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Able Australia
www.ableaustralia.org.au
Able Australia (formerly The Deafblind Association) is committed to support the interests and needs of people with multiple disabilities including deafblindness. Our organisation works in partnership with clients and the community to provide client quality services in order for each person to reach their full potential.
Association for Children with a Disability
www.acd.org.au
A Victorian based group, ACD assists families of children with a disability through the provision of information, support and advocacy. Their website offers details of ACD services and a range of information for parents, including an online copy of the publication Through the Maze, extracts from the newsletter Noticeboard, member's stories and tips for advocacy. Information available in Vietnamese, Chinese and Arabic.
American Foundation for the Blind
www.afb.org
Offers information on blindness; low vision and related issues; newsletters and press releases; the Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness is also available online.
Blind Babies Foundation
Blind Citizens Australia
www.bca.org.au
The mission of Blind Citizens Australia is to achieve equity and equality by their empowerment, by promoting positive community attitudes, and by striving for high quality and accessible services which meet their needs.
Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services
www.facs.gov.au
The department is responsible for developing and implementing income security policies and programs (delivered by Centrelink), services for people with disabilities and families with children, community support services, family relationship services and public housing. The site provides information about the department, its agencies and staff.
Guide Dog Association of NSW and ACT
Lighthouse International
www.lighthouse.org
Good site on vision impairment and resources.
NICAN
www.nican.com.au
NICAN, a Commonwealth funded information service, maintains a database of nearly 4,500 entries on recreational opportunities for people with a disability, their support workers, families, friends, and others in the community. Email your inquiry through their site.
NSW Department of Community Services
www.community.nsw.gov.au
The department responsible for delivering services which promotes the welfare of people in NSW. The site gives details of specific services and parenting pages with tips for parents of children 0-18 years.
People with Disability Australia (PWD)
www.pwd.org.au
PWD is a national cross disability human rights and advocacy organisation, of and for people with disability.
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Royal Blind Society
www.rbs.org.au
Royal Blind Society (RBS) is the key blindness agency in NSW and the ACT. Through specialist services, the RBS work in partnership with people who are blind or vision impaired and their families, to expand the choices available to them.
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind
www.rvib.org.au
Vision Australia is the largest provider of services to people who are blind or vision impaired in Australia, assisting more than 38,000 children and adults to live the lives they choose.
Scottish Sensory Centre
South Australian Royal Society For The Blind
www.rsb.org.au
The Royal Society for the Blind (RSB) of South Australia helps those with little or no sight to optimise their opportunities by providing specialist staff, information and technology resources to meet individual needs.
St Edmunds
St Lucy's School
Texas School for the Blind & Visual Impaired
www.tsbvi.edu/othersites.htm#Parents
Trinity University
http://www.trinity.edu/org/sensoryimpairments/
Based in San Antonio, in the sunny state of Texas, Trinity University provide specialized resources for professionals, parents, and university students involved in fully including students with sensory impairments in our educational systems. This project is the result of an international, collaborative effort among educators in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, who work with students with vision or hearing impairments.
World Blind Union
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