Child and Family Health Service - Resources

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

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.
http://www.cando4kids.com.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

Disability Research
Links the work of disability researchers with service providers and educators. (USA)

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