Action on Disabilities in Ethnic Communities
ADEC aims to empower people with a disability from non-English speaking backgrounds, their families and carers.
Aids and Equipment Action Alliance
Works towards improving the availability of aids and equipment to aged and people with disabilities.
Polio Australia encourages every polio survivor living in Australia (whether you contracted polio in Australia or overseas) to join the Australian Polio Register.
A national phone service that provides information and resources to support carers, and a service finder to connect to local support services.
Working to develop the Self Help movement
COTA promotes the needs of older people.
Health Complaints Commissioner
Complaints may be directed to them for mediation or investigation, after you have tried to tried to resolve the complaint with the health provider yourself.
International Ventilator Users Network
Enhancing the lives and independence of users of home mechanical ventilation (HMV) through education, advocacy, research and networking.
The OPA works to promote the dignity and rights of people with a disability.
Provides quality health information for polio survivors and health professionals, Polio Conference research papers, Health and Wellness retreats, promotes services provision across Australia.
Polio Network Victoria, informing and supporting polio survivors, carers and families through state-wide support groups and quarterly newsletter Polio Perspectives. Contact: polionetworkvichelp@gmail.com
A free rehabilitation service for people in Victoria with polio.
Public Interest Law Clearing House
PILCH – a legal resource for community groups
The work of ANUHD is complete
2023
A mandatory access standard for all new housing is included in the National Construction Code from 1 October 2023
Any further activity at a State level will be through Building Better Homes.
Livable Housing Design Training
Women With Disabilities Australia
The vision of Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is to improve the lives and life chances of women with disabilities.