Organisations for people with disability

There are many groups and organisations that support people with disability in Australia. These organisations contain an extensive range of information and resource materials on a wide range of issues. Explore the following listings to find organisations that might best support you.

Australian Capital Territory

ACT Mental Health Consumer Network– a consumer-led peak organisation that represents the interests of mental health consumers in the ACT
ADHD Australia– advocates for the needs of people living with ADHD
Arthritis Australia– provides support and information for people with arthritis
AUSPELD– supports and advocates for people with learning disability
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH)– advocates in the interests of infant mental health, including research and professional and public awareness
Australian Autism ADHD Foundation– works to improve all aspects of Australia’s response to autism and ADHD, from research to treatment to advocacy
Australian Dyslexia Association (ADA)– works to improve the wellbeing, identification and treatment of those with dyslexia
Australian Leukodystrophy Support Group– raises funds to provide counselling, support and information to families
Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4)– an organisation that is focused on the development and promotion of autism spectrum disorder policies at the national level
Autism Awareness Australia– provides information about therapy and support for children and adults with autism
Autism Community Network (ACN)– advances the health and social wellbeing of people with autism, their families and communities
Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand (ASAN AUNZ)– helps autistic people engage in the planning of services to be used by themselves and their peers
Beyond Blue– provides information and support for people with mental health issues
Black Dog Institute– a portal to research and education about mental health issues
Blind Citizens Australia– provides a united voice of Australians who are blind or vision impaired
Blind Sports Australia (BSA)– promotes increased opportunities for people who are blind and vision impaired to access sport and recreation (the website includes a useful list of member organisations)
Blue Knot Foundation– advocates for and supports those who have experienced complex trauma, including childhood trauma
Brain Injury Australia– the peak body representing people with an acquired brain injury
Deaf Australia– an advocacy and information organisation for Deaf people who are bilingual – using both English and Auslan
Deaf Children Australia (DCA)– works to remove barriers to the personal development and social inclusion faced by children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Deaf Services– works to enhance services and programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults and children
Deaf Sports Australia– facilitates and supports the participation of deaf Australians in all levels of sport
DeafBlind Australia- represent and advocate for deafblind people, and work to improve supports and services for deafblind people in Australia
Deafness Forum of Australia (DFA)– the peak body representing interests of deaf and hearing-impaired people around Australia
Disability Sports Australia– represents, supports and advocates for all Australians with a physical disability who want to be involved in sport
Dissociative Initiative– works to raise awareness about dissociation, amnesia, and multiplicity
dNet.org.au– empowers Australians with depression, and their families and friends, to make informed choices and find solutions
Down Syndrome Australia– works with state- and territory-based associations to develop strong policy positions; helps people with Down syndrome achieve their full potential
Embrace– multicultural, multilingual, mental health resources
Epilepsy Foundation– provides services to people living with epilepsy and works to raise awareness of the condition
Fragile X Association Australia – peak body and national support group for individuals who have Fragile X syndrome, and their families and carers.
Guide Dogs Australia– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
headspace - provides mental health support for people aged 12 to 25 years
Inclusion Australia (NCID)– the national peak body for intellectual disability
Limbs 4 Life– an organisation to provide up-to-date information and peer support to amputees
Mental Health Australia (MHA)– the peak, national nongovernment organisation representing the Australian mental health sector
Mind Australia– provides community mental health services
MND Australia– supports people with motor neurone disease
MS– supports people with multiple sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy Australia– provides a range of resources including information, programs and research information
National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC)– advocates for a nationally consistent, evidence-based approach to the prevention and management of eating disorders in Australia
National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum (NMHCCF)– a national voice for mental health consumers and carers, including people with psychosocial disability
Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (PANDA)– works to raise awareness of perinatal anxiety and depression and support women, men and their families to recover from it
Phoenix Australia– works towards improved quality of life for individuals and communities who experience trauma
Physical Disability Australia (PDA)– works to remove barriers inhibiting people with disability through systematic advocacy to government
Polio Australia– a not-for-profit organisation that supports polio survivors living in Australia
SANE Australia– a national charity helping all Australians affected by mental illness
Short Statured People of Australia (SSPA)– advocates for equality of opportunity for short-statured people in all spheres of life
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia– advocates for and supports people with spinal cord injuries
Spinal Life Australia– advocates to all levels of government for people with physical disability
Stroke Foundation– supports stroke research, awareness, treatment and advocacy
Synapse– advocacy, research and services to improve the lives of people affected by brain injury
The Spectrum– provides support and services for people with autism and their families
Vision Australia– provides blindness and low-vision services

New South Wales

ADHD Australia– advocates for the needs of people living with ADHD
arbias– provides support services to people with an acquired brain injury
Arthritis Australia– provides support and information for people with arthritis
AUSPELD– supports and advocates for people with learning disability
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH)– advocates in the interests of infant mental health, including research and professional and public awareness
Australian Autism ADHD Foundation– works to improve all aspects of Australia’s response to autism and ADHD, from research to treatment to advocacy
Australian Dyslexia Association (ADA)– works to improve the wellbeing, identification and treatment of those with dyslexia
Australian Leukodystrophy Support Group– raises funds to provide counselling, support and information to families
Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4)– an organisation that is focused on the development and promotion of autism spectrum disorder policies at the national level
Autism Awareness Australia– provides information about therapy and support for children and adults with autism
Autism Community Network (ACN)– advances the health and social wellbeing of people with autism, their families and communities
Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand (ASAN AUNZ)– helps autistic people engage in the planning of services to be used by themselves and their peers
Beyond Blue– provides information and support for people with mental health issues
Black Dog Institute– a portal to research and education about mental health issues
Blind Citizens Australia– provides a united voice of Australians who are blind or vision impaired
Blind Sports Australia (BSA)– promotes increased opportunities for people who are blind and vision impaired to access sport and recreation (the website includes a useful list of member organisations)
Blue Knot Foundation– advocates for and supports those who have experienced complex trauma, including childhood trauma
Brain Injury Australia– the peak body representing people with an acquired brain injury
Council for Intellectual Disability (CID)– an advocacy organisation for people with intellectual disability, run by and for people with intellectual disability
Deaf Australia– an advocacy and information organisation for Deaf people who are bilingual – using both English and Auslan
Deaf Children Australia (DCA)– works to remove barriers to the personal development and social inclusion faced by children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Deaf Services– works to enhance services and programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults and children
Deaf Society– supports deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing people and their families to make choices and take actions to change their lives
Deaf Sports Australia– facilitates and supports the participation of deaf Australians in all levels of sport
DeafBlind Australia- represent and advocate for deafblind people, and work to improve supports and services for deafblind people in Australia
Deafness Forum of Australia (DFA)– the peak body representing interests of deaf and hearing-impaired people around Australia
Disability Sports Australia– represents, supports and advocates for all Australians with a physical disability who want to be involved in sport
Dissociative Initiative– works to raise awareness about dissociation, amnesia, and multiplicity
dNet.org.au– empowers Australians with depression, and their families and friends, to make informed choices and find solutions
Down Syndrome Australia– works with state- and territory-based associations to develop strong policy positions; helps people with Down syndrome achieve their full potential
Embrace– multicultural, multilingual, mental health resources
Epilepsy Foundation– provides services to people living with epilepsy and works to raise awareness of the condition
Fragile X Association Australia – peak body and national support group for individuals who have Fragile X syndrome, and their families and carers.
Guide Dogs Australia– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
headspace - provides mental health support for people aged 12 to 25 years
Inclusion Australia (NCID)– the national peak body for intellectual disability
Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS)– provides legal help and justice support for people with cognitive impairment
Limbs 4 Life– an organisation to provide up-to-date information and peer support to amputees
Mental Health Australia (MHA)– the peak, national nongovernment organisation representing the Australian mental health sector
Mind Australia– provides community mental health services
MND Australia– supports people with motor neurone disease
MS– supports people with multiple sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy Australia– provides a range of resources including information, programs and research information
National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC)– advocates for a nationally consistent, evidence-based approach to the prevention and management of eating disorders in Australia
National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum (NMHCCF)– a national voice for mental health consumers and carers, including people with psychosocial disability
One Door– mental health support and advocacy
Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (PANDA)– works to raise awareness of perinatal anxiety and depression and support women, men and their families to recover from it
Phoenix Australia– works towards improved quality of life for individuals and communities who experience trauma
Physical Disability Australia (PDA)– works to remove barriers inhibiting people with disability through systematic advocacy to government
Physical Disability Council of NSW– the peak organisation that represents and advocates for people with physical disability in New South Wales
Polio Australia– a not-for-profit organisation that supports polio survivors living in Australia
SANE Australia– a national charity helping all Australians affected by mental illness
Short Statured People of Australia (SSPA)– advocates for equality of opportunity for short-statured people in all spheres of life
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia– advocates for and supports people with spinal cord injuries
Spinal Life Australia– advocates to all levels of government for people with physical disability
Stroke Foundation– supports stroke research, awareness, treatment and advocacy
Synapse– advocacy, research and services to improve the lives of people affected by brain injury
The Spectrum– provides support and services for people with autism and their families
Vision Australia– provides blindness and low-vision services

Northern Territory

ADHD Australia– advocates for the needs of people living with ADHD
Arthritis Australia– provides support and information for people with arthritis
AUSPELD– supports and advocates for people with learning disability
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH)– advocates in the interests of infant mental health, including research and professional and public awareness
Australian Autism ADHD Foundation– works to improve all aspects of Australia’s response to autism and ADHD, from research to treatment to advocacy
Australian Dyslexia Association (ADA)– works to improve the wellbeing, identification and treatment of those with dyslexia
Australian Leukodystrophy Support Group– raises funds to provide counselling, support and information to families
Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4)– an organisation that is focused on the development and promotion of autism spectrum disorder policies at the national level
Autism Awareness Australia– provides information about therapy and support for children and adults with autism
Autism Community Network (ACN)– advances the health and social wellbeing of people with autism, their families and communities
Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand (ASAN AUNZ)– helps autistic people engage in the planning of services to be used by themselves and their peers
Beyond Blue– provides information and support for people with mental health issues
Black Dog Institute– a portal to research and education about mental health issues
Blind Citizens Australia– provides a united voice of Australians who are blind or vision impaired
Blind Sports Australia (BSA)– promotes increased opportunities for people who are blind and vision impaired to access sport and recreation (the website includes a useful list of member organisations)
Blue Knot Foundation– advocates for and supports those who have experienced complex trauma, including childhood trauma
Brain Injury Australia– the peak body representing people with an acquired brain injury
Deaf Australia– an advocacy and information organisation for Deaf people who are bilingual – using both English and Auslan
Deaf Children Australia (DCA)– works to remove barriers to the personal development and social inclusion faced by children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Deaf Services– works to enhance services and programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults and children
Deaf Sports Australia– facilitates and supports the participation of deaf Australians in all levels of sport
DeafBlind Australia- represent and advocate for deafblind people, and work to improve supports and services for deafblind people in Australia
Deafness Forum of Australia (DFA)– the peak body representing interests of deaf and hearing-impaired people around Australia
Disability Sports Australia– represents, supports and advocates for all Australians with a physical disability who want to be involved in sport
Dissociative Initiative– works to raise awareness about dissociation, amnesia, and multiplicity
dNet.org.au– empowers Australians with depression, and their families and friends, to make informed choices and find solutions
Down Syndrome Australia– works with state- and territory-based associations to develop strong policy positions; helps people with Down syndrome achieve their full potential
Embrace– multicultural, multilingual, mental health resources
Epilepsy Foundation– provides services to people living with epilepsy and works to raise awareness of the condition
Fragile X Association Australia – peak body and national support group for individuals who have Fragile X syndrome, and their families and carers.
Guide Dogs Australia– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
Guide Dogs SA/NT– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
headspace - provides mental health support for people aged 12 to 25 years
Inclusion Australia (NCID)– the national peak body for intellectual disability
Limbs 4 Life– an organisation to provide up-to-date information and peer support to amputees
Mental Health Australia (MHA)– the peak, national nongovernment organisation representing the Australian mental health sector
Mind Australia– provides community mental health services
MND Australia– supports people with motor neurone disease
MS - Supports people with Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy Australia– provides a range of resources including information, programs and research information
National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC)– advocates for a nationally consistent, evidence-based approach to the prevention and management of eating disorders in Australia
National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum (NMHCCF)– a national voice for mental health consumers and carers, including people with psychosocial disability
Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (PANDA)– works to raise awareness of perinatal anxiety and depression and support women, men and their families to recover from it
Phoenix Australia– works towards improved quality of life for individuals and communities who experience trauma
Physical Disability Australia (PDA)– works to remove barriers inhibiting people with disability through systematic advocacy to government
Polio Australia– a not-for-profit organisation that supports polio survivors living in Australia
SANE Australia– a national charity helping all Australians affected by mental illness
Short Statured People of Australia (SSPA)– advocates for equality of opportunity for short-statured people in all spheres of life
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia– advocates for and supports people with spinal cord injuries
Spinal Life Australia– advocates to all levels of government for people with physical disability
Stroke Foundation– supports stroke research, awareness, treatment and advocacy
Synapse– advocacy, research and services to improve the lives of people affected by brain injury
The Northern Territory Mental Health Coalition (NTMHC)- the peak body for community managed mental health services across the Northern Territory
The Spectrum– provides support and services for people with autism and their families
Vision Australia– provides blindness and low-vision services

Queensland

ADHD Australia– advocates for the needs of people living with ADHD
Arthritis Australia– provides support and information for people with arthritis
AUSPELD– supports and advocates for people with learning disability
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH)– advocates in the interests of infant mental health, including research and professional and public awareness
Australian Autism ADHD Foundation– works to improve all aspects of Australia’s response to autism and ADHD, from research to treatment to advocacy
Australian Dyslexia Association (ADA)– works to improve the wellbeing, identification and treatment of those with dyslexia
Australian Leukodystrophy Support Group– raises funds to provide counselling, support and information to families
Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4)– an organisation that is focused on the development and promotion of autism spectrum disorder policies at the national level
Autism Awareness Australia– provides information about therapy and support for children and adults with autism
Autism Community Network (ACN)– advances the health and social wellbeing of people with autism, their families and communities
Autism Queensland– provides support for individuals on the autism spectrum
Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand (ASAN AUNZ)– helps autistic people engage in the planning of services to be used by themselves and their peers
Beyond Blue– provides information and support for people with mental health issues
Black Dog Institute– a portal to research and education about mental health issues
Blind Citizens Australia– provides a united voice of Australians who are blind or vision impaired
Blind Sports Australia (BSA)– promotes increased opportunities for people who are blind and vision impaired to access sport and recreation (the website includes a useful list of member organisations)
Blue Knot Foundation– advocates for and supports those who have experienced complex trauma, including childhood trauma
Brain Injury Australia– the peak body representing people with an acquired brain injury
Deaf Australia– an advocacy and information organisation for Deaf people who are bilingual – using both English and Auslan
Deaf Children Australia (DCA)– works to remove barriers to the personal development and social inclusion faced by children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Deaf Services– works to enhance services and programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults and children
Deaf Sports Australia– facilitates and supports the participation of deaf Australians in all levels of sport
DeafBlind Australia- represent and advocate for deafblind people, and work to improve supports and services for deafblind people in Australia
Deafness Forum of Australia (DFA)– the peak body representing interests of deaf and hearing-impaired people around Australia
Disability Sports Australia– represents, supports and advocates for all Australians with a physical disability who want to be involved in sport
Dissociative Initiative– works to raise awareness about dissociation, amnesia, and multiplicity
dNet.org.au– empowers Australians with depression, and their families and friends, to make informed choices and find solutions
Down Syndrome Australia– works with state- and territory-based associations to develop strong policy positions; helps people with Down syndrome achieve their full potential
Embrace– multicultural, multilingual, mental health resources
Epilepsy Foundation– provides services to people living with epilepsy and works to raise awareness of the condition
Fragile X Association Australia – peak body and national support group for individuals who have Fragile X syndrome, and their families and carers.
Guide Dogs Australia– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
Guide Dogs QLD– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
headspace - provides mental health support for people aged 12 to 25 years
Inclusion Australia (NCID)– the national peak body for intellectual disability
Limbs 4 Life– an organisation to provide up-to-date information and peer support to amputees
Mental Health Australia (MHA)– the peak, national nongovernment organisation representing the Australian mental health sector
Mind Australia– provides community mental health services
MND Australia– supports people with motor neurone disease
MS - Supports people with Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy Australia– provides a range of resources including information, programs and research information
National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC)– advocates for a nationally consistent, evidence-based approach to the prevention and management of eating disorders in Australia
National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum (NMHCCF)– a national voice for mental health consumers and carers, including people with psychosocial disability
Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (PANDA)– works to raise awareness of perinatal anxiety and depression and support women, men and their families to recover from it
Phoenix Australia– works towards improved quality of life for individuals and communities who experience trauma
Physical Disability Australia (PDA)– works to remove barriers inhibiting people with disability through systematic advocacy to government
Polio Australia– a not-for-profit organisation that supports polio survivors living in Australia
Queensland Blind Association (QBA)– supports people who are blind or have impaired vision
SANE Australia– a national charity helping all Australians affected by mental illness
Short Statured People of Australia (SSPA)– advocates for equality of opportunity for short-statured people in all spheres of life
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia– advocates for and supports people with spinal cord injuries
Spinal Life Australia– advocates to all levels of government for people with physical disability
Stroke Foundation– supports stroke research, awareness, treatment and advocacy
Synapse– advocacy, research and services to improve the lives of people affected by brain injury
The Spectrum– provides support and services for people with autism and their families
Vision Australia– provides blindness and low-vision services

South Australia

ADHD Australia– advocates for the needs of people living with ADHD
Arthritis Australia– provides support and information for people with arthritis
AUSPELD– supports and advocates for people with learning disability
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH)– advocates in the interests of infant mental health, including research and professional and public awareness
Australian Autism ADHD Foundation– works to improve all aspects of Australia’s response to autism and ADHD, from research to treatment to advocacy
Australian Dyslexia Association (ADA)– works to improve the wellbeing, identification and treatment of those with dyslexia
Australian Leukodystrophy Support Group– raises funds to provide counselling, support and information to families
Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4)– an organisation that is focused on the development and promotion of autism spectrum disorder policies at the national level
Autism Awareness Australia– provides information about therapy and support for children and adults with autism
Autism Community Network (ACN)– advances the health and social wellbeing of people with autism, their families and communities
Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand (ASAN AUNZ)– helps autistic people engage in the planning of services to be used by themselves and their peers
Beyond Blue– provides information and support for people with mental health issues
Black Dog Institute– a portal to research and education about mental health issues
Blind Citizens Australia– provides a united voice of Australians who are blind or vision impaired
Blind Sports Australia (BSA)– promotes increased opportunities for people who are blind and vision impaired to access sport and recreation (the website includes a useful list of member organisations)
Blue Knot Foundation– advocates for and supports those who have experienced complex trauma, including childhood trauma
Brain Injury Australia– the peak body representing people with an acquired brain injury
Brain Injury SA– provides advocacy and support for people with an acquired brain injury and their families and carers
Citizen Advocacy– advocates for vulnerable people believed to have an intellectual disability
Deaf Australia– an advocacy and information organisation for Deaf people who are bilingual – using both English and Auslan
Deaf Can:Do– provides community support options for people who are deaf or hard of hearing (also known as The Royal South Australian Deaf Society)
Deaf Children Australia (DCA)– works to remove barriers to the personal development and social inclusion faced by children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Deaf Services– works to enhance services and programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults and children
Deaf Sports Australia– facilitates and supports the participation of deaf Australians in all levels of sport
DeafBlind Australia- represent and advocate for deafblind people, and work to improve supports and services for deafblind people in Australia
Deafness Forum of Australia (DFA)– the peak body representing interests of deaf and hearing-impaired people around Australia
Disability Sports Australia– represents, supports and advocates for all Australians with a physical disability who want to be involved in sport
Dissociative Initiative– works to raise awareness about dissociation, amnesia, and multiplicity
dNet.org.au– empowers Australians with depression, and their families and friends, to make informed choices and find solutions
Down Syndrome Australia– works with state- and territory-based associations to develop strong policy positions; helps people with Down syndrome achieve their full potential
Embrace– multicultural, multilingual, mental health resources
Epilepsy Foundation– provides services to people living with epilepsy and works to raise awareness of the condition
Fragile X Association Australia – peak body and national support group for individuals who have Fragile X syndrome, and their families and carers.
Guide Dogs Australia– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
Guide Dogs SA/NT– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
headspace - provides mental health support for people aged 12 to 25 years
Inclusion Australia (NCID)– the national peak body for intellectual disability
Independent Advocacy SA– promotes valued lives for people with an intellectual disability
Limbs 4 Life– an organisation to provide up-to-date information and peer support to amputees
Mental Health Australia (MHA)– the peak, national nongovernment organisation representing the Australian mental health sector
Mental Health Coalition of South Australia (MHCSA)– supports and advocates for people with mental health concerns
Mind Australia– provides community mental health services
MND Australia– supports people with motor neurone disease
MS - Supports people with Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy Australia– provides a range of resources including information, programs and research information
National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC)– advocates for a nationally consistent, evidence-based approach to the prevention and management of eating disorders in Australia
National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum (NMHCCF)– a national voice for mental health consumers and carers, including people with psychosocial disability
Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (PANDA)– works to raise awareness of perinatal anxiety and depression and support women, men and their families to recover from it
Phoenix Australia– works towards improved quality of life for individuals and communities who experience trauma
Physical Disability Australia (PDA)– works to remove barriers inhibiting people with disability through systematic advocacy to government
Polio Australia– a not-for-profit organisation that supports polio survivors living in Australia
Royal Society for the Blind– now known as RSB, provides advice, assistance and advocacy for people with vision impairment
SANE Australia– a national charity helping all Australians affected by mental illness
Short Statured People of Australia (SSPA)– advocates for equality of opportunity for short-statured people in all spheres of life
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia– advocates for and supports people with spinal cord injuries
Spinal Life Australia– advocates to all levels of government for people with physical disability
Stroke Foundation– supports stroke research, awareness, treatment and advocacy
Synapse– advocacy, research and services to improve the lives of people affected by brain injury
The Spectrum– provides support and services for people with autism and their families
Vision Australia– provides blindness and low-vision services

Tasmania

ADHD Australia– advocates for the needs of people living with ADHD
Arthritis Australia– provides support and information for people with arthritis
AUSPELD– supports and advocates for people with learning disability
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH)– advocates in the interests of infant mental health, including research and professional and public awareness
Australian Autism ADHD Foundation– works to improve all aspects of Australia’s response to autism and ADHD, from research to treatment to advocacy
Australian Dyslexia Association (ADA)– works to improve the wellbeing, identification and treatment of those with dyslexia
Australian Leukodystrophy Support Group– raises funds to provide counselling, support and information to families
Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4)– an organisation that is focused on the development and promotion of autism spectrum disorder policies at the national level
Autism Awareness Australia– provides information about therapy and support for children and adults with autism
Autism Community Network (ACN)– advances the health and social wellbeing of people with autism, their families and communities
Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand (ASAN AUNZ)– helps autistic people engage in the planning of services to be used by themselves and their peers
Beyond Blue– provides information and support for people with mental health issues
Black Dog Institute– a portal to research and education about mental health issues
Blind Citizens Australia– provides a united voice of Australians who are blind or vision impaired
Blind Sports Australia (BSA)– promotes increased opportunities for people who are blind and vision impaired to access sport and recreation (the website includes a useful list of member organisations)
Blue Knot Foundation– advocates for and supports those who have experienced complex trauma, including childhood trauma
Brain Injury Australia– the peak body representing people with an acquired brain injury
Deaf Australia– an advocacy and information organisation for Deaf people who are bilingual – using both English and Auslan
Deaf Children Australia (DCA)– works to remove barriers to the personal development and social inclusion faced by children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Deaf Services– works to enhance services and programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults and children
Deaf Sports Australia– facilitates and supports the participation of deaf Australians in all levels of sport
DeafBlind Australia- represent and advocate for deafblind people, and work to improve supports and services for deafblind people in Australia
Deafness Forum of Australia (DFA)– the peak body representing interests of deaf and hearing-impaired people around Australia
Disability Sports Australia– represents, supports and advocates for all Australians with a physical disability who want to be involved in sport
Dissociative Initiative– works to raise awareness about dissociation, amnesia, and multiplicity
dNet.org.au– empowers Australians with depression, and their families and friends, to make informed choices and find solutions
Down Syndrome Australia– works with state- and territory-based associations to develop strong policy positions; helps people with Down syndrome achieve their full potential
Embrace– multicultural, multilingual, mental health resources
Epilepsy Foundation– provides services to people living with epilepsy and works to raise awareness of the condition
Expression Australia– provides advocacy, interpreting services, Auslan classes and other services (formerly the Tasmanian Deaf Society)
Fragile X Association Australia – peak body and national support group for individuals who have Fragile X syndrome, and their families and carers.
Guide Dogs Australia– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
Guide Dogs TAS– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
headspace - provides mental health support for people aged 12 to 25 years
Inclusion Australia (NCID)– the national peak body for intellectual disability
Limbs 4 Life– an organisation to provide up-to-date information and peer support to amputees
Mental Health Australia (MHA)– the peak, national nongovernment organisation representing the Australian mental health sector
Mental Health Council of Tasmania (MHCT)– the peak body for community-managed mental health services in Tasmania
Mental Health Families and Friends Tasmania (MHFFT)– supports and advocates for families and friends of people affected by mental ill health
Mind Australia– provides community mental health services
MND Australia– supports people with motor neurone disease
MS– supports people with multiple sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy Australia– provides a range of resources including information, programs and research information
National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC)– advocates for a nationally consistent, evidence-based approach to the prevention and management of eating disorders in Australia
National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum (NMHCCF)– a national voice for mental health consumers and carers, including people with psychosocial disability
ParaQuad Tasmania– aims to be the leading voice in Tasmania, advocating for people living with spinal cord injuries and other physical disability
Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (PANDA)– works to raise awareness of perinatal anxiety and depression and support women, men and their families to recover from it
Phoenix Australia– works towards improved quality of life for individuals and communities who experience trauma
Physical Disability Australia (PDA)– works to remove barriers inhibiting people with disability through systematic advocacy to government
Polio Australia– a not-for-profit organisation that supports polio survivors living in Australia
SANE Australia– a national charity helping all Australians affected by mental illness
Short Statured People of Australia (SSPA)– advocates for equality of opportunity for short-statured people in all spheres of life
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia– advocates for and supports people with spinal cord injuries
Spinal Life Australia– advocates to all levels of government for people with physical disability
Stroke Foundation– supports stroke research, awareness, treatment and advocacy
Synapse– advocacy, research and services to improve the lives of people affected by brain injury
The Spectrum– provides support and services for people with autism and their families
Vision Australia– provides blindness and low-vision services

Victoria

ADHD Australia– advocates for the needs of people living with ADHD
Amaze (formerly Autism Victoria)– the peak body for people on the autism spectrum and their supporters in Victoria
Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria (ADAVIC)– provides help and support for anxiety and depression, including information, and resources
AQA– provides support for people with a spinal cord injury
arbias– provides support services to people with an acquired brain injury
Arthritis Australia– provides support and information for people with arthritis
Aspergers Victoria– provides information and support to those living with Asperger Syndrome
AUSPELD– supports and advocates for people with learning disability
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH)– advocates in the interests of infant mental health, including research and professional and public awareness
Australian Autism ADHD Foundation– works to improve all aspects of Australia’s response to autism and ADHD, from research to treatment to advocacy
Australian Dyslexia Association (ADA)– works to improve the wellbeing, identification and treatment of those with dyslexia
Australian Leukodystrophy Support Group– raises funds to provide counselling, support and information to families
Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4)– an organisation that is focused on the development and promotion of autism spectrum disorder policies at the national level
Autism Awareness Australia– provides information about therapy and support for children and adults with autism
Autism Community Network (ACN)– advances the health and social wellbeing of people with autism, their families and communities
Autistic Family Support Association (AFSA)– assists and supports individuals with ASD by providing emotional and practical support for parents, carers and families
Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand (ASAN AUNZ)– helps autistic people engage in the planning of services to be used by themselves and their peers
Better Hearing Australia– Soundfair (formally Better Hearing Australia) – an independent non-profit service assisting people experiencing hearing conditions
Beyond Blue– provides information and support for people with mental health issues
Black Dog Institute– a portal to research and education about mental health issues
Blind Citizens Australia– provides a united voice of Australians who are blind or vision impaired
Blind Sports Australia (BSA)– promotes increased opportunities for people who are blind and vision impaired to access sport and recreation (the website includes a useful list of member organisations)
Blue Knot Foundation– advocates for and supports those who have experienced complex trauma, including childhood trauma
Brain Injury Australia– the peak body representing people with an acquired brain injury
Brain Injury Matters– a self-advocacy group for people with an acquired brain injury
BrainLink– provides support and services for people with an acquired brain injury and their families and carers
Cerebral Palsy Support Network (CPSN)– provides information and support services
Cystic Fibrosis Victoria– promotes research and awareness of cystic fibrosis as well as education, support, and advocacy
Deaf Australia– an advocacy and information organisation for Deaf people who are bilingual – using both English and Auslan
Deaf Children Australia (DCA)– works to remove barriers to the personal development and social inclusion faced by children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Deaf Services– works to enhance services and programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults and children
Deaf Sports Australia– facilitates and supports the participation of deaf Australians in all levels of sport
Deaf Victoria– a non-profit organisation that provides information and referrals about deaf and deafness issues
DeafBlind Australia- represent and advocate for deafblind people, and work to improve supports and services for deafblind people in Australia
Deafness Forum of Australia (DFA)– the peak body representing interests of deaf and hearing-impaired people around Australia
Dementia Australia– advocates for the needs of people living with all types of dementia and provides support services, education and information
Disability Sports Australia– represents, supports and advocates for all Australians with a physical disability who want to be involved in sport
Dissociative Initiative– works to raise awareness about dissociation, amnesia, and multiplicity
dNet.org.au– empowers Australians with depression, and their families and friends, to make informed choices and find solutions
Down Syndrome Australia– works with state- and territory-based associations to develop strong policy positions; helps people with Down syndrome achieve their full potential
Dyslexia Victoria Support (DVS)– provides awareness and teaching solutions
Embrace– multicultural, multilingual, mental health resources
Epilepsy Foundation– provides services to people living with epilepsy and works to raise awareness of the condition
Fragile X Association Australia – peak body and national support group for individuals who have Fragile X syndrome, and their families and carers.
Guide Dogs Australia– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
Guide Dogs VIC– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
headspace - provides mental health support for people aged 12 to 25 years
Inclusion Australia (NCID)– the national peak body for intellectual disability
Limbs 4 Life– an organisation to provide up-to-date information and peer support to amputees
Mental Health Australia (MHA)– the peak, national nongovernment organisation representing the Australian mental health sector
Mental Health Victoria– aims to promote improved attitudes to mental health issues and to encourage mental health research
Mind Australia– provides community mental health services
MND Australia– supports people with motor neurone disease
MND Victoria– supports people with motor neurone disease
MS– supports people with multiple sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy Australia– provides a range of resources including information, programs and research information
Musculoskeletal Australia (MSK)– represents Victorians living with arthritis and many other musculoskeletal conditions
National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC)– advocates for a nationally consistent, evidence-based approach to the prevention and management of eating disorders in Australia
National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum (NMHCCF)– a national voice for mental health consumers and carers, including people with psychosocial disability
Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (PANDA)– works to raise awareness of perinatal anxiety and depression and support women, men and their families to recover from it
Phoenix Australia– works towards improved quality of life for individuals and communities who experience trauma
Physical Disability Australia (PDA)– works to remove barriers inhibiting people with disability through systematic advocacy to government
Polio Australia– a not-for-profit organisation that supports polio survivors living in Australia
Reinforce– a self-advocacy group for people with an intellectual disability
SANE Australia– a national charity helping all Australians affected by mental illness
Short Statured People of Australia (SSPA)– advocates for equality of opportunity for short-statured people in all spheres of life
SPELD Victoria– provides support for people with dyslexia or other learning disability
Spina Bifida Foundation Victoria (SBFV)– provides a wide range of resources for people living with spina bifida
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia– advocates for and supports people with spinal cord injuries
Spinal Life Australia– advocates to all levels of government for people with physical disability
Stroke Association of Victoria (SAV)– a support service for people re-entering their lives after having a stroke
Stroke Foundation– supports stroke research, awareness, treatment and advocacy
Synapse– advocacy, research and services to improve the lives of people affected by brain injury
The Spectrum– provides support and services for people with autism and their families
Victoria: Centre for Developmental Disability Health (CDDH)– helps mainstream health services increase their capacity to assist adults with intellectual and associated developmental disability
Vision Australia– provides blindness and low-vision services

Western Australia

ADHD Australia– advocates for the needs of people living with ADHD
Arthritis Australia– provides support and information for people with arthritis
AUSPELD– supports and advocates for people with learning disability
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH)– advocates in the interests of infant mental health, including research and professional and public awareness
Australian Autism ADHD Foundation– works to improve all aspects of Australia’s response to autism and ADHD, from research to treatment to advocacy
Australian Dyslexia Association (ADA)– works to improve the wellbeing, identification and treatment of those with dyslexia
Australian Leukodystrophy Support Group– raises funds to provide counselling, support and information to families
Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4)– an organisation that is focused on the development and promotion of autism spectrum disorder policies at the national level
Autism Awareness Australia– provides information about therapy and support for children and adults with autism
Autism Community Network (ACN)– advances the health and social wellbeing of people with autism, their families and communities
Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand (ASAN AUNZ)– helps autistic people engage in the planning of services to be used by themselves and their peers
Beyond Blue– provides information and support for people with mental health issues
Black Dog Institute– a portal to research and education about mental health issues
Blind Citizens Australia– provides a united voice of Australians who are blind or vision impaired
Blind Sports Australia (BSA)– promotes increased opportunities for people who are blind and vision impaired to access sport and recreation (the website includes a useful list of member organisations)
Blue Knot Foundation– advocates for and supports those who have experienced complex trauma, including childhood trauma
Brain Injury Australia– the peak body representing people with an acquired brain injury
Deaf Australia– an advocacy and information organisation for Deaf people who are bilingual – using both English and Auslan
Deaf Children Australia (DCA)– works to remove barriers to the personal development and social inclusion faced by children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Deaf Services– works to enhance services and programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults and children
Deaf Sports Australia– facilitates and supports the participation of deaf Australians in all levels of sport
DeafBlind Australia- represent and advocate for deafblind people, and work to improve supports and services for deafblind people in Australia
Deafness Forum of Australia (DFA)– the peak body representing interests of deaf and hearing-impaired people around Australia
Developmental Disability WA– advocates for people with developmental disability
Disability Sports Australia– represents, supports and advocates for all Australians with a physical disability who want to be involved in sport
Dissociative Initiative– works to raise awareness about dissociation, amnesia, and multiplicity
dNet.org.au– empowers Australians with depression, and their families and friends, to make informed choices and find solutions
Down Syndrome Australia– works with state- and territory-based associations to develop strong policy positions; helps people with Down syndrome achieve their full potential
Embrace– multicultural, multilingual, mental health resources
Epilepsy Foundation– provides services to people living with epilepsy and works to raise awareness of the condition
Fragile X Association Australia – peak body and national support group for individuals who have Fragile X syndrome, and their families and carers.
Guide Dogs Australia– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
Guide Dogs WA– provides assistance to anyone with vision loss
headspace - provides mental health support for people aged 12 to 25 years
Inclusion Australia (NCID)– the national peak body for intellectual disability
Limbs 4 Life– an organisation to provide up-to-date information and peer support to amputees
Mental Health Australia (MHA)– the peak, national nongovernment organisation representing the Australian mental health sector
Mind Australia– provides community mental health services
MND Australia– supports people with motor neurone disease
MS - Supports people with Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy Australia– provides a range of resources including information, programs and research information
National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC)– advocates for a nationally consistent, evidence-based approach to the prevention and management of eating disorders in Australia
National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum (NMHCCF)– a national voice for mental health consumers and carers, including people with psychosocial disability
Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (PANDA)– works to raise awareness of perinatal anxiety and depression and support women, men and their families to recover from it
Phoenix Australia– works towards improved quality of life for individuals and communities who experience trauma
Physical Disability Australia (PDA)– works to remove barriers inhibiting people with disability through systematic advocacy to government
Polio Australia– a not-for-profit organisation that supports polio survivors living in Australia
SANE Australia– a national charity helping all Australians affected by mental illness
Short Statured People of Australia (SSPA)– advocates for equality of opportunity for short-statured people in all spheres of life
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia– advocates for and supports people with spinal cord injuries
Spinal Life Australia– advocates to all levels of government for people with physical disability
Stroke Foundation– supports stroke research, awareness, treatment and advocacy
Synapse– advocacy, research and services to improve the lives of people affected by brain injury
The Spectrum– provides support and services for people with autism and their families
Vision Australia– provides blindness and low-vision services
Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH)– provides advocacy and support for people with developmental disability and related issues
WA Disabled Sports Association (WADSA)– empowers people with disability to participate in sport and recreation
WA Foundation for Deaf Children– helps deaf children and their families receive the education, support and information they need
WA Individualised Services (WAiS) - offers information and support to people and organisations who are committed to progressing individualised, self-directed supports and services.