More information and useful links

Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• Expression Australia: provider of services for Deaf and hard of hearing people
• Deaf Victoria: Advocacy agency for Deaf and hard of hearing people
• Auslan Connections: provides Auslan Interpreting and Live Captioning services in Victoria
• Auslan Services: Auslan Interpreting and Video Remote Interpreting Services across Australia
• Echo Interpreting: Auslan Interpreting and Notetaking

 

Blind and Low Vision

• Vision Australia: Australia-wide provider of blindness and low vision services
• Blind Citizens Australia: Advocacy agency for blind and vision impaired Australians

 

Intellectual Disabilities

• Scope: Intellectual Disability support services
• VALID: Advocacy agency for people with Intellectual Disability
• STAR Victoria: advocacy for people with Intellectual Disability and their families
• Intellectual Disability Rights Service, “Introduction to intellectual disability”, page 7

 

Autism

• AMAZE: Autism Victoria
• Aspect Victoria

 

Acquired Brain Injury

• Acquired Brain Injury Services Victoria
• Brain Injury Matters is a not-for-profit community managed organisation that works to make life better for people living with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI).

 

Mental illness

• Beyond Blue
• SANE Australia
• Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council

 

Dementia

• Alzheimer’s Australia Vic

 

Physical Disabilities

• Physical Disability Australia

 

Women/Family Violence

• Women with Disabilities Victoria
• Women with Disabilities Australia
• Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria

 

Complex Communication Needs

• Communication Rights Australia
• Teachers Toolkit for Students with Little or No Speech

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