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.

Participate Australia

Participate Australia helps people living with intellectual, cognitive and developmental disabilities to achieve their goals, make new friends and gain education and employment skills through organised activities and a range of individualised supports.

Support for families raising children

Kiind supports families raising children living with disability, developmental delay, autism, genetic, rare, undiagnosed and/or chronic conditions. Kiind provides information and a range of resources including obtaining a diagnosis, financial, caring, health and education supports and options.

Supporting children with developmental delay or concerns

This guide assists early childhood educators to have a respectful conversation with a child’s parents or carers regarding the development of a child in their care, and outlines available support pathways. The resources assist with accessing support early for children who might have developmental delay or concerns.

Supporting children with an National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan

Resources aimed at building the understanding and inclusive practices of early childhood education and care staff for children in their care who have an NDIS plan.

Accoras

Accoras provides free mental health support for Logan-Beaudesert children and young people (7 to 17 years) with, or at risk of complex mental illness. 

AEIOU Foundation

AEIOU provides therapeutic, early intervention services for children with autism aged two to six.

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.

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.

Information about the rights of children with disability

The Department of Education website explains the Disability Standards for Education 2005 how the law protects the rights of students with disability. 

The Raising Children website provides information to parents about how the Standards protect children’s rights to quality education and equal opportunities.

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