Non-Government Departments
Accessible Arts
Accessible Arts promotes and provides opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in arts and cultural activities either as audience members; through attending galleries, theatres, museums and festivals; or as participants in art, drama, music, dance and multimedia activities and by developing as professional artists.
Accessibility.com
Providing current news, health information, on-line shopping and Accessibility City Guides.
Australian Association for Families of Children with a Disability
A non-profit community organisation for children with a disability and their families.
Australian Health Directory
The Australian Health Directory is a national directory and portal purpose built, to provide a gateway to the health industry. Their vision is to include information about every health industry participant in the country, with links to all relevant websites.
Blind Citizens Australia
BCA is the united voice of blind and vision-impaired Australians. Their mission is to achieve equity and equality by empowerment, promoting positive community attitudes, and striving for high quality and accessible services.
Carers NSW
Carers NSW is an association for relatives and friends who are caring for people with a disability, mental health problem, chronic condition or who are frail aged.
Disability and Aged Information Service Inc
DAISI provides free information on services and supports available to assist people with disabilities, aged people and their families, carers and advocates.
Guide Dogs NSW
Training guide dogs for people who are blind or vision impaired, training people who are vision impaired to use canes, canines and electronic aids to improve their mobility, training companion dogs for children and adults who are disabled or disadvantaged, and advocating on behalf of the people they assist to make the community in which they live an easier place to live and work.
Healthy Start
An Australia-wide strategy that supports parents with learning difficulties and promotes a healthy start to life for their young children.
Information on Disability & Education Awareness Services
The IDEAS’ website provides a high quality accessible web portal for people with disability and people with age related disability, their families, carers and other supporters to access and search for information that promotes their independence.
Intellectual Disability Rights Service
IDRS is a community legal centre in NSW that works with people with an intellectual disability to exercise and advance their rights.
Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW
MDAA is the only advocacy service in NSW available specifically to people from non-English speaking backgrounds with disability.
NSW Companion Card
The Companion Card allows people with a significant and permanent disability, who require attendant care for the rest of their lives, to participate in community activities and events without discrimination.
People with Disability Australia Inc
PWD is a non-profit national peak disability rights and advocacy organisation, representing the interests of people with all kinds of disability.
Sailability NSW
An organisation facilitating sailing for everyone, regardless of age or ability.
Technical Aid to the Disabled
TAD provides personalised equipment and advice to people with disabilities and their carers, through the innovative services of skilled volunteers and staff.
Vision Australia
Providing a diverse range of services tailored to a person’s level of vision. Most services are provided free of charge.
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