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    Information & Support for carers and people with disabilities.

    Breakaway Respite Program
    The aim of the Breakaway respite program is to provide a group social respite program.  The Breakaway program is eligible to families of young children/persons with a disability between the ages of 5 – 17 years.  The program is both centre based and also has excursions.

    Breakaway for 18-25
    Excursions & a recreation program for young people aged 18-25 years who have mild to moderate disabilities.

    Able Australia
    Able Australia Services is a long-standing non-profit organisation that provides services to people living with multiple disabilities including deafblindness.

    Action for Community Living
    The ACL is a statewide cross-disability advocacy organisation that advocates for empowerment, Independence and life in the community for people with disabilities.

    Accessibility.com.au
    The disability information resource. Developed by a dedicated team of health professionals and researchers, the site has been designed to help you gain important health and lifestyle knowledge for home, at work and enjoying your community.

    Anglicare Victoria
    Anglicare supports families caring for a child with an intellectual or physical disability.

    Association of Children with a Disability
    An information, support and advocacy organisation for children with a disability and their families, in Victoria, Australia.

    Autism Help

    Autism Victoria

    Carers Victoria
    Carers Victoria is the statewide voice for family carers, representing and providing support to carers in Victoria.  Carers Victoria is committed to helping caring families get the practical and emotional support they need.

    Cerebral Palsy Association of Australia
    CP Australia - works towards creating a national focus on cerebral palsy - to promote the interests, rights, roles and wellbeing of people with cerebral palsy and similar disorders.

    Connecting Care
    This site provides links and a referral mechanism to health and community services within different municipalities around Victoria.

    Create Access Disability Support Services

    Disability Support Services at CREATE support people with a disability to achieve successful participation in their community.

     

    Cystic Fibrosis Victoria
    CFV provides advocacy, support and information services to people living with CF and their families.

     

    Department of Human Services - DHS
    Disability Services

     

    Disability Connections
    DisAbilityconnections (Victoria) - formerly the Western Region Disability Network (WRDN) is a network of nearly 1000 people with disabilities, their carers/families, service providers, government and community. Membership is free to anyone who shares our passion for disability issues.

     

    Disability Discrimination Legal ServiceThe Disability Discrimination Legal Service Inc (DDLS) is a statewide independent community legal centre that specializes in disability discrimination legal matters. We provide free legal services in several areas including information, referral, advice, casework assistance, community legal education, and policy and law reform.



    Devine
    A community for and by people with a disability.

    Disability Services - DHS
    Responsible for funding and providing a range of supports and services for people in Victoria with intellectual, physical, sensory and dual disabilities, neurological impairments and acquired brain injury.

    Down Syndrome Victoria
    Down Syndrome Victoria is the statewide peak membership organisation representing people with Down syndrome and their families. It provides support, encouragement, information and resources to people with Down syndrome, their families and the broader community.

    Early Childhood Intervention Services
    Supports children with a disability or developmental delay from birth to school entry and their families. ECIS provides special education, therapy, counselling, service planning and coordination, assistance and support to access services such as kindergarten and child care.

    Infoxchange Disability Links

    Interchange 
    Interchange agencies across Victoria provide a wide range of programs and services. The main service provided is the host program which provides respite, as well recreational opportunities.

    Isis Primary Care
    Offering counselling, general health, occupational therapy, youth & family services, drug & alcohol services, aged & disability services.  

    Job Connections - Annecto
    Job Connections is the employment program of annecto specialising in supporting job seekers with disabilities into the workforce, and connecting the employer with untapped workforce potential.

    Kids Plus Foundation
    A not for profit organisation that helps children achieve the daily functional activities the rest of us take for granted: mobility, eating & drinking, communication, self care and play.

    MacKillop Disability Services
    Providing a range of services to assist families caring for children and young people with moderate to severe disabilities by being responsive, flexible, innovative and family centred.


    Mambourin

    Mambourin promotes independent living by offering employment, education and training services to adults with a disability. Mambourin’s slogan is “Empowering People”® which drives all that we do.

    Melbourne City Mission
    Children and Disability Services

    Noah's Ark Inc
    Noah's Ark is a not-for-profit state-wide organisation assisting children with additional needs and their families.   Noah's Ark is Victoria's largest Early Childhood Intervention and Inclusion Support Agency and also provides training and support to a range of children service providers within Victoria and interstate.

    Noahs Arc West Early Childhood Intervention Program - Siblings Program
    Noahs Ark West offers a one day sibling support program during the school holidays from 10am to 2.30pm. The aim is to bring siblings together, and have fun day where they can share their experiences and feelings through a variety of activities.

    Respite North and West
    Respite North & West is a website designed to improve communication and access to information for all people with an interest in disability respite issues living in the North & West Metropolitan Region of Melbourne. This includes people with a disability, families/carers of children and adults with a disability, service providers, and other people interested in respite issues.

    Scope
    Scope is a not-for-profit organisation providing disability services throughout Victoria to thousands of children and adults with physical and multiple disabilities. Scope was formerly known as the Spastic Society of Victoria.

    Sunrise Women's with Disabilities Group
    The Sunrise Women with Disabilities Groups provide fun and friendship for women with a disability through the outer West of Melbourne. The groups meet monthly in Werribee and Laverton and are Women's Health West's longest running program. Come and have fun, meet new women and learn some new skills.

    Victorian Network on Recreation & Disability (VICNORD) 
    Funded by Sport and Recreation Victoria and is a statewide information and advocacy network of people with disabilities, their carers and advocacy groups in relation to recreation, sport, physical activity, tourism and the arts.

    Vision Australia
    Vision Australia is a partnership between people who are blind, sighted or have low vision. We are united by our passion that people who are blind or have low vision will have access to and fully participate in every part of life they choose.

    Warringa Park School
    Warringa Park is a dual mode school which caters for all children with an intellectual disability. Warringa Park is focused on providing the best education for your child and has established the following priorities for teaching and learning.

    WCIG Disability Employment Support Services 
    WCIG offers a FREE school to work transition program for school leavers and those considering taking up casual or part-time employment.

    Wesley Employment Services 
    Helping young people with an injury, medical condition or disability to find and maintain a job. This may include people with anxiety, depression, learning difficulties, epilepsy, alcohol and drug problems and physical disabilities to name just a few.
    Wesley helps with training to make you job ready, helps you apply for jobs with resumes and application letters and continues to support you once you have a job.

    Wyndham Council Disability Services

    Young Carers
    Are you under 25 and help look after someone in your family who has an illness, a disability, a mental health issue or who has an alcohol or other drug problem? Do you know somebody who does?  Do you want to help them? Then this website is for you!


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