2/06/2009 5:57:53 PM The Alzheimer's Association exists to help the person with Alzheimer's or one of the other dementias, their family members and carers. Information, support and counselling is freely available from
the Association's team of professional and volunteer staff. The Resource Centre provides Information, Counselling, Community Support Groups, Carer Education, Multicultural Resources, Training of family and professional carers, Books and Videos, Seminars and Speakers and Advocacy.
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2/06/2009 5:57:57 PM The Speak Easy Association is a self-help organisation that provides support for people who stutter by holding weekly meetings in their respective metropolitan and rural locations. Groups meet regularly to work on fluency techniques, discuss individual stuttering problems and develop self confidence through role-playing and public speaking. The Association's primary aim is to assist stutterers, particularly after they have undertaken some form of speech pathology treatment, by providing opportunities for its members to practice fluent speech skills, and to help individuals manage and control their speech in daily situations.
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2/06/2009 5:56:42 PM The Australian Caption Centre is a national not-for-profit, public benevolent organisation that was opened in 1982. Our role is to promote captioning and the use of captioning to the Deaf and hearing impaired, to provide a wide range of free information services about captioning and to develop and expand captioning.
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2/06/2009 5:56:02 PM Blind Citizens Australia aim is to provide a united voice of blind and vision-impaired Australians. Our mission is to achieve equity and equality by our empowerment, by promoting positive community attitudes, and by striving for high quality and accessible services which meet our needs.
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2/06/2009 5:56:43 PM Community Accommodation and Respite Agency (CARA) is an accommodation and respite service for adults and children with severe multiple disabilities and adults with severe physical disabilites.
All CARA services are provided in the community.
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14/12/2012 2:01:34 PM Young people and adults with disability may be able to get concessions or entitlements to help with household and other expenses.
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2/06/2009 5:57:55 PM Deafness Resources Australia (DRA) is the trading division of Australian Communication Exchange Limited (ACE), which is managed by a Board of Directors comprising no less than 51% of board members who are Deaf, or have a speech or hearing impairment. DRA develops and distributes a specialised, comprehensive, up-to-date range of resources, and provides consultation and referral in this field.
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2/06/2009 5:57:55 PM [08] The Down Syndrome Society of South Australia Incorporated advocates for the rights, interests and welfare of people with Down syndrome or other similar chromosomal disorders. The Society promotes and/or provides specific programs, services and resources which improve health and well-being, education, personal development, employment opportunities, and recreational and lifestyle options.
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2/06/2009 5:56:42 PM Hear a Book Service is a non - profit organisation based in Hobart serving people with Print Disabilities throughout Australia and New Zealand by producing and supplying recorded books for people with Print Disabilities.
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2/06/2009 5:56:42 PM Australian Huntington's Disease Association provides a comprehensive range of support services to any person affected in any way by Huntington's disease.
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2/06/2009 5:55:49 PM The South Australian Equal Opportunity Act 1984 makes it unlawful to discriminate against people in certain areas of public life. If you believe that you have been discriminated against, sexually harassed or you may be entitled to lodge a complaint under the Act.
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2/06/2009 5:57:57 PM The Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association is a South Australian non-profit community organisation established in 1963 to serve and promote the best interests of people with disabilities in a manner which recognises their worth and dignity, their right to experience life's events and to develop their own potential.
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2/06/2009 5:57:56 PM The Short Statured People of Australia (S.S.P.A.) is a non-profit, self-help organisation that provides support and information for people of short stature (dwarfs) who don't (or won't) reach the height of 150 cm. (4"11") at maturity, parents of short-statured people, siblings of short-statured people, and other interested members of the community. Our main aim is to assimilate people of short stature into society with the goal of equality of education and social status, and of employment opportunities.
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2/06/2009 5:57:56 PM The Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of SA. Inc (SBHASA) is a charitable organisation that was formed in 1965 by a group of parents of children born with spina bifida. Over the years we have developed a wide range of services aimed at improving and preserving the quality of life of children and adults with spina bifida and their families.
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2/06/2009 5:56:02 PM Spinal Cord Injuries Australia continues the 37 year history of providing consumer based support and rehabilitation services to people with physical disabilities that it began as the Australian Quadriplegic Association.
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2/06/2009 5:57:56 PM The Epilepsy Association is committed to enhancing the quality of life of people having seizures and to improving community attitudes toward seizure disorders. To achieve this we provide guidance, education, research and support services in association with allied medical and community agencies and encourage fellowship within the epilepsy community.
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2/06/2009 5:57:28 PM Info on how to extend professional and academic skills. Includes info on disability support services, the portfolio of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), the ACUE Language & Learning Service, the University Library, Professional & Continuing Education, Adelaide Research & Innovation, the Online Teaching & Learning Unit and programs for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders.
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2/06/2009 5:57:53 PM Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia (TSAA) is a voluntary and non-profit organisation consisting of people with Tourette Syndrome (TS), their families, health and education professionals and other interested and concerned people.
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