MSWA

New water wheelchairs make waves 🌊

Delivered in partnership with The City of Albany and Scott Leary MLA - Member for Albany, the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre has recently welcomed two new aquatic wheelchairs.

MSWA Client, Cheryl Crabtree is a proud advocate of this initiative raising concerns about the condition and inclusivity of the existing bariatric wheelchairs to Scott Leary MLA in a Connect session (formerly Outreach).

💬 “Every day, people in our community face accessibility challenges and I wasn’t prepared to let the local pool become another inaccessible space," Cheryl shared.

Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre is also the host venue of our annual fundraising event MSWA Swim - Albany. Participants’ fundraising efforts helped make the new bariatric wheelchairs a reality.

Thank you to everyone who played a part in making our community spaces safer, more inclusive, and accessible for all.

📷 Krysta Guille Photography

MS can present differently in every person, which is why it is often called the "snowflake disease." This variability makes it essential to have multiple treatment options, as the same disease-modifying treatment (DMT) can affect each person differently.

With the risk of two DMTs, Ocrevus and Kesimpta being withdrawn from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), it is now more important than ever to advocate for affordable, effective MS treatments.

Read ABC News coverage:

Critical drugs could be pulled from PBS amid pricing stoush The latest PBS stoush with drugmakers means thousands of people with MS are at risk of being forced to pay $33,000 a year for lifesaving medication.