Government Services

Commonwealth Carelink Centres
www.commcarelink.health.gov.au
Information centres for older people, people with disabilities and those who provide care and services. Centres provide free and confidential information on community aged care, disability and other support services available locally, intrastate or anywhere within Australia

Centrelink
www.centrelink.gov.au

DADHC - The Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/DADHC
Improving services and promoting opportunities for older people, people with a disability and their carers to participate in the wider community and to have a better quality of life

Families First
www.familiesfirst.nsw.gov.au
Families First is connecting parents to each other for support and building communities and services that support families with children 0-8.

Multicultural Health Communication Service
www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/mhcs/subpages/newpubs.html
Provides information and services to assist health professionals to communicate with non English speaking communities throughout New South Wales. Over 400 publications on health in a wide range of languages and new publications are added regularly.

NSW Commission for Children and Young People
www.kids.nsw.gov.au
Independent organisation that advocates for the children and young people of NSW

NSW Department of Community Services
www.community.nsw.gov.au
Provides child protection services, parenting support and early intervention, foster care, adoption services and help for communities affected by disaster.

NSW Health
www.health.nsw.gov.au
NSW Health provides a comprehensive range of health and health related services covering health protection, health promotion and education, health screening, diagnosis, treatment , emergency transport, acute care, rehabilitation, continuing care for chronic illness, counseling, support and palliative care.

Parenting NSW
www.parenting.nsw.gov.au
Practical tips, information and resources to help make parenting a little easier.

Disability Council

Physical Disability Council of NSW
www.pdcnsw.org.au
Provides a state-wide voice for people with a physical disability.

Access

Mobility Parking Scheme (MPS)
www.rta.nsw.gov.au/rulesregulations/mobilityparking
Information on parking concessions to people with mobility disabilities.

accessibility.com.au
www.accessibility.com.au
Info on a range of services, travel guides & accommodation for people with disabilities.

Parenting and Welfare

Disabled Parents Network (DPN)
www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk
UK based organisation for disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, and their families, friends and supporters.

Siblings Australia
www.siblingsaustralia.org.au
Develop and co-ordinate services for families, and in particular, brothers and sisters of children with special needs.

NAPCAN
www.napcan.org.au
Works to create a safe Australian society for all children

Support Organisations

Carers NSW
www.carersnsw.asn.au
Association for relatives and friends who are caring for people with a disability, mental illness, chronic condition or who are frail aged.

Women with Disabilities Australia
www.wwda.org.au

Multicultural Disability Association of Australia
www.mdaa.org.au

Post-Polio Network
www.post-polionetwork.org.au

Health

The Children's Hospital at Westmead
www.chw.edu.au

The Children's Hospital Education Research Institute (CHERI)
www.cheri.com.au
Provides valuable assistance to children, families and professionals with not only information on our clinical services, conferences and research forums, but also helpful information sheets.

Sydney Children's Hospital
www.sch.edu.au

Sports and Leisure

Disabled Surfers Association of Australia
www.disabledsurfers.org
Non Profit Sporting Organisation Dedicated to: "Surfers helping Surfers"

Sailability Australia
www.sailability.org/au/australia
An organisation facilitating sailing for everyone, regardless of age or ability.

NSW Wheelchair Sports Association
www.nswwsa.org.au
Find all you need to know about the world of NSW Wheelchair Sport.

Australian Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association (NSW)
www.aewha.org.au
Electric Wheelchair Hockey is a fast, fun exciting team ball sport open to any athlete, using an electric wheelchair.

N.S.W. PUSH AND POWER SPORTS Inc.
www.pushandpower.org.au
Weekly results and statistics of the sports that are played under our banner and links to other disability services within Australia

NSW Sport and Recreation
www.dsr.nsw.gov.au
Providing and facilitating sport and recreation services for the people of NSW.

Duke of Edinburgh
www.dukeofed.org.au

NICAN
www.nican.com.au
Information on recreation, tourism, sport and the arts for people with disabilities.

Active Places
www.dsport.org.au
Community based sport and recreational activities for people with a disability.

J & P Coaches Pty Ltd
www.jpcoaches.com.au
Buses & holidays for people with disabilities

O'CARROLYNS AT ONE MILE BEACH
www.ocarrollyns.com.au
Accessible accommodation at One Mile Beach - Nelson Bay, NSW

General Information and Products

Northcott Equipment Solutions (NES)
www.northcottes.com.au
At Northcott Equipment Solutions, sales, expert advice and service of products which allow people with disabilities to achieve greater mobility, independence and freedom, are all in one organisation. This provides an efficient and complete customer service - second to no other mobility equipment outlet.

ideas - Information on Disability - Equipment Access Services Inc
www.ideas.org.au
Information on physical and intellectual disabilities, visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech/language difficulties, psychiatric, genetic, as well as issues around ageing and acquired brain injury and other conditions.

accessibility.com.au
www.accessibility.com.au
Info on a range of services, travel guides & accommodation for people with disabilities.

Independent Living Centre NSW
www.ngo.net.au/ilcnsw
Comprehensive range of products and equipment to assist with daily living activities.

Technical Aid to the Disabled NSW
www.technicalaidnsw.org.au
TADNSW is a charity organisation that has the authority to fundraise. TAD uses volunteers dedicated to the design, construction and provision of aids for people with disabilities. Members of TAD provide a resource pool comprising of a range of design, engineering, rehabilitation, computer, therapy and other professional and technical skills.

The Bradford Exchange – the Heart of Collecting
www.bradford.com.au
For over thirty years, The Bradford Exchange has been creating the most acclaimed collectibles available anywhere in the world. With a reputation for fine quality, exceptional value and friendly service, Bradford has grown into the world’s most successful and respected marketer of collectible art. Bradford creates new worlds for you to explore and dreams for you to escape into. Some of the most popular are based on the artworks and stories of May Gibbs’ enchanting Gumnuts Babies. As co-copyright holder of the Gumnut stories, Northcott benefits from the royalties earned from the sale of our Gumnut collectibles. Experience the delight of these fine Gumnut collectibles by clicking here.

Interstate Organisations

North Queensland

Cootharinga Society of North Queensland
www.cootharinga.org.au
Operates throughout North Queensland, with an ongoing presence in Mackay, Townsville, Cairns and points between. Provides quality, individualized support to people with disabilities.

Brisbane

MontroseAccess - The Queensland Society for Crippled Children
www.montrose.org.au

Western Australia

Rocky Bay
www.rockybay.org.au
Provides care and support for people with disabilities, particularly those with neuromuscular and other neurological disorders.

South Australia

Novita Children's Services
www.novita.org.au
Providing therapy, equipment and home support services to South Australian children and young people with physical disabilities.

ACT

Hartley Lifecare
www.hartley.kaz-group.com
ACT Charity offering flexible and innovative respite and accommodation support to people with physical disabilities to assist them to achieve their potential.

Victoria

Yooralla
www.yooralla.com.au
Provides wide ranging disability services in areas of therapy, specialised accommodation, respite, assistance in and out of the home, adaptive aids and equipment, training and employment, and recreation.

Tasmania

St Giles
www.stgiles.org.au
A leading disability service provider operating throughout Tasmania, they support up to 1,000 children and adults with disabilities.

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