Disability and chronic illness support organisations
The needs of people with a disability or chronic illness are very diverse and every care situation is different. There are many services and supports available to help you and the person you are caring for.
Disability and chronic illness support organisations
The needs of people with a disability or chronic illness are very diverse and every care situation is different. There are many services and supports available to help you and the person you are caring for.
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- General
- Physical, intellectual or learning disabilities
- Conditions affecting the brain or nervous system
- Chronic or life threatening illness
- Government
General
- Action on Disability in Ethnic Communities
- Association for Children with a Disability
- Children with Disability Australia
- Every Australian Counts (NDIS)
- Genetic Support Network of Victoria
- INFOXCHANGE Service Seeker
- Interchange Victoria
- MyTime
- National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline
- Respite Victoria
- State Trustees
- Technical Aid to the Disabled
- Victorian Independent Living Centre
- Victorian Women with Disabilities Network
- Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability
Physical, intellectual or learning disabilities
Conditions affecting the brain or nervous system
Chronic or life threatening illness
- Alzheimer's Australia Victoria
- Arthritis Foundation Victoria
- Asthma Foundation of Victoria
- Australian Lung Foundation
- Cancer Council Victoria
- Chronic Illness Alliance Network
- Crohn’s & Colitis Australia
- Cystic Fibrosis Victoria
- Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service
- Diabetes Australia Victoria
- Kidney Health Australia
- Leukaemia Foundation
- Meniere’s Australia
- National Heart Foundation
- Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men’s Health Centre
Government
- Australian Hearing Services (National)
- Centrelink (National)
- Continence Aids Payment Scheme (National)
- Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (National)
- Department of Health and Ageing (National)
- Department of Human Services (Victoria)
- DHS Disability Intake Service (Victoria)
- Disability Parking Scheme (Victoria)
- Disability Services Commissioner (Victoria)
- Early Childhood Intervention Service (Victoria)
- Medicare (National)
- Nurse-On-Call (Victoria)
- Office of the Public Advocate (Victoria)
- Personal Alert Victoria
- VCAT: Guardianship List (Victoria)
- Victorian Aids and Equipment Program
- Victorian Companion Card Program
- Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme
- Victorian State Concessions