Useful Links
Research and Development
Home Modification Information Clearinghouse Project www.homemods.info/
Community Support/Information Organisations
Accessibility – disability information www.accessibility.com.au/
Australian Communication Exchange www.aceinfo.net.au/
Alzheimers Australia www.alzheimers.org.au/
Arthritis New South Wales www.arthritisnsw.org.au/
Carers NSW www.carersnsw.asn.au/
CP Australia (Cerebral Palsy) www.cpaustralia.com.au/
Dementia Net www.dementianet.com.au/
Disability and Aged Information Service www.daisi.asn.au/
E-bility (disability information) www.e-bility.com/
Guide Dog Association of NSW www.guidedogs.com.au/
IDEAS – Information on Disability Equipment Access Services www.ideas.org.au/
Independent Living Centre NSW www.ilcnsw.asn.au/
ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Assoc NSW www.me-cfs.org.au/
Motor Neurone Disease Assoc NSW www.mndnsw.asn.au/
Multiple Sclerosis Australia www.msaustralia.org.au/nswvic/
Muscular Dystrophy Association NSW www.mdansw.org/
National Stroke Foundation www.strokefoundation.com.au/
NSW Meals on Wheels Association http://www.nswmealsonwheels.org.au/
NSW Community Transport Organisation www.cto.org.au/
Northcott Disability Services www.northcott.com.au/
Osteoporosis Australia http://www.osteoporosis.org.au/
ParaQuad www.paraquad.org.au/
Parkinson’s Australia www.parkinsons.org.au/
Post Polio Network NSW www.post-polionetwork.org.au/
Royal Institute for Deaf & Blind Children www.ridbc.org.au/
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia www.scia.org.au/
Technical Aid to the Disabled NSW http://www.technicalaidnsw.org.au/
Cerebral Palsy Alliance www.cerebralpalsy.org.au
Vision Australia www.visionaustralia.org.au/
Working Carers Support Gateway http://www.workingcarers.org.au/
Livable Housing Australia http://www.livablehousingaustralia.org.au/index.php
Livable Housing Australia Guidelines http://www.livablehousingaustralia.org.au/pdf/Livable_Housing_Design_Guidelines_Web.pdf
Government
Australian Government Seniors Portal www.seniors.gov.au/
Australian Government Portal for People with Disabilities - Click Here
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing information page
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Home
Commonwealth Carelink Centres www9.health.gov.au/ccsd/
Department of Veteran’s Affairs www.dva.gov.au/
Home and Community Care (HACC) Program http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/Publishing.nsf/Content/hacc-index.htm
NSW Community Relations Commission (interpreting and translation services) - Click here
NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/DADHC.htm
NSW Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services, Mr Paul Lynch - email: [Click here to reveal email address]
NSW Fire Brigades Community Support http://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=70
NSW Health Information page www.health.nsw.gov.au/
RTA Mobility Parking Scheme http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/usingroads/mobilityparking/index.html
Advocacy Organisations
Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association http://mdnsw.org.au
Aged Rights – advocacy services for older people www.agedrights.asn.au/rights/home.html
National Ethnic Disability Alliance www.neda.org.au/
National Disability Services www.nds.org.au/nsw/
NCOSS Council of Social Service NSW http://www.ncoss.org.au/
People with Disability Australia (PWD) http://www.pwd.org.au/index.html
Physical Disability Council of NSW www.nds.org.au
Disability Advocacy Service www.dash.org.au/index.asp
Other Organisations
Aged and Community Services Association of NSW and ACT http://www.agedservices.asn.au/
OT Australia NSW http://www.otaus.com.au/professional-development/category/new-south-wales
Computer Access
Northcott CATS www.northcottcats.com.au/
TADAust Connect www.tadnsw.org.au
International Organisations
Brain and Spinal Cord www.brainandspinalcord.org/
Mesothelioma Resource Online Information & Help http://www.mesotheliomasymptoms.com/