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REHABILITATION ENGINEERING SERVICES IN HONG KONG
The Working
Group on Rehabilitation Engineering Service
Coordination Secretariat: c/o Jockey Club Rehabilitation
Engineering Centre Technology and especially Information Technology (IT) is increasngly being used to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities. In Hong Kong, there are a number of non-profit organizations which provide such technical services to the disabled community. Assistive devices can be designed or adapted to meet the specific needs of individual users, of groups of users or of communities. The Working
Group on Rehabilitation Engineering Service Coordination
(RESCO) RESCO comprises a consortium of the following rehabilitation engineering organizations: o Association for Engineering & Medical Volunteer Services o Industrial Centre - The Hong Kong Polytechnic Unviersity o Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University o Tang Siu King Memorial Workshop - The Spastics Association of Hong Kong o Rehabaid - Hospital Authority Some other
agencies also provide specialised services involving rehabilitation
engineering and employing assistive technologies. Contact addresses
of the major providers are included in this brochure. How to use the service? You may be sufficiently well advised as to be able to contact the relevant agency directly. However, should you require general information on the nature of the services available or advise on the best way to obtain a specific service from RESCO, you should contact the Executive Secretariat. Just phone (852) 2766 7683 or fax (852) 2362 4365 or e-mail : rcdept@polyu.edu.hk. Clients without medical/therapist recommendations for equipment are encouraged to approach Rehabaid first.
Rehabaid _ Hospital Authority Rehabaid Centre
(for needs of adults and the elderly) Rotary Rehabaid
Centre for Children (for needs of infants and children)
Association for Engineering and Medical Volunteer Services (EMV) Opening Hours
: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 5:30pm
Industrial Centre (IC) _ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The IC has at its command a large reservoir of experienced multi-disciplinary staff expertise as well as a comprehensive range of technologically advanced, industrial, design and manufacturing facilities and equipment. The IC is well suited to undertake batch production of rehabilitation devices/aids and heavy metal or machinery work. In addition, IC also undertakes applied research and development projects; `design and make' of aids or production items; gives advice/consultancy related to adapting equipment/machines for use by disabled persons; runs special technical courses; and provides specialist training. Opening Hours
: Mon - Fri? 9:00am - 12:00pm and 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre (REC) _ The HK Polytechnic University Opening Hour
: Mon - Fri 8:45am - 12:45pm and 2:00pm - 5:15pm
Tang Siu King Memorial Workshop _ The Spastics Association of Hong Kong (sahk)
The Tang Siu King Memorial Workshop of SAHK provides the following services: wheelchair repair and maintenance, orthoses, adaptive seating, and other posture supports, maintenance of computer and electronic equipment, fabrication of simple electronic devices and rehabilitation computer software. Opening Hours
: Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:30pm
Hong Kong Blind Union The Education & Resources Centre of the Blind Union plays an important role in promoting technology and electronic aids for visually impaired. The Centre provides a wide range of elctronic equipments i.e. micro-computer, braille terminal, optical reading machines, optical character recognizer and etc.. The centre holds regular computer courses which aim at encouraging members' computer knowledge. The centre also sets up the BBS for members to communicate and to get the most update information. Add : Unit
13-20, G/F, Tsui Ying House, Tsui Ping (South) Estate,
Hong Kong Society for the Deaf -Audiological
and communication assessment Lion Kowloon
Centre for the Deaf
Hong Kong Society for the Blind Add : 248 Nam
Cheong Street, Shamshuipo, Kowloon
TARC is established to provide disabled persons with and advise them on special aids and resources in order to assist them to secure and sustain employment or to complete their vocational training. Its services include : - Design
and production of employment/technical aids and learning resources
Add : Rm 536,
Lee Wai Lee Technical Institute
Hospital Authority The Hospital Authority provides to the public a wide range of "Rehabilitation Engineering Services" through various Allied Health Departments such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, audiology, podiatry, speech therapy and prosthetic-orthotic departments. The prosthetic-orthotic department is our main provider in the following services: - upper and
lower limbs prostheses For enquiry, please contact the Prosthetic-orthotic Departments in hospitals under the Hospital Authority or direct to the Allied Health Division, Hospital Authority Head Office at 2300 6908. Last Update: October 15, 2002 |
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