Advocacy
Accessibility.com.au
This website provides health and lifestyle information for people with disabilities and those who live or work with them. It includes coverage of news, products and support services across specialised topics including aged care and rehabilitation.
AFDO - Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
AFDO is a national disability rights and advocacy organisation.
Alzheimers Australia
The peak body providing support and advocacy for the 500,000 Australians living with dementia.
Beyond Blue
To provide a national focus and community leadership to increase the capacity of the broader Australian community to prevent depression and respond effectively to it.
Carers Australia
Carers Australia represents the needs and interests of carers across Australia. Carers are those people who provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends with disabilites.
Disability Fact Pack
This outlines a variety of issues for arts organisations regarding people with disabilities, including access, attitude, employment and discrimination. It also provides an overview of the Disability Discrimination Act.
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
The Commission undertakes a wide range of activities to assist individuals and organisations to understand their rights and meet their legal responsibilities.
Mental Health Council of Australia
The peak, national non-government organisation representing and promoting the interests of the Australian mental health sector, committed to achieving better mental health for all Australians.
National Disability Strategy
The strategy provides a strategic framework for inclusion and participation by people with disability in Commonwealth Government policies, programs and services.
National Ethnic Disability Alliance
The Alliance is a national disability rights and advocacy organisation for people from a non-English speaking background, their families and carers.
National Mental Health Action Plan 2006 – 2011
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has agreed to a National Action Plan on Mental Health. The Plan provides a strategic framework that emphasises coordination and collaboration between government, private and non-government providers in order to deliver a more seamless and connected care system, so that people with mental illness are able to participate in the community.
NICAN
Information on recreation, tourism, sport and the arts for people with disabilities.
Office of an Ageing Australia
Office for Older Australians, a division of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Contains information relating to positive and healthy ageing, work and later life planning and health and care.
United National Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Australia is a signatory to the convention and it is expected to the ratified in 2008.
