For Loan or Purchase

Family Resource Room

Put your feet up while you wait and relax in KidsInclusive’s Family Resource Room. The Family Resource/Waiting room is situated directly across the hall from our main reception. If you have a particularly long wait and feel the need to relax and possibly explore the many books and videos stacked on the bookshelf, – visit our Family Resource Room and help yourselves. Books and videos may be signed out and borrowed for up to 2 weeks at a time. A computer with a built in DVD player is also there for your use. Feel free to check it out!

Hayley’s lending library

The Augmentative Communication Services Team at KidsInclusive proudly runs Hayley’s Voice Lending Library, which is named in honour of Hayley Irwin whose journey to communicate was inspirational.

The lending library is geared towards providing children access to accessible, low tech communication supports and computer access equipment.

Available equipment includes:

• single and multiple message devices
• switches
• switch accessible toys and activities
• switch mounts
• adapted software
• computer access equipment

Cost: $5.00 per 6 week loan period

Please contact your primary therapist

Equipment Loan

KidsInclusive maintains a small inventory of therapy equipment for short-term loan to parents or other agencies serving children associated with the Centre.

Equipment is loaned for the following purposes:

• use post-operatively
• use until arrival of own equipment
• for a learning or trial period

The child’s therapist must approve the loan of equipment. Equipment can be loaned for up to 2 months. Parents must sign a loan agreement.

Equipment availability will vary, but may include items such as walkers, crutches, wheelchairs, bath seats, standers and other aids for daily living.

Items available for purchase

For your convenience the following items are available to purchase in the lobby of Hotel Dieu Hospital:

• Hotel Dieu Gift shop – Chewelery, adapted scissors and pencil grips
• Lovell Drug Pharmacy – Theraputty and Kinesiotape