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Royal Rehab Foundation The Royal Rehab Foundation is dedicated to raising funds, awareness and support for Royal Rehab’s work through corporate, community, and individual donors. This year, the Foundation Committee held a Chairman’s Dinner at Riley Street Garage, Woolloomooloo as part of the strategy to raise funds for the assistive technologies. On a balmy evening in November during the 120th anniversary celebrations, the Foundation drew attention to the need for greater use of emerging technologies to help Australians with disabilities improve functionality and regain their independence. On show for the first time in Australia was the EksoGT exoskeleton. This advanced piece of robotics was created for rehabilitation-specific purposes and designed to help patients with spinal cord injury, brain injury, and other neurological conditions relearn to stand and walk.
Special thanks go to former spinal cord injury client, Ashley Treseder, for sharing his moving life story, and to Ekso Bionics ambassador, Shane Mosko, for demonstrating the EksoGT as part of the evening’s events.
“Assistive technologies are the future of rehabilitation and have the power to transform lives. It is our vision to make access to specialist technologies possible for all.”
Matt Mackay, CEO
Left: Spinal Injury Unit client, Ashley Treseder. Right: Matt Mackay, CEO; Ekso Bionics ambassador, Shane Mosko; Ashley Treseder; and Tony Staveley, Chairman.
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