Useful Links

www.yourhealthlink.com.au – Your Health Link is your gateway to Australian health-related websites and resources…hundreds of websites chosen by health professionals. An initiative of Local Health District.

http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/ – The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights

https://www.humanrights.gov.au/guide-australias-anti-discrimination-laws – A guide to Australia’s Anti Discrimination Laws

http://www.ndis.gov.au/ – National Disability Insurance Scheme website

http://www.myagedcare.gov.au/ – My Aged Care website

https://www.ombo.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/19074/NSW-Ombudsman-and-the-NDIS-FS1-23-September-2014-web.pdf – Fact sheet on the NSW Ombudsman

https://www.humanrights.gov.au/ – Australian Human Rights Commission

http://www.disabilityjustice.edu.au/– Offers training courses, links to resources and community of practice events across the state. This project includes a particular focus on providing support for Aboriginal people as they are also overly represented in the justice system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58hRA1dNZoE –  People with disability have let us know they want to be more involved in their own lives and like all of us, be understood and feel valued. This is achievable through Active Support, which is a proven way to implement person centred approaches, particularly when supporting those who may communicate through behaviours of protest. It takes less than a minute to see what this means. You will appreciate the insight.

http://www.adhc.nsw.gov.au/individuals/support/somewhere_to_live/accommodation-support/ – “My Life and Somewhere to Live” – user friendly guides for people with disability, their family and carers to get help with their life and a home that’s right for them.