Contents

• Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training
• Australian Sports Commission - Disability 
• CanDo4Kids
• Centrelink Allowances  
• Children with disability: Report July 2006
• Council for Intellectual Disability NSW   
• Guardianship Tribunal NSW
• Intellectual Disability Rights Service
• Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW
• MyTime
• National Centre for the Dissemination of Disability Research
• Novita Children's Services
• People with Disability
• Siblings Australia Inc
• Students with disabilities

• Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training
  http://www.adcet.edu.au 

• Australian Sports Commission - Disability - a national framework (Australia) that works to build pathways for people with disabilities to get involved in sport, by creating and developing relationships between sports and disability organisations.
  http://www.ausport.gov.au/participating/resources/disability  

• CanDo4Kids - Townsend House provides a range of services, programs and activities to children and young adults up to 25 years of age who are blind/vision impaired, deaf/hearing impaired, or deaf blind, and who may have additional disabilities.
  Address: 28 King George Avenue, Hove, 5048
  Tel. 8298 0900
  TTY: 82980960
  Website: http://www.cando4kids.com.au/  

• Centrelink Allowances
  • Allowances for Carers
    http://www.centrelink.gov.au/...
  • Allowances for individuals with a disability
    http://www.centrelink.gov.au/...

• Children with disability: Report July 2006
  'Children with disabilities' Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Disability Updates Issue 42, July 2006
  http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/aus/bulletin42/bulletin42.pdf

• Council for Intellectual Disability NSW
  CID is the peak organisation in NSW representing the rights and interests of people with a disability.
  http://www.nswcid.org.au/  

• Guardianship Tribunal NSW
  It is a legal tribunal which appoints guardians for people with disabilities who are over 16 years of age and are incapable of making their own decisions and need a legally appointed substitute decision maker because no appropriate or safe informal arrangements are in place. Also associated with Office of the Public Guardian and Office of the Protective Commissioner.
  http://www.gt.nsw.gov.au/  

• Intellectual Disability Rights Service
  Criminal Justice Support Network NSW
  http://www.idrs.org.au 

• Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW
  The MDAA is the peak body for people from a non English speaking background with a disability and their families and carers in NSW. MDAA aims to promote, protect and secure the rights and interests of people from a NESB background with a disability and their families and carers in NSW. It is a very active organisation that publishes a regular and valuable newsletter.
  http://www.mdaa.org.au/  

• MyTime
  Support for parents/carers of children (up to 16 years) with a disability, chronic medical condition or special need.
  http://www.mytime.net.au

• National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
  Links the work of disability researchers with service providers and educators. (USA) 
  http://www.ncddr.org

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

• People with Disability
  PWD is a national peak disability rights and advocacy organisation. Its primary membership is made up of people with disability and organisations primarily constituted by people with disability. They have a cross disability focus. They provide information, short term advocacy, advocacy around systems issues, representation to government, disability sector coordination, and disability rights related research and training and education.
  http://www.pwd.org.au/

• Siblings Australia, Inc
  Aims to increase awareness of services for families, and in particular, brothers and sisters of children with special needs (disability or chronic illness).
  http://www.siblingsaustralia.org.au

• Students with Disabilities
  Website of the Ministerial Advisory Committee (South Australia): Students with disabilities
  http://www.macswd.sa.gov.au/