Action
on Disabilities Within Ethnic Communities Inc (ADEC)
Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities strives to empower people with
a disability from non-english speaking backgrounds, their carers, and families
to fully participate as members of the Victorian community. ADEC is a state-wide
organisation.
Advisor
Workshop-Expanded Core Curriculum Presentation
Association for Parents
of Vision Impaired Inc: (AAPVI)
A national group providing parents with a voice to lobby Governments at State
and Federal level on behalf of their children. To provide emotional support
and information to parents. Membership is free.
V ictorian Contact Details: AAPVI
P.O. Box 286, Golden Square, Victoria 3555 or email info@aapvi.org.au
Australian Braille
Authority
To join a discussion group about braille send an email to ozbrl-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Australian Association for Families of
Children with Disability
Provides information, support and advocacy for families of children aged under
25 with disability in all States and Territories of Australia.
Australian Human
Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: Disablity Rights
This is the home page of Disability Rights policy and projects within the Australian
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.
HREOC Link to Disability
Standards in Education web page.
Disability Standards in Education
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The Australasian CHARGE Association
P.O. Box 91, Glenfield N.S.W. Australia 2167 Phone (02) 9829 4801
Email: austcharge@hotmail.com
Blind Citizens Australia
A consumer organisation for people who are blind or have low vision, advocacy
and representation to government on disability related policies and programmes
Blindness Related Resources
on the Web and Beyond
A huge site with every imaginable web site and listserv about blindness and
vision impairment - and a few you would never have thought of!
Concessions and Allowances
Education and the Law for Students
with Vision Impairments -Elly
Gay Conduct and Ethics Department of Education. Powerpoint presentation
Enablenet
EnableNet is a Disability Portal and created and maintained by the Disability
Information & Resource Centre of South Australia.
Guide
Dogs Victoria - Children's Mobility Services
Guide Dogs Victoria provides a specialised service for vision impaired and blind
students currently completing their primary, secondary or tertiary education.
Hearing
the Blind - An ABC podcast, Hearing the Blind traces the changing attitudes
and political activism of blind people in Australia
Macular Degeneration Foundation
This site has information about research into macular degeneration and an email
list.
NOAH
The National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation site was established
to provide information for people with albinism and their families.
Retina Australia
Victorian Branch, 247-251 Flinders Lane, Melbourne Australia 3000
Retina Australia (Vic) Inc., formerly The Retinitis Pigmentosa Society (RP Society)
represents people who live with Retinitis Pigmentosa and other Retinal Dystrophies.
These are degenerative diseases causing low vision and a gradual deterioration
of a person’s sight.
Retinoblastoma.com
This site has a Parent's Guide to Retinoblastoma written by an oncologist.
Sensewide
Specialist employment service for job seekers with a sensory (vision and/or
hearing impairment). Provides job search, job matching, employer liaison, "on-site"
support, orientation and mobility training, workplace training, co-worker training,
follow-up support, and supports applications for workplace modification. Offices
are located at Queen Street in Melbourne and Young Street in Frankston. Phone
03 9642 8848
South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment
- SPEVI
Acts as the professional body in matters pertaining to the education of
people with a vision impairment within the South Pacific region.
V.I. Guide: A Guide to Internet Resources about
Visual Impairments, for Parents and Teachers
A great site if you're not sure where to start. Written by a parent of a child
with a vision impairment this site is a fantastic source of information for
parents and teachers.
Vision Australia
Vision Australia has a number of programs offerring support to student's with
a vision impairment and their families including the Vision Australia School
and a Support Skills Program. Phone 03 9808 6422 or email education@visionaustralia.org
Vision Impaired Peoples Aid Foundation of Victoria - VIPA
Has been established to help raise funds for people with a vision impairments
on low incomes to acquire the technology they need to maintain their quality
of life. The group meets on the first Friday of the month at the Narre Warren
Library at 11.00 A.M. For more information contact Graeme Jones on 9704 8019.
Email can be forwarded to the following at vipafoundation@bigpond.com
Vision Loss Support Group
This Support Group is an opportunity for parents to come together, share experiences
and information and develop friendships. Contact John or Judy Bowen on 03 9842
5103 Leigh Heaven on 9890 8130 or Annette Godfrey-Magee 9841 0807
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