Useful Links to Organisations, Government Services and Resources

The useful weblinks are categoried into the following groups. Click each group to view details and access links:

• Community Support Groups and Services
• Access of the Built Environment and Universal Design
• Government Services
• Professional Associations, Development and Special Interest Groups
• AT Assessment for Computer Access and Communication
• Resources Downloads
• Useful Publications

Community Support Groups and Services

• ACCAN – Australia Communications Consumer Action Network
• Alzheimer’s Australia - voiced by Dementia Australia
• Aphasia United
• Arthritis New South Wales
• Australian Communication Exchange Ltd
• Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association
• Carers NSW
• Cerebral Palsy Alliance (previously known as The Spastic Centre)
• CP Australia (previously known as Australian Cerebral Palsy Association)
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association Australia Inc
• Deaf Society of NSW
• Dementia Australia - The new voice of Alzheimer’s Australia
• Disability & Aged Information Service Inc
• Disabled Living Foundation (UK)
• First Peoples Disability Network Australia
• Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
• Guillain Barre Syndrome Association of NSW
• IDEAS Inc
• Independent Living (for Korean community)
• Julia Farr Association
• LiveWire - connecting socially isolated individuals affected by a serious illness, chronic condition or disability
• MDAA – Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW
• ME/CFS Society and FM Association of NSW
• MHCC – Mental Health Coordinating Council
• MND NSW - Motor Neurone Disease Association of NSW
• MS Australia - NSW/ACT
• National Relay Service
• Northcott Disability Services
• Parkinson’s Australia
• Parkinson’s NSW
• ParaQuad
• People with Disability
• Physical Disability Australia
• Physical Disability Council of NSW Inc
• Polio NSW
• Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
• Royal Society for the Blind
• Shelter NSW
• SHHH Australia
• Spinal Cord Injuries Australia
• Stroke Foundation
• TAD NSW
• Vision Australia

Access of the Built Environment and Universal Design

Further information about Access to the Built Environment and Universal Design can be found at the following:

• Association of Consultants in Access Australia
• Australian Building Codes Board
• Australian Network for Universal Housing Design
• Australian Standards for Access (AS1428.1)
• Centre for Accessible Environments
• Disability Discrimination
• Home Modification Information Clearinghouse
• Australian Human Rights Commission
• Julia Farr Housing Association

Government Services

• Ability Links
• Australian Hearing
• Australian Govt - Info for People with Disabilities
• Better Health Channel (Victoria)
• Commonwealth Carelink Centre website was decommissioned in May 2015.
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• Department of Ageing, Disability & Home Care (NSW)
• Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth)
• Diversity Services, NSW Attorney General’s Department
• Enable NSW
• my Aged Care
• National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
• NSW Fire Brigades - Community Support
• NSW Health Services

Professional Associations, Development and Special Interest Groups

• AGOSCI Inc
• APA - Australian Physiotherapy Association
• ARATA - Australian Rehabilitation Assistive Technology Association
• ISAAC Australia
• ISAAC- International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication
• NSW Falls Prevention Network
• OT Australia
• SPA - Speech Pathology Australia
• SPOT on DD - Speech Pathologists, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists on Development Disabilities
• Practice Room © - Leadership and Development Program for Allied Health Practitioners, run by Zakumi (the Social Care Sector Specialists)

Resources

• AAC - RERC (AAC Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centre)
• Augmentative Communication Inc (US)
• Communication Access for All (from SCOPE)
• GARI - Global Accessibility Reporting Initiative to find accessible devices and apps
• iPhone / iPad Apps from AAC (from Spectronics)
• OT Seeker - Occupational Therapy, Systematic Evaluation of Evidence
• Patient Provider Communication
• PEDro - Physiotherapy Evidence Database
• Ramp Up - by ABC for the stories and issues of people with disabilities
• speechBITE - Database of Best Interventions and Treatment Efficacy in Speech Pathology practice

Assistive Technology (AT)

• A video by NDIS - What is AT in the NDIS
• Assistive Technology Australia
• Northcott - Equipment and Technology

Useful Publications

• At Home with Dementia
  Information about caring for a person with dementia is available from the NSW Department of Family & Community Services - Ageing, Disability & Home Care (ADHC) website. Together with the Alzheimer's Australia NSW, ADHC has published this valuable resource booklet.
  Download At Home with Dementia (1.7Mb, PDF format)


• Falls Prevention - Information Brochures for Patients and Consumers
  Developed by CEC (Clinical Excellence Commission), brochures can be downloaded from CEC website.
  Download booklet Staying Active and on your own feet (PDF format)


• Falls Prevention - Staying Active and on Your Feet (in six Community Languages)
  A resource for consumers, it provides information and ideas on ways to reduce the risk of falling. The booklet has been translated into the following languages for download:
  | Arabic | Chinese (simplified) | Chinese (traditional) | Greek | Italian | Vietnamese |
  Download your Active and Healthy Guide plus more...


• Livable Housing Design Guidelines
  Developed by Livable Housing Australia (LHA), guidelines can be downloaded from LHA website.
  Download Livable Housing Design Guidelines (4.3Mb, PDF format)