At the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's Malvern Opportunity Shop, two volunteers sort through boxes of donations in the crowded shop.COL photo of two women inside a shop. They are sorting through bags and boxes of donations in a crowded room. Behind them is a large dresser, with drawers at the bottom and a hutch with shelves at the top. There are soft toys across the top shelf, and various other items on the shelves below. On the perpendicular wall, there are more shelves with various items, including cane baskets, a large straw hat, bric-a-brac, crockery, glassware, plastic kitchen storage containers, and some boxed items on the top shelf. The floor is crowded with boxes, baskets, and other miscellaneous items - including a portalbe television set. In the foreground, there are piles of clothing or fabric.[Handwritten in blue ink] Jenni and Missy "in a mess"arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, teddy bear, soft toys, glassware, bric-a-brac, prints, pictures, plastic kitchen storage containers, television, clothing, bedding, volunteers, members, moonee ponds, 2000

Through its quarterly newsletters, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), formerly the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV), was able to inform its members about the latest arthritis-friendly kitchen appliances and aids, and how to use them. In this photo, a woman stands beside a Sit-Stand Chair (a high mobile stool on castors) and a pull-out shelf, on which sit various electric kitchen appliances (such as a food processor and an immersion blender). The photo was taken at the Independent Living Centre, which contained a specially designed demonstration kitchen through which innovative designs and aids for people living with arthritis could be showcased. According to an earlier article appearing on page 3 of the No 33, August 1984 edition of RAAV's quarterly newsletter, News Review, the Independent Living Centre was the venue for the launch of Arthritis Week in May 1984.B&W photo of a woman standing beside a pull-out kitchen shelf and a high stool on castors. On top of the shelf are some kitchen appliances, such as a food processor and a hand-held immersion blender. On top of the kitchen cupboards, there are several round plastic food storage containers of various sizes stacked upon one another.[On a yellow sticky note, in blue ink] The aid (crossed out) 'Sit Stand Chair' can be wheeled into position and easily adjusted to a suitable height. [On a yellow sticky note, in blue ink] Joan - Use whichever of these is (crossed out) gives the clearer idea. This one perhaps - Jenny.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, rheumatism and arthritis association of victoria, raav, independent living centre, demonstration kitchen, arthritic aids, kitchen aids, kitchen gadgets, kitchen appliances, kitchen sink, food processor, blender, immersion blender, stick blender, kitchen canisters, food storage, pantry storage containers, swivel chair, sit-stand chair, pull-out workbench, retractable bench top, sliding bench top, adaptive kitchens, accessible kitchens, disability-friendly kitchens, modified kitchens, yooralla society of victoria, living with arthritis, pain management, arthritis update, news review, 1990, 1984