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/

O U R V I S I O N

To assist those identified clients to remain in their own homes longer in a safe environment.