Resources
Information on relevant resources are provided here, which will include details of videos, brochures, catalogues, posters, flipcharts, fact sheets and CD-ROMS where available. Information on relevant guidelines to prevent and/or minimise disabilities amoung Indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are provided here - please note that links do not constitute a recommendation to use a particular guideline or protocol.
Guidelines
Australian Human Rights Commission
Disability
standards and guidelines
Kuipers P, Allen O (2004)
Preliminary guidelines for the implementation of Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) approaches in rural, remote and Indigenous communities in Australia.
Rural and Remote Health;4(online):291. Retrieved from http://www.rrh.org.au
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Other
Accessability
Helping people with disabilities to use on-line services.
Australian Broadcasting
Commission
A section of the ABC site devoted to issues relevant to responsible
use of the media regarding Indigenous people.
Australian
Communication Exchange
ACE is a national community-based organisation that aims to facilitate
the empowerment of deaf, hearing impaired and speech impaired Australians
through the provision of efficient access to telecommunication and
efficient delivery of leading edge products and services.
Chronic Disease Self-Management
A site that provides strategies for the management of disabling
conditions such as arthritis, asthma, heart disease, stroke and
diabetes
Disability
Education Advocacy Australia
DEAA is a small business that provides people in the wider community
with a better understanding into the needs, rights and concerns
of people with disabilities.
Disability Information
& Communication Exchange (NSW)
A site maintained by the National Council on Intellectual Disability (NCID), which was established over 30 years ago to improve the quality of life of people with intellectual disability and to fill the need for national unity and information.
Disability
Information & Resource Centre (South Australia)
A comprehensive site with a useful section with information on many
different disabilities.
Disability International
Disability International is a magazine that provides information
such as tourist information, career opportunities, and the latest
technological advances.
Disability News
A newsletter produced by the Department's Disability Branches and
reports on Commonwealth policy and program developments in the disability
field.
Disability Services Commission, Government of Western Australia. Page containing useful disability links.
Disability sites on the World Wide Web
Provides useful links for information on specific disabilities;
Downs Syndrome, Learning disorders, blindness, deafness etc.
e-bility.com
Provides links to a range of useful resources and services
EnableLink
Site includes disability news, a directory of disability organisations,
an employment service directory, and a product and service directory.
HealthWrights
HealthWrights is a non-profit organization committed to advancing
the health, basic rights, social equality, and self-determination
of disadvantaged persons and groups around the world.
Interactive
Disability Data
Provides links to a number of disability data cubes containing data
about users of Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement-funded services.
Marcom Projects
Pty Ltd Video Productions
A company that produces a large range of videos recognising the
views of Indigenous peoples from Australia and the rest of the world.
National Industry
Association for Disability Services. (ACROD)
ACROD, with a membership of over 560 organisations Australia wide,
has a National Office in Canberra and Division Offices in all States
and Territories.
NSW regional disability liason officers (RDLOs)
Aboriginal disability consultation project
The NSW RDLO's have been working collectively on State projects
for the past six months. The projects have focussed on common areas
of need identified across NSW. One of the State projects is the
Aboriginal Disability Consultation Project.
The aim of this project is to identify the level of awareness of
disability issues within Aboriginal communities and the subsequent
level of service provisions currently being provided.
A pilot project was developed between an Aboriginal Consultative
group and the NSW RDLO's to investigate and address disability issues
within an Aboriginal community. As a result, the Arunga disAbility
Group was developed, made up of Aboriginal Health Care and Education
professionals, parents and carers of children with disabilities.
Presently, the role of the RDLO is to assist in the identification
of issues, develop linkages with educational and disability support
services and assist in the development of the Arunga disAbility
Group to be recognised as a supportive and proactive committee,
encompassing disability and cultural needs for Aboriginal people
with disabilities.
They are currently in the process of facilitating the development
of a paper outlining the issues, outcomes and progression of the
project. The paper will be made available to all Aboriginal communities
with the aim that disability issues within Aboriginal communities
can be identified and addressed within NSW.
VICNET Disability Page
This site provides links to Victorian, Australian and world
sites carrying information on a whole range of disability areas
and issues.
Working with Indigenous people with disability
Allied health professionals (AHPs) and carers who support Indigenous
peoples in remote areas frequently comment on the difficulty in
gaining access to support from other people who are in a similar
situation to themselves. To help meet this need a database of such
people from around Australia has been developed. By searching the
database you can:
- find people who have particular expertise or special interests that match your own.
- establish and maintain contact with them via the contact details they have provided.
- join by completing and submitting the application form available at the site
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