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Child & Parent Disability

 

This page provides links to a variety of child and parent disability resources.

General disability support and information

Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities  
Strives to empower people with a disability from non-english speaking backgrounds, their carers, and families to fully participate as members of the community.

Children with Disability Australia
Educates and provides advocacy to achieve better outcomes for children and young people with disability and their families.

Disability Online
Offers comprehensive information, resources and links for services, support and education for people with a diverse range of disabilities.

Early Childhood Intervention Australia  
An organisation of professionals and parents involved in promoting the interests of young children with developmental delays and disabilities and their families.

Healthy Start
An Australia-wide initiative to support parents with learning difficulties and promote a healthy start to life for their young children.

Livewire
Provides free, safe and fun online communities for families affected by a serious illness, chronic health condition or disability.

MyTime
MyTime groups provide local support for carers of children under school age with a disability or chronic medical condition.

Nican  
Nican provides information on recreation, tourism, sport and the arts for people with disabilities.

Siblings Australia  
Aims to develop and co-ordinate services for families, and in particular, brothers and sisters of children with special needs (disability or chronic illness).

Queensland Department of Communities (Disability Services)
Provides services and programs that support people with a disability in Queensland.

Information for carers

Carers Australia  
Information and support for carers who provide support to children or adults who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition or who are frail aged.

Centrelink Disability and Carer Payment Factsheets  
Centrelink payment and entitlement information for disability and carer allowances.

FaHCSIA Carers Website
General overview of carer allowance and carer payment, respite services for carers of young people with a disability, and carer contacts.

Young Carers Website  
A resource, focused on carers up to 25 years, providing information, support and contacts, as well as links to services available in States and Territories.

Specific disabilities and special needs

Cerebral Palsy Foundation
Provides information about cebebral palsy interventions and recent developments in cerebral palsy research.

Fragile X Association  
Information about Fragile X syndrome, behavioural and educational aspects and support.

State autism associations
Contact details for the Australian autism associations. These associations provide information and support for parents and carers raising a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Funding of up to $12 000 ($6000 per financial year) is available for children under six who have been diagnosed with a sight or hearing impairment, including deafblindness, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, or Fragile X syndrome. The funding is available under the government’s new Better start for children with disability initiative and covers early intervention services such as speech pathology, audiology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology and orthoptics.
 
 
 
  • Last updated26-08-2011
  • Last reviewed15-05-2006