Individuals
Illness or disability - useful website links
Listed below are other websites you may find useful.
General
- Aged Care Australia - online information for everything you need to know about aged care.
- Australian Council of Social Services - the peak council of Australia's community services and welfare sector.
- Australian Human Rights Commission - working towards an Australian society where human rights are for everyone, everywhere, everyday.
- Australian Sports Commission - information on participating in sport for people with a disability.
- Australian Workplace - information for job seekers with specialist needs.
- Better Health Channel - provides free health and medical information and links to support.
- Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centres - information centres for older Australians and their families, people with special care needs and carers.
- Commonwealth Rehabilitation Services (CRS) Australia - provides vocational rehabilitation and assessment services to people with a disability, injury or health condition.
- Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) - useful information for people with disability.
- Dealing with disability on australia.gov.au - the Australian Government website links on dealing with a disability.
- HEALTHInsite - information and links on important health topics.
- JobAccess - help and workplace solutions for employing people with a disability.
- Medical conditions which may be fast-tracked for the Disability Support Pension (FaHCSIA)
- Medicare - delivering health and payment programs to Australians.
- National Companion Card - a FaHCSIA service that enables eligible people with disability to participate at venues and activities without incurring the cost of a 2nd ticket for their attendant carer.
- National Ethnic Disability Alliance - for people from non-English speaking background (NESB) with disability, their families and carers.
- People with Disabilities - the Australian Government website links for people with disabilities.
- Physical Disability Australia - run by and for people with a physical disability.
- Understanding money - find information that helps you to increase your financial knowledge and better manage your money.
- Women With Disabilities Australia - for the particular needs of women with disabilities in Australia.
Hearing impairment
- Australian Hearing - helping people with their hearing impairment and quality of life.
- Better Hearing Australia (Victoria) Inc - free, independent and professional information and advice on hearing loss and concerns.
- Deaf Sports Australia - access for deaf and hard of hearing people to sporting opportunities.
Mental health
- Auseinet - Australian network for promotion, prevention and early intervention for mental health.
- Beyondblue - a national initiative to prevent and respond to depression.
- Department of Health and Ageing - information on health and support services for mental health.
- Mental health & wellbeing - useful information and links on mental health.
- Mental Health Council of Australia - promoting better mental health for all Australians.
- MindMatters - a national mental health initiative for secondary schools.