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Useful Links

Advocacy & Human Rights

Aboriginal Disability Network (ADN) - www.adnnsw.org.au

Advocacy Tasmania – www.advocacytasmania.org.au

Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) - www.afdo.org.au

Complaints, Resolution and Referral Service - www.crrs.org.au

Disability Advocacy Alice Springs NT – www.das.org.au

Disability Advocacy and Complaints Service SA - www.dacssa.org.au

Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) – www.dana.org.au

Human Rights Council of Australia - www.hrca.org.au

Indigenous Disability Advocacy Service (IDAS) - www.idas.org.au

Integrated Disability Action NT – http://members.westnet.com.au/ida1/index.htm

Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association (MDAA) - www.mdaa.org.au

National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline - www.disabilityhotline.org

National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) - www.neda.org.au

NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre (DDLC) - www.ddlcnsw.org.au

National Disability Services NSW - www.nds.org.au/nsw

People with Disability WA (PWDWA) – www.pwdwa.org

Physical Disability Australia (PDA) - www.pda.org.au

Physical Disability Council of NSW (PDCN) - www.pdcnsw.org.au

Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI) - www.qai.org.au

Queenslanders with Disabilities – www.qdn.org.au

Women with Disability Australia (WWDA) - www.wwda.org.au

Carers

Carers National - www.carersaustralia.com.au

Carers NSW - www.carersnsw.asn.au

Carers QLD - www.carersqld.asn.au

Working Carers - www.workingcarers.org.au

Young Carers - www.youngcarersnsw.asn.au

Young Carers QLD - www.carersqld.asn.au

Children and Families

Association for Children with a Disability NSW - www.acdnsw.org.au

Australian Association for Families of Children with a Disability (AAFCD) www.aafcd.org.au

Children With Disability Australia - www.cda.org.au

Family Advocacy NSW - www.family-advocacy.com

Northcott Disability Services - www.northcott.com.au

Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) - www.ridbc.org.au

School Student Special Transport Scheme for Students with Disabilities - www.schools.nsw.edu.au...transprtspecial.php

Disability-Specific Organisations

Austistic Spectrum Australia - www.autismspectrum.org.au

Blind Citizens Australia - www.bca.org.au

Brain Injury Assn. of NSW - www.biansw.org.au

Cerebral Palsy Australia - www.cpaustralia.com.au

Deaf Australia (NSW) - www.deafau.org.au

Deaf Society of NSW - www.deafsocietynsw.org.au

Deafness Council of NSW - www.deafnesscouncilofnsw.org.au

Down Syndrome NSW - www.dsansw.org.au

Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW (MDAA) www.mdaa.org.au

National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) www.neda.org.au

NSW Council for Intellectual Disability - www.nswcid.org.au

Paraplegic & Quadraplegic Assn. of NSW - www.paraquad.org.au

Post-Polio Network (NSW) - www.post-polionetwork.org.au

Spastic Centre NSW - www.tscnsw.org.au

Spinal Cord Injury Australia - www.scia.org.au

Vision Australia - www.visionaustralia.org.au

Education

Disability Studies and Research Institute - www.onsman.com/dsari/

Get Ready for Uni! - www.uws.edu.au/ndco/getready

National Disability Coordination Officer Program - www.uws.edu.au/ndco/

Employment

ACE National - www.acenational.org.au

Australian Network on Disability (AND) - www.and.org.au

Disability Employment Services - www.deewr.gov.au

Employability and Disability (UK) - www.usemyability.org

JobAccess - www.jobaccess.gov.au

Access to support for students with disabilities - www.yourownpathtosuccess.com

Government

Commonwealth

Aust. Gov - People with Disabilities - www.australia.gov.au/people/people-with-disabilities

Australian Human Rights Commission - www.humanrights.gov.au

National Disability Administrators (NDA) - www.nda.gov.au

State

Ageing, Disability and Home Care, Dept. of Human Services (NSW) - www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au

Carers Queensland - www.disability.qld.gov.au/support-services/carers

Disability Council of NSW - www.disabilitycouncil.nsw.gov.au

Disability Information Services (QLD) - www.disability.qld.gov.au

Local Government

Community Transport NSW - www.cto.org.au

Community Transport QLD - www.tmr.qld.gov.au

Housing

Association of Consultants in Access Australia Inc. - www.access.asn.au

Australian Network for Universal Housing Design - www.anuhd.org

Housing NSW - www.housing.nsw.gov.au

Housing QLD - www.housing.qld.gov.au

NSW Home Modification and Maintenance Services (HMMS) - www.nswhmms.org

Information Services

Disability & Aged Information Service - www.daisi.asn.au

Disability Information Services QLD - www.disability.qld.gov.au/disability-information

Disability Information and Resource Centre SA - www.dircsa.org.au

IDEAS NSW - www.ideas.org.au

www.e-bility.com

Legislation

Commonwealth Disability Services Standards (Eligible Service Standards) (FAHCSIA) Determination 2010 - www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2010L00847

Disability and Human Rights - www.wwda.org.au/humright.htm

Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1992 - www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/dda1992264/

Disability Legislation - www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/legislation/

Disability Services Act 1986 (Commonwealth) - www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_act/dsa1986213/

Disability Services Act 1993 (NSW) - www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/dsa1993213/

Disability Services Standards and Legislation -
www.scia.org.au/links/28-disability-service-standards-and-legislation

Guide to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1992 - www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/dda_guide/dda_guide.htm

NSW Disability Services Standards 2007 - www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/dsa1993213/

NT Disability Services Standards - www.health.nt.gov.au/Aged_and_Disability/Publications/index.aspx

QLD Disability Services Standards - http://tiny.cc/df3i2

SA Disability Services Standards -

TAS Disability Services Standards -

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) - www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=150

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) - Plain English
http://ratifynow.org/un-convention/crpd-in-plain-language/

VIC Disability Services Standards - www.dhs.vic.gov.au/ds/kci/

WA Disability Services Standards - www.disability.wa.gov.au/publication/disabilityservicesstandards.html

Service-provision

Guide Dogs NSW/ACT - www.guidedogs.com.au

Independent Living Centre NSW - www.ilcnsw.asn.au

On-Focus - www.on-focus.org

Technical Aid to the Disabled - www.technicalaidnsw.org.au

Students Information

Disability Issues - www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/areas.htm  

Models of disability advocacy - http://tiny.cc/ramsm

Travel

Access Tourism NZ - www.accesstourismnz.org.nz

Travellers with physical, visual and hearing impairments - www.australiaforall.com

 

 

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PWD Media Releases

PWD E-bulletin #62, June 2010