Dementia Australia
Information and support for family, friends and carers involved in the care of someone living with dementia.
My home, my choice
My Home, My Choice is a peer mentoring program run by Self Advocacy Sydney. The program helps people with Intellectual disability, Global delay and Down Syndrome to better understand their home and living options at different life transition points.
NDIS Appeals
NDIS Appeals is a service run by Self Advocacy Sydney Inc that can help people who want to appeal a decision made by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). NDIS Appeals can support you to put in an appeal and guide you through the process to have your decision reviewed.
Individual advocacy
Self Advocacy Sydney offers individual advocacy to support people with disability by helping them understand their rights, speak up for themselves, and work towards their goals. Advocates can provide advice or speak on their behalf when dealing with services, businesses, or government departments.
Connecting Young Carers to Life Opportunities & Personalised Support (CYCLOPS)
CYCLOPS ACT is a program supporting young people up to 25 years of age who care for a family member experiencing a physical or intellectual disability, mental health issues, alcohol and other drug related issues and/or chronic illness.
Mindmap
Mindmap is a mental health portal for young people aged 0 - 25. It can help you to navigate Canberra's mental health system and to find the right service and support.
The Australian Network (AND) on Disability Resources
The Australian Disability Network helps employers to build confidence and capability to welcome and include people with disability as employees and as customers. They have a wide range of resources to support staff members across your workforce to become more disability confident.
Ability First Australia - Assistive Technology Refurbishment and Rental Pilot Program
The Assistive Technology Refurbishment and Rental Pilot Program has refurbished second-hand assistive technology to rent or purchase for all people with disability under the age of 65, including those on the NDIS. You can also donate good-quality second-hand assistive technology.
AgeWise Program
AgeWise delivers psychological therapies for older people with mild to moderate mental illness living in residential aged care facilities (RACF) in Tasmania.
Residential Recovery Program
Residential Recovery Program is open to adults who have a diagnosed mental illness. The program offers intensive recovery-focused support to participants to work on identified recovery goals in furnished and fully self-contained properties, providing a safe environment for participants to build capacity in living skills as they work to transition to independent living.