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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
This scheme subsidises medicines so you pay less for them. You can buy these cheaper medicines automatically if you have a Medicare card.
Education programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
The National Indigenous Australians Agency provides expert policy leadership and advice on issues, initiatives and programs with the aim of improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education outcomes.
Disabled People’s Organisations Australia
The Disabled People’s Organisations (DPO) Australia promotes the human rights and freedoms of all people with disability.
Medicare Safety Net
If you need to see a doctor or get tests regularly, the Medicare Safety Net helps to lower your costs. When you spend over a certain amount in a year, you will get some of the money back. If you’re enrolled in Medicare, you’re eligible for the Medicare Safety Net.
Medicare
Medicare is an Australian Government program that gives free or subsidised (cheaper for you) treatment from doctors and other health professionals, and in hospitals.
Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children living with disability
If you work with Aboriginal youth with disability, Emerging Minds has developed a set of fact sheets that may assist you. The fact sheets focus on taking a holistic approach, cultural safe practices and working skilfully to support families.
Winnunga Clinical Services
Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services (AHCS) provides a comprehensive range of culturally appropriate clinical services and programs for Aboriginal clients, their families and the community including General Practitioners, mental health services, counselling, physiotherapy and hearing/eye health.
Can I get NDIS?
Culturally appropriate fact sheets and videos (in English, Pitjantjara and combined language version) that may assist you in finding out what support you may be able to get through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Yarning with Our Mob
This is a series of podcasts with parents and carers sharing their stories and challenges about autism in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Let's Yarn
Disability Loop has a Let's Yarn web page that provides culturally appropriate information and resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of South Sea Islander background to help them learn about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).