Advocacy

Advocates - someone who will be a voice for you, represent you when you need assistance solving a concern or complaint. organisations, Registered Advocates, other people and places of relevance

• Educational Advocates
  • Spectrum Educational Consulting
    
  • Vision Australia - Children's Services
    
  • Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
    
  • Discrimination in Education
    
  • People with disability
    
  • Blind Citizens Australia: Public Policies and Self-Advocacy Documents
    
  • Australian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability [ ASSID ]
  • Autism Asperger ACT Inc
• Employment Advocates
  • People with disability
    
  • Australian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability [ ASSID ]
• Family Advocates
  • Carers ACT
    
  • Australian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability [ ASSID ]
    
  • SHOUT - Self Help Organisations United Together
    
  • Disability ACT Information Service
    
  • Autism Asperger ACT Inc
    
  • Alzheimer's Australia
• Government Advocates
  • People with disability
    
  • National Disability Service
    
  • Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
    
  • Brain Injury Australia
    
  • Deafness Forum
    
  • National Ethnic Disability Alliance
    
  • Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
    
  • Community Connections
• Legal Advocates
  • Community Connections
• Medical Advocates
  • Mental Health Foundation ACT
    
  • Association for the Blind - WA
    
  • Guide Dogs NSW and ACT
    
  • Royal Society for the Blind
    
  • Australian DeafBlind Council
    
  • People with disability
    
  • Australian Association of the Deaf
    
  • Brain Injury Australia
    
  • Deafness Forum
    
  • Blind Citizens Australia: Public Policies and Self-Advocacy Documents
    
  • SHOUT - Self Help Organisations United Together
    
• Self Advocacy
  • YWCA
    
  • Blind Citizens Australia: Public Policies and Self-Advocacy Documents
    
  • SHOUT - Self Help Organisations United Together
    
  • Disability ACT Information Service
• Social Advocates
  • Carers ACT
    
  • Mental Health Foundation ACT
    
  • YWCA
    
  • Vision Australia - Access Advice
    
  • Guide Dogs NSW and ACT
    
  • Australian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability [ ASSID ]
    
  • SHOUT - Self Help Organisations United Together
  • Community Connections
    
  • Disability ACT Information Service
    
  • Autism Asperger ACT Inc

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Consumables

Recurring usable personal care and support items, needing replacement. Links to schemes and groups, providers.

Counselling

Information about a variety of people and agencies trained to help you at your time of need.

• Children Counsellors
  • YWCA
    
  • Vision Australia - Children's Services
    
  • Life Line
• Christian Counsellors
  • Life Line
• Dispute Resolution
  • Mental Health Foundation ACT
    
  • Carers ACT
    
  • Life Line
• Family Counsellors
  • YWCA
    
  • Carers ACT
    
  • Life Line
• Grief Counsellors
  • Carers ACT
    
  • Life Line
• Group Counselling
  • Life Line
• Marriage Counsellors
  • Life Line
• Mediation
  • YWCA
    
  • Carers ACT
    
  • Life Line
• Personal Counsellors
  • Mental Health Foundation ACT
    
  • YWCA
    
  • Carers ACT
    
  • Royal Society for the Blind
    
  • Life Line
• Psychiatric
• Psychological
• Relationship Counsellors
• Sexual Health and Family Planning
  • The Sterilisation of Girls and Young Women in Australia
    
  • Life Line
• Youth Counsellors
  • Carers ACT
    
  • YWCA
    
  • Life Line

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Crisis

People and Organisations trained to assist you when seeking assistance and support.

• Child Protection
  • YWCA
• Emergency Services
• Family Crisis
  • YWCA
    
  • Carers ACT
• Mental Health Crisis
  • Life Line
• Phone Crisis help
  • Life Line
• Safety and Protection - Police
• Suicide
  • YWCA
    
  • Life Line
• Youth Crisis
  • YWCA
    
  • Carers ACT

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Finance

Assistance with money issues. Links to financial institutions, financial planners / advisors

• Accountants
• Financial Advisors
• Financial Institutions
• Financial Support for Individuals
  • Centrelink - Disability Services
    
  • Disability Support Pension - Blind
• Financial Training
• Not-for-Profit group funding
• Sponsorships

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Insurance

Covers a spectrum of insurance types and how to secure the types of insurance you seek and or need.

• Household Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Public Liability
• Vehicle insurance

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Legal

Legal issues - links to bodies, agencies, advisors or legal personnel who may be able to provide the assistance and support you need.

• Disability Statistics
• Acts & Regulations
  • Law Link New South Wales
    
  • Australasian Legal Information Institute
    
  • Disability Standards and Guidelines
    
  • Disability Discrimination Act
    
  • A brief guide to the Disability Discrimination Act
• Compliance & Certifications
  • Law Link New South Wales
    
  • Disability Standards and Guidelines
• Disability Discrimination
  • Access to Health Services for People with Disabilities
    
  • Not For Service: Experiences of Injustice and Despair in Mental Health Care in Australia
    
  • Equal access to wheelchair accessible taxi services
    
  • Sport and recreation page - Disability Rights
    
  • Disability Standards and Guidelines
    
  • Complaints about Disability Discrimination
    
  • Disability Discrimination Act
    
  • Discrimination in Education
    
  • Discrimination in Employment
    
  • A brief guide to the Disability Discrimination Act
    
  • Access Audits Australia
• Disability Statistics
• Guardianship & Legal Ages
• International Law
• Legal Advice and Representation
• Legal Aid
• Police Issues
• Power of Attorney
• Safety and Protection
• Standards
• Wills and Estate Planning
  • Living Wills

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Life Planning

Identifying what is personally important to you. Links to individuals, groups and providers who can guide your life planning process.

• Life Coaches
  • Alzheimer's Australia

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Respite

Assistance to receive support at home or away from home. Lists providers and sources of assistance

• Casual respite
  • Carers ACT
    
  • Able Australia
    
  • Hartley Lifecare Incorporated
• Centre based respite
  • Carers ACT
    
  • Hartley Lifecare Incorporated
• Crisis Respite
  • Carers ACT
    
  • Mental Health Foundation ACT
    
  • Able Australia
• In-home respite
  • Carers ACT
    
  • Mental Health Foundation ACT
    
  • Able Australia
    
  • Alzheimer's Australia
• Long-term respite
  • Hartley Lifecare Incorporated
    
  • Alzheimer's Australia
• Regular respite
  • Carers ACT
    
  • Able Australia
    
  • Hartley Lifecare Incorporated
• Social respite
  • Carers ACT
    
  • Able Australia

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Specialised Equipment

Providers and suppliers of assistive equipment. Schemes and Supports relevant to equipment allocation, rental / loan and or purchase

• Accessibility equipment
  • Second hand disability equipment for sale
    
  • Independent Living Centre of Western Australia
    
  • Duxbury Systems - Braille Software
    
  • Freedom Scientific
  • Serotek Corporation
    
  • All Squared
    
  • Dolphin
• Electronic & Computer Aids
  • Independent Living Centre of Western Australia
    
  • Duxbury Systems - Braille Software
    
  • Dancing Dots
    
  • Quantum Technologies
    
  • Freedom Scientific
    
  • Serotek Corporation
    
  • IBM - Human Ability and Accessibility Center
    
  • Dolphin
• Furniture
  • Second hand disability equipment for sale
    
  • Independent Living Centre of Western Australia
• Therapy Equipment
  • Second hand disability equipment for sale
    
  • Independent Living Centre of Western Australia
• Vision Equipment
  • Vision Australia - Equipment Solutions
    
  • Guide Dogs NSW and ACT
    
  • Guide Dogs Victoria
    
  • Royal Society for the Blind
    
  • Independent Living Centre of Western Australia
    
  • Dancing Dots
    
  • Quantum Technologies
    
  • Freedom Scientific
    
  • Serotek Corporation
    
  • All Squared
    
  • Dolphin
• Wheelchairs and Mobility Devices
  • Second hand disability equipment for sale
    
  • Guide Dogs NSW and ACT
    
  • Guide Dogs Victoria
    
  • Royal Society for the Blind
    
  • Seeing Eye Dogs Australia
    
  • Independent Living Centre of Western Australia

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