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Assistance Dogs Australia
If you have cerebral palsy, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis or other serious injuries you may be able to access a specially trained dog through the Assistance Dogs Australia 'People with physical disabilities' program.
Assistance Dogs Australia also has programs for training dogs to help with conditions such as autism and posttraumatic stress disorder.
Assistance Dogs Australia
If you have cerebral palsy, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis or other serious injuries you may be able to access a specially trained dog through the Assistance Dogs Australia 'People with physical disabilities' program.
Guide Dogs Australia
Guide Dogs Australia, along with their state-based organisations, deliver guide dog services that you may be able to access if you are blind or have low vision.
Guide Dogs ACT/NSW
Guide Dogs ACT/NSW deliver guide dog services that you may be able to access if you are blind or have low vision.
Australian Support Dogs (ASDOG)
If you have a physical disability you may be able to access an assistance dog through Australian Support Dogs (ASDOG), a not-for-profit organisation that raises, trains and places dogs.
mindDog
mindDog is a not-for-profit registered charity that offers a type of assistance dog called a psychiatric assistance dog, which you may be able to access if you have a mental health condition.
Australian Government – Support for parents and caregivers of children with disability
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) protects Australians from discrimination based on disability. The DDA makes it unlawful to discriminate on the ground of the person’s disability. This includes discrimination that occurs in the context of accessing and participating in children’s education and care services. All children’s education and care services (including family day care) must comply with the DDA.
The Department of Education has partnered with Children and Young People with Disability Australia to co-design resources that help parents and caregiver of children with disability to understand their rights under the DDA.
Australian Government – support for students with disability and their parents and caregivers
The Disability Standards for Education 2005 clarify the obligations of education and training providers and seek to ensure that students with disability can access and participate in education on the same basis as students without disability.
The Department of Education has partnered with Children and Young People with Disability Australia to co-design resources that help students to understand their rights under the Disability Standards for Education 2005, and to work with their education provider to make reasonable adjustments which help them learn and participate on the same basis as their peers.