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Your Mental Wellbeing has been developed by QLD Health. It provides you with resources, information, activities and support contacts to assist you with your mental health.

This tool allows you to find parks and reserves that are wheelchair accessible.
 

Athletics Australia runs multi-class athletics that you can participate in if you have a disability.
 

Arts Access Victoria is the peak body for arts and disability in Victoria providing an innovative disability arts practice, access and inclusion.
 

A free service is available through Services Australia that can inform and educate you about your finances. You can book and watch free financial education and information webinars to help plan for the future.

Public trustees and guardians can be appointed to make financial decisions for people that have a decision-making disability.
 

If you have been a carer in the past, you may be able to get this card. It allows you to pay less for medicines and has other concessions. It is for people who are aged between 16 and 25 years, are full-time students and were receiving a Carer Allowance Health Care Card when they turned 16.

 

If you get a payment from the government (eg a Disability Support Pension), you might also get the Energy Supplement. This helps with energy costs (eg your electricity and gas bills).

 

If you are a thalidomide survivor registered with the Program, the Thalidomide Support Service can help you with accessing support under the Program, including claiming from the Extraordinary Assistance Fund (EAF) and the Health Care Assistance Fund (HCAF). The Thalidomide Support Service can also help survivors to register and receive support from the NDIS and other relevant services and schemes.
 

This scheme provides a payment to help with the extra study costs for your children. You might be able to get this payment if your children can’t go to a state or public school because they live in an isolated area, have disability or have special health needs.