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Aboriginal
Disability Network
Brings together
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with
disability. Contact Damian Griffis at People with
Disability Australia.
Telephone
(02) 9370-3100 —
FreeCall
1800-422-015
http://www.pwd.org.au/adnnsw/
Australasian
Network of Students With Disabilities (ANSWD)
A student
organisation, advocating, promoting, lobbying and
campaigning on disability issues. We seek to
achieve equality, access, and representation of
students with disabilities in the tertiary
education sector.
Kevin Murray (NZ) and Timothy Hart (Aust)
http://www.answd.com/
Deaf
Society of NSW
Statewide
organisation which provides support services and
programs for the hearing impaired, including the
hearing impaired who may have disabilities such as
visual impairment, cerebral palsy, or developmental
delay.
Telephone
(02) 9893-8555
http://www.deafsocietynsw.org.au/
Disability
Advocacy and Information Service - Albury
(DAIS)
An independent
organisation offering assistance and services to
integrate people with disabilities into their
general community.
Telephone
(02) 6056-2420
http://www.disability-advocacy.com.au/
Disability
Advocacy Service - Hunter (DASH)
Offers information
and services aiming to provide adequate and
essential needs for people with disabilities.
Telephone
(02) 4927-0111
http://www.dash.org.au/
Disability
and Aged Information Service Inc. (DAISI)
A free information
provider on services and supports available to
assist people with disabilities, aged people and
their families, carers and advocates.
Telephone
(02) 6622-8002
http://www.daisi.asn.au/
Disability
Information Advocacy Service
Central West NSW -
based in Bathurst.
Room 10, 96 Russell Street, BATHURST NSW 2795
Telephone
(02) 6332 2100
Disability
employment services
The community-based
organisations on this list assist with the
employment of people with a disability in NSW.
NSW Premier's Department website
http://www.eeo.nsw.gov.au/jobs/disabil/service.htm
Disability
Information and Referral Centre (DIRC) –
Eastern Sydney
A non-profit
organisation providing information & referral
services for people with disabilities and their
carers.
Telephone
(02) 9657-1796
http://www.dirc.asn.au/
Disability
Trust
Provides a telephone
information and referral service for the Illawarra
and Shoalhaven areas. Other services include a
resource library, forums, workshops and assistance
with service planning and development.
Telephone
(02) 4255-8000
http://www.disabilitytrust.org.au/
Greater
Western Sydney Community Services Directory
A free online
directory of community services across 14 LGAs in
Western Sydney. The Directory is searchable for
disability services, including keywords and
LGAs.
http://www.tricomm.org.au/directory
Holroyd
City Council – Library and Community
Holroyd City Council
Community Services include a disability support
worker who provides information to people with a
disability and develops services for people with a
disability in the Holroyd area.
Telephone
(02) 9840-9840
http://www.holroyd.nsw.gov.au/library.htm
Independent
Living Centre NSW
Provides information
of available equipment that aims to give people
with disabilities and the aged a greater
independent and social lifestyle.
Telephone
1300 885 886
http://www.ilcnsw.asn.au/
Information
on Disability Equipment Access Services –
(IDEAS)
An independent
Disability Information Service on Disability
enabling people to make an informed decision about
their choices in daily living.
Telephone
(02) 6947-3377 —
FreeCall
1800-029-904
http://www.ideas.org.au/
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Liverpool/Fairfield
Disabled Persons Resource Service (DPRS)
Provides support,
referral and individual advocacy to people with
disabilities and their carers living in the
Liverpool, Fairfield and Bankstown LGAs. The
Service also hosts; the Mandala Recreation Program,
Brain Injury Respite and Noah's Ark toy
library.
Telephone
(02) 9821-2811
Macarthur
Disability Services (MDS)
Offers support and
assistance for people with disabilities, their
families and carers in the Macarthur region
(Camden, Campbelltown and Wollondilly).
Level 8, 138 Queens Street CAMPBELLTOWN NSW
2560
Telephone
(02) 4621-8400
NICAN (NSW)
An Australia wide
information service on recreation, tourism, sports
and the arts for people with a disability.
Telephone
(02) 6285 3713 —
FreeCall
1800 806 769
http://www.nswcid.org.au/
NSW
Council for Intellectual Disability (CID)
An information
service for people with an intellectual disability,
their family and carers representing the rights and
interests of people with an intellectual
disability.
Telephone
(02) 9211-1611
http://www.nswcid.org.au/
NSW
Disability Referral Guide
The Disability
referral guide is a directory of peak disability
organisations in New South Wales. It also lists
disability information services and agencies that
handle complaints.
http://das.sl.nsw.gov.au/access/
NSW
Network of Women with Disability
A network for woman
with disability in NSW.
Telephone
(02) 9891-6400
http://www.pdcnsw.org.au/women/
PainWorld
A friendly, caring
place that's open to anyone in pain, their family
and carers. You will find help, support &
understanding from those who live with pain
everyday themselves.
http://www.painworld.zip.com.au/
Penrith
Disabilities Resource Centre (PDRC)
Provides information,
referral and advocacy to people with a disability
and their carers who live in the Penrith area. The
Centre supports the Physical Disability Action
Forum, the Vision Impaired and the
Hearing Impaired People groups. An Access
Guide for the Nepean is available on the Centre's
website.
Telephone
(02) 4732-2363
http://www.pdrc.org.au/
SCInfo
(Spinal Cord Injuries Australia)
SCInfo provides
information on services and resources available for
people with a spinal cord injury or other physical
disability across Australia. This service is run by
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia.
Telephone
(02) 9661-8855 —
FreeCall
1800 819 775
http://www.spinalcordinjuries.com.au/
Stroke
Recovery Association NSW
Aims to assist in
maximising the recovery of individuals who have
suffered a Stroke, and reduce the impact on their
family/carers and the community.
Telephone
(02) 9550-0594
http://www.strokensw.org.au/
TADNSW
(Technical Aid to the Disabled)
A not for profit
organisation where staff and volunteers work
together to design and contruct custom designed
aids, modified bikes and refurbish computers to
assist people with disabilities.
Telephone
(02) 9808-2022
http://www.tadnsw.org.au/
The
Disability Trust - Illawarra
A community-based
organisation providing an information and referral
service, as well as some individual advocacy for
people with disabilities, their friends and carers
in the Illawarra region.
Telephone
(02) 4255-8000
http://www.disabilitytrust.org.au/
The
Northcott Society
Provides services,
support, products, and information for people with
disabilities.
Telephone
(02) 9890-0100
http://www.northcott.com.au/
Warringah
Disability Information Service
(WDIS)
Provides information and referral about all
services and resources available to people with
disabilities, their families or carers, service
providers.
Telephone
(02) 9942-2686
http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/disab.htm
Women with
Disabilities Australia Online Information and
Referral Directory
This collection of
information has been produced by WWDA to help women
with disabilities find information about services
and organisations that are available to assist
them.
Telephone
(03) 6244-8288
http://www.wwda.org.au/portmain.htm
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