NESB
and Disability Links
National
Ethnic Disability
Alliance
www.neda.org.au
is the national consumer-based peak body for people from
a non-English speaking background (NESB) with disability,
their families and carers. The overarching aim of NEDA is
to advocate at a federal level, for the rights and
interests of people from a NESB with disability, their
families and cares.
Ethnic
Disability Advocacy
Centre
The Western Australian Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre
(EDAC) was established in 1995 to advocate for and
empower people with a disability from non-English
speaking backgrounds. EDAC aims to safeguard the rights
of ethnic people with disabilities and their
families.
Action
on Disability within Ethnic
Communities
is a Victorian community based organisation which
represents the rights and needs of people of non-English
speaking background with a disability and their carers.
ADEC provides advocacy, information, referral, education,
training and consultancy.
Physical Disability Australia
www.pda.org.au
Physical Disability Australia exists to convince governments to mandate laws and rules that enable the full participation of people with physical disability in all areas of society.
Ethnic
Community Organisations
Federation
of Ethnic Communities Councils of
Australia
One of the objectives of this national body is to
promote, foster and improve Australia's multicultural
society by recognising its diverse cultural and
linguistic backgrounds.
Ethnic
Communities Council of
NSW
This NSW peak agency is about the promotion of joint
action and co-operation between ethnic communities on
issues of common concern.
NSW
Disability Advocacy Organisations
Ability
Incorporated
is located in Ballina, a federally funded service
providing training and support and the objective to
deliver programs that meet the individual needs of people
with disabilities, their families and carers.
Blind
Citizens Australia,
Sydney Branch for more information on the
branch.
Brain
Injury Association of
NSW
works to make the community and the government aware of
the needs and issues affecting people who have an
acquired brain injury. Their purpose is to represent and
support people with an acquired brain injury so that they
can participate equally in the community.
Disability
Advocacy NSW
believes that people with a disability should have the
same rights as other citizens. We aim to ensure that
people with a disability obtain these rights in practice
by advocating with and for them.
People
with Disability
A free service to help people with disability living in New South Wales who wish to make a complaint about their rights being infringed.
Complaints Resolution and Referral Service (CRRS)
A complaints resolution service for people using Australian Government-funded disability employment and advocacy services.
Family
Advocacy
aims to empower families in which there is a child or
adult with a developmental disability to achieve great
things!
Carers
NSW
supports and is the leading voice for carers in NSW.
Carers NSW vision is for a society that values and
supports family members and friends who provide care for
people with ongoing needs for assistance.
Mental
Health Coordinating
Council
has as its primary purpose the co-ordination of the
provision of non-government mental health care services
to disadvantaged and marginalised people who suffer
psychiatric disability in New South Wales including
treatment, interventionist and developmental services in
accordance with the best standards of professional
excellence.
NSW
Council for Intellectual
Disability
is the peak organisation in NSW representing the rights
and interests of people with intellectual
disability.
Physical
Disability Council of
NSW
provides a state-wide voice for people with a physical
disability. We aim to secure equal rights for people with
disability. We participate in networks to build better
links between people with a physical disability, their
families and organisations. Whenever there are
discussions involving service providers, decision makers
in government, the communities in which we live or in
business, we believe there should be "nothing about us
without us."
Positive
Life NSW
is a non-profit community organisation representing the
interests of people living with HIV/AIDS in New South
Wales.
International
Sites
Brain and Spinal Cord Injury (USA)
Our mission is to be the most reliable, timely and complete resource on the internet for brain injury and spinal cord injury survivors.
United
Nations
This site about the United Nations is available in 6
languages.
Human
Rights and
Disability
Over 600 million people, or approximately 10 per cent of
the world's population, have a disability of one form or
another. While their living conditions vary, they are
united in one common experience - being exposed to
various forms of discrimination and social
exclusion.
Human
Rights Watch
Watching out for human rights across the globe
Disabled
People's
International
This international disability site is available in 3
languages.
The
UN Refugee Agency
Today, UNHCR is one of the world's principal humanitarian
agencies, its staff of more than 5,000 personnel helping
19.8 million people in more than 120 countries. During
its half century of work, the agency has provided
assistance to at least 50 million people, earning two
Nobel Peace Prizes in 1954 and 1981.
Other
sites of interest
Australian
Disability Clearing House on Education and
Training
(ADCET) provides up to date and comprehensive information
about inclusive teaching, learning and assessment
strategies, accommodations and support services for
people with disabilities in post secondary education and
training.
Links
Disability Magazine
full of information for people with a disability, their
family members and carers, as well as professionals in
the field.
Multicultural
Mental Health
Australia
The new national program in mental health and suicide
prevention for Australians from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds
NSW
Council of Social
Services
is the peak body for the social and community services
sector in New South Wales.
Refugee
Council of Australia
is a non-profit peak organisation. It provides
information on and advocacy for refugees and humanitarian
entrants in Australia on behalf of its 90 organisational
members and many individual members. It is not a part of
the Australian Government.
Technical
Aid to the Disabled
To make and supply custom-designed aids, computers on
loan, information on aids and technology and on previous
technical solutions and allied technology to people with
disabilities, ras well as rehabilitation, health,
engineering and other professionals, government, and the
community
Some
of MDAA Staff Favourite Sites
Judith
www.scopesys.com/anyday/
This is a site that lets you put in your birthday and
find out who was born and died on that day. Also about
things in history that happened.
Maria
I have two favourites: This is another good website in
that it provides access to links for websites relating to
disability, anti-racism, etc www.magenta.nl/crosspoint/disability.html
Also the website of the
STTAR
program - they
provide transcultural training and resources targeting
care and education professionals. Lots of downloadable
resources including translated information, cultural
profiles, and training packages.
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