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Australian Links
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Australian Organisations
Accessibility.com.au
Offers practical, comprehensive and cost effective approach to disability management to existing and proposed building developments, services and operations. Features a 'Kids' section that is useful and fun for kids with a disability, their parents, carers and siblings.
Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability
Aims to enhance the skills, knowledge and commitment of members and to facilitate a supportive network in order to enhance the quality of life of people with intellectual or developmental disability.
Australian Association for Families of Children with Disability
Provides information, support and advocacy for families of children aged under 25 years with disability in all States and Territories of Australia.
ACT Down Syndrome Association Inc
Offers support and information to families with a member who has Down syndrome and promotes improvements in the quality of life of persons with Down syndrome with aims to stimulate, within the wider community, an awareness of their very real abilities and needs.
Australian Government Department of Education Science and Training
Develops and implements policies to ensure the continuing relevance of education, science and training to contemporary needs and the growing requirement of lifelong learning.
Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA)
Provides policies, income support and assistance for families and their children, people with disabilities, carers and community groups.
Australian Learning Disability Association
Aims to provide access to information and resources for individuals with learning disabilities, their families, educators and the general public.
Australian Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association
The peak body representing the interests of people with spina bifida, their families and carers with the goal of improving lives and communities.
Austism Association of Western Australia
Dedicated to advance the personal development, equality of opportunity and community participation of people with autism.
Autism ACT
Strives to achieve the best educational outcomes for children while seeking to better understand the causes of their autism in a mutually supported group.
Autism Early Intervention Outcomes Uni (AEIOU)
Dedicated solely to an intensive early intervention program for children with autism aged 18mths - 6yrs. Also encourages children to enter mainstream education (kindergarten and preschool) while attending the program.
Autism Info Australia
Provides clear information for parents on what ASD means and outline some of the services and treatments available today. Also works towards promoting services on a local, state and national level including support groups, state bodies, local projects and more.
Autism Queensland
Provides direct services and support to people with autism spectrum disorder, their families and staff working with them, as well as general information about ASD.
Autism SA
Actively promotes the acceptance of people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and provides services to enable them and their families to be an integral part of the community.
Autism Spectrum Australia
Builds partnerships with people with Autism Spectrum Disorders, their families and the community to provide information, services, learning and research.
Autism Tasmania
Offers advice and information to parents, carers and families and provides education and services to children with autism.
Autismhelp.info
Dedicated to increase awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder and provide practical strategies and resources to benefit preschool, primary and secondary teachers, childcare workers, integrated aides, health professionals and more.
Cerebral Palsy Association of Western Australia Ltd
A leader in the provision of services, research and development and specialised therapy for children and adults with cerebral palsy.
Community Resource Unit
Challenges ideas and practices which limit the lives of people with disabilities and inspire and encourage individuals and organisations to pursue better lives for the disabled.
Disability ACT
The role and responsibility is to plan, develop strategic policy, allocate funding and provide and monitor services for people with disability and the families that care for them.
Disability Information and Communication Exchange
Mission is to work to make the Australian community one in which people with intellectual disability are involved and accepted as equal participating members.
Disability Information and Referral Centre
Aims to bridge the information gap between people with disabilities and organisations which offer appropriate services for them by offering access to the information they need to make informed choices.
Disability Information and Resource Centre SA
Provides an information, referral and advice service to people of South Australia where the needs of people with a disability have priority and are valued.
Disability Services Commission
Primary focus is to make a positive difference to the lives of people with disabilities, their families and carers.
Disability Services Queensland
Focuses on the provision of services and supports, community infrastructure development and the whole-of-government leadership and coordination impacting on people with a disability and their families.
Down Syndrome Association of Queensland Inc
Provides information about the organisation and Down syndrome, available services for people with Down syndrome and their families and helpful resources for parents.
Down Syndrome Association of WA
Works to support the community to develop the potential of people with Down syndrome to live a valued life. Offers support through forums to share information and experiences relating to people with Down syndrome.
Down Syndrome NSW
Represent the interests and respond to the needs of people with Down syndrome in the major aspects of their lives, as members of the family, in their individual pursuits and as members of the community.
Down Sydrome Society of SA
Establishing and supporting the continuing development of services that promote the physical, psychological, educational and emotional well being of people with Down syndrome and offers resources for the education and training of professionals and the community in general about people with Down syndrome.
Early Childhood Connections
Contains links to informative websites, collated alphabetically and in submenus, to provide easy viewing and access to the most up to date information for professionals and parents interested in the renewed emphasis on the early childhood years.
Early Childhood Intervention Australia
Provides specialised support services for infants and young children with developmental delays or disabilities, and their families, in order to promote development, well-being and community participation.
EnableNet
Developed as a one stop site for information on disability and a meeting place for people interested in disability issues.
Family Advocacy
Empowering families in which there is a child or adult with a developmental disability to achieve great things.
Learning Links
Working with families to provide a complete service for children in need. This service brings together teachers, psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and family counsellors to work towards each individual child's goals.
Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW
The peak body for people from a non-english speaking background (NESB)with disability and their families and carers in NSW.
National Ethnic Disability Alliance
The national consumer based peak body for people from non-English speaking background with a disability, their families and carers. Aims to advocate at a federal level, for the rights and interests of people from a NESB with a disability, their families and carers.
Noah's Ark Toy Library
Provides a toy/equipment service for children with special needs. Assistance in promoting a child's physical and intellectual development is provided through the advice of trained staff, a wide range of toys, educational aids and resource material.
Playgroup Victoria 
The peak body representing the interests of playgroups in Victoria. Supported playgroups are facilitated by a paid coordinator and are available to families who may experience difficulties attending playgroups without assistance. Families of children with disabilities may wish to join a playgroup that caters for their specific needs. To find or start a playgroup for children with Autism or a disability contact Playgroup Victoria.
Physical Disability Council of New South Wales
Encourages diversity, flexibility and innovation in the provision of services and consult with people with a disability, their families and carers to maintain and enhance delivery of quality advice to Government that promotes inclusion and the integration of people with a disability into the community through community awareness, training and education.
Queensland Advocacy Incorporated
An independent community-based systems advocacy and legal advocacy organisation for people with a disability with aims to promote, protect and defend the fundamental needs, rights and lives of the most vulnerable people with a disability.
Queensland Parents for People with a Disability Inc
Vigorously defends justice and rights for people with disabilities by exposing exclusionary practices, speaking out against injustices and promoting people with disabilities as respected, valued and participating members of society.
Queenslanders with Disability Network Inc
For people with disability, with people with disability, by people with disability for citizenship and social justice with aims to connect people with disability to build a voice of Queenslanders with disability to represent their views on issues that affect them.
Raising Children Network - Children with a Disability
A new online resource for the parents of children with a disability. The section on children with a disability provides information on Family Life, Services & supports, Play, health & fitness, Working with professionals and Disability rights and the law. It also explores topics such as your feelings, others' reactions and working with disability professionals. There is a handy A - Z Disability Reference containing a brief explanation of disability terms as well as definitions of the disability professionals you may encounter.
Resource Unit for Children with Special Needs Inc
Disability resource, training, support and advisory agency for children's services. Contains information on news, inclusion, regional teams and a large collection of fact sheets on children with special needs.
Speech and Hearing Centre
Offers unique and valuable programs and services for children who suffer speech and language impairment and can succeed with specialised support.
Speech Pathology Australia
Contains information on branches, code of ethics, conferences, continuing professional development and fact sheets.
The Northcott Society
Provides services, support, products and information for people with disabilities from infancy through to adulthood.
The Spastic Centre
Offers a comprehensive range of services and supports for all age groups including, early childhood intervention, conductive education, equipment/technology, accommodation, therapy and community and recreational activities for people with high support needs.
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