and the advantages of using Windows CE and Jaws as a tool to access information.
Phil Hazell of Pulse Data showing Low
Vision Solutions for Employment
and Education
and Solutions for the Blind in Employment and Education.
Michael O'Leary of Spectronics
with a visitor.
The team in Spectronics is made up of staff from therapy and technical
backgrounds who work closely with an Australia-wide network of teachers, other
specialised educationalists and therapists
Fishers with Disabilities -
involved in fishing clinics for people with disabilities
For more information on the VFLO program
contact Michelle Dyer at The
Department of Fisheries on (08) 9335 6800
Equipment from Apple Computer Australia (left) and Spectronics (right)
Malcolm
Whinfield of Assisted Listening Australia.
Malcolm has vast experiences in
communication technology from
simple telephone systems through to Satellite
technology.
Sally Hunter of Independent Living Centre assists with the appropriate selection of assistive technology
Tahlia
Jayde of Voice Perfect Systems explains voice recognition solutions
for personal computers
Casta
Tungaraza presenting the raffle prize to Sandy White --
"A Weekend Away", overnight accommodation
plus breakfast for 2 at
the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle