World Health Organisation

A retired school teacher has been the driving force behind a Perth-based volunteer organisation that’s been manufacturing and donating adjustable wheelchairs around the world since 1996.

With no cure in sight, and the WHO predicting increasing cases of dementia as the population ages, it is critical society becomes more adept at dealing with this illness, especially with research showing many of those afflicted can respond positively to myriad activities and the right living environment.