Disability Assistance

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Federal government support

 

Access Hub - Helping you connect through to the National Relay Service, to information and services you can use to help make a phone call and connect online.

https://www.accesshub.gov.au/

Australian Human Rights Commission - The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) makes disability discrimination unlawful and promotes equal rights, equal opportunity and equal access for people with disability.

https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/disability-rights

Carer Gateway  - Emotional and practical free services and support for carers.

https://www.carergateway.gov.au/

Disability Gateway - Information and services to help people with disability, their family, friends and carers, to find the support they need in Australia.

https://www.disabilitygateway.gov.au/

Head to Health - Can help you find the right Australian mental health and wellbeing resources, for yourself or for someone you care about.

https://www.headtohealth.gov.au/

JobAccess - JobAccess is the national hub for workplace and employment information for people with disability, employers and service providers.

https://www.jobaccess.gov.au/

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)- Provides funding to eligible people with disability.

https://www.ndis.gov.au/

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission - The NDIS Commission registers and regulates NDIS providers.

https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/

Services Australia - Payments and services for people.

https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/health-and-disability

State government support

 

Disability Advocacy Futures Program (DAFP) - The DAFP will support the approximately 1.4 million people living with disability in NSW to access NSW Government funded and delivered services.

https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/community-inclusion/disability-and-inclusion/disability-advocacy-futures-program.html

Disability Council NSW - The Disability Council NSW is the official advisory body to the NSW Government on matters relating to people with disability and disability inclusion.

https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/community-inclusion/advisory-councils/disability-council-nsw.html

Enable NSW - Provides assistive technology and related services to people in NSW with specific, short term or ongoing health needs to assist them to live safely at home.

https://www.enable.health.nsw.gov.au/

NSW Ageing and Disability Commission - Promoting the rights of older people and adults with disability to live free from abuse in their family, home and community.

https://ageingdisabilitycommission.nsw.gov.au/

Service NSW - Makes it easier for NSW residents and businesses to access state government services.

https://www.nsw.gov.au/community-services/support-for-people-disability

 

Peak bodies and Independent organisations

 

Ask Izzy - Connects people in need with housing, a meal, money help, family violence support, counselling and much more.

https://askizzy.org.au/

Australian Disability Network - Is Australia's peak body helping employers to build the confidence and capability to welcome and include people with as employees and as customers.

https://australiandisabilitynetwork.org.au/

Blind Citizens Australia - National representative organisation of people who are blind or low of vision.

https://www.bca.org.au/

Carers NSW - National network of support services for carers.

https://www.carersnsw.org.au/

Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) - Promoting equal opportunity and full inclusion for children and young people with disability (0-25 years).

https://cyda.org.au/

Council for Intellectual Disability - Advocating for the rights of people with intellectual disability by providing information and learning opportunities.

https://cid.org.au/

Deaf Connect - Australia's largest provider of whole-of-life services for Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.

https://deafconnect.org.au/

Dementia Australia - The national peak body for people living with dementia, their families and carers.

https://www.dementia.org.au/

Disability Advocacy NSW - Supports people with disability to get a fair go.

https://www.da.org.au/

Disability Law NSW - Provide independent legal advice and assistance to clients with disability and their carers.

https://dlnsw.org.au/

First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN) - FPDN is a national human rights organisation of and for Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders with disability, their families and communities.

https://fpdn.org.au/

I am ok - A resource hub for people with disability to get the information they need to understand, prepare for, and respond to different emergency situations.

https://imokay.org.au/

IDEAS  - Independent disability information organisation, provide free, accurate and independent information regarding any issue.

https://www.ideas.org.au/

Ignite Ability - Program  tailored to address barriers and meet the specific needs of entrepreneurs with disability.

https://ignite.ssi.org.au/programs/igniteability/

Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS) - IDRS works towards policy and law reform to advance the legal and human rights of people with intellectual disability.

https://idrs.org.au/

Mobility and Accessibility for Children and Adults (MACA) - Driving change to advance the rights of children and adults with disability and medical conditions to safe transport.

https://www.macahub.org/

Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW (MDAA) - MDAA is the peak body for all people in NSW with disability and their families and carers, with a particular focus on those from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) background with disability.

https://mdaa.org.au/

National Disability Service (NDS) -  NDS is the Australian peak body for disability support services.

https://nds.org.au/

National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) - Advocates federally for the human rights of people with disability, and their families from CALD and non - English Speaking backgrounds.

https://neda.org.au/

Northcott - Local Early Childhood NDIS Partner for Blacktown LGA.

https://northcott.com.au/

People With Disability Australia - Australia's peak advocacy organisation for people with disability.

https://pwd.org.au/

Physical Disability Council of NSW (PDCN) - PDCN assists people with a physical disability to live ordinary lives as contributing members of the community.

https://www.pdcnsw.org.au/

Self Advocacy Sydney - A place where people with intellectual disability are encouraged to speak up and advocate for themselves.

https://www.sasinc.com.au/

Uniting - Local NDIS Area Coordinator (LAC) Partner for Blacktown LGA.

https://lac.uniting.org/home

Vision Australia - Vision Australia is the leading national provider of personalised technology, services and information for anyone experiencing or supporting those with vision loss.

https://visionaustralia.org/

Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) - Empowers women, girls and gender-diverse people with disability, to live fulfilling lives by advocating for their rights, safety and overall wellbeing.

https://wwda.org.au/