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You're invited to a dance party on Friday 17 July 2009, hosted by Northcott and Livewire*. The night is for young people aged 10 -21 with a disability, serious illness or chronic health condition. Join in the music and entertainment, with a special virtual tour of the Livewire social networking website.

For the kids, there'll be a lucky door prize, freebies and a chance to dance the night away.

For parents, there'll be a valuable information session on cyber safety and computer assisted technology.

In February 2009, the 3rd International Cerebral Palsy Conference was held in Sydney. Last week, we began sharing some of the major trends, significant findings, issues and future directions that were presented at the conference. This week, we discuss causal pathways to cerebral palsy.

Most causes of cerebral palsy occur before birth and most infants with cerebral palsy are born from uncomplicated deliveries. In the past, there has been a focus on the proximal cause(s) of cerebral palsy i.e. the event immediately effecting damage (e.g. hypoxia - lack of oxygen, trauma).

Advance notice for the fabulous Arts Activated Conference at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney on 25-26 March 2010. 

Hosted by Accessible Arts, the theme of this second conference is Arts - Access - Excellence. It will explore process, practice and innovation relating to inclusion of people with disability in the arts.

Did you know that to the north of Sydney, you can find two wheelchair accessible houseboats for hire?

Paradise Afloat is a family run business that has two purpose-built houseboats, each with three bedrooms and a wheelchair accessible bathroom. They can be hired for a weekend, a few days, or a week.