Links - Useful Organisations
Companion Card – For people with a disability who require a companion to enable them to access community activities. (If they have a card, their companion should get access for free.)
www.companioncard.org.au
Commonwealth Carelink Centre – Support for carers, people with disabilities, the aged etc.
Commonwealth Carer Resource Centre
Commonwealth Carer Respite Centre / CarerLinks North
Provides respite co-ordination, information, referral and support to carers.
IDEAS – An independent information, referral and support service.
Can provide information on: disabilities and diseases, services, suppliers of equipment, accessible holidays, communication aids, transport, vehicles, leisure and sport programs, entitlements and subsidies, government Information and legislation.
Communicate Health This is a free site produced by the Health Department in the UK. It allows you to print multilingual appointments cards for clients.
The National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline Provides support and assistance for anyone in Australia reporting allegations of abuse and neglect involving people with disability.