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PO Box 1040, TOOMBUL Q 4012
Phone: (07) 3265 9326
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Accessible buildings, services and facilities for people with disabilities (around Brisbane)
Brisbane City Council provides a description of accessible facilities in and around Brisbane and gives an overall accessibility rating for each place listed.
Accrediation
National Childcare Accreditation Council provides information on quality issues for child care services for both parents and service providers.
Aspergers Syndrome   (also see Autistic Spectrum Disorder)
Asperger's Syndrome Support Network Queensland -ASSN(Q) provides a description of Asperger's Syndrome, activties of the Support Network and links to related sites.
Tony Attwood's Web Page Tony's a private clinician based in Brisbane and his webpage provides an outline of his workshops and seminars, a list of useful books by various authors, research reports,and links to related sites.
Asperger Syndrome Australian Information Centre An Australia for those caring for children with Aspgerger's Syndrome. Features a message board, chat room, and links to various related sites both within Australia and overseas, and news on upcoming seminars within Australia.
On-line Asperger's Syndrome Information and Support - O.A.S.I.S A top American site that provides a description of Asperger's Syndrome, diagnostic information,and links to information on related disorders, social skills, educational issues and resources, research and much more.
Asthma
National Asthma Foundation Provides lots of online facts sheets and information about products and medication.
Asthma Queensland provides information about symptoms, diagnosis, medication, devices, first aid, monitoring and lifestyle considerations, as well as information about workshops given by the organisation.
Australian Indigenous Peoples
ABC Indigenous Online Australian Broadcasting Commission's Indigenous television and radio webpage
Aboriginal Australia provides information about aboriginal enterprises, culture, art and conferences.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission is a resource for information on Indigenous programs, activities and issues.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet contains much of the Internet-accessible information on Indigenous health.
Aboriginal Languages of Australia This site has annotated links to over 130 resources for about 40 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. About 35% of these resources are produced by Indigenous people.
Indigenous Australia has information on Indigenous Australia including Cultural Heritage, Spirituality, Family, Land and Social Justice. Features 20 stories from the cultures of Indigenous Australians, collected from all over Australia. Also has "Kids Factsheets" and a "Kids Indigenous Dictionary".
Reconciliation Australia provides information on Reconciliation Australia and past and present issues. Has loads of links to indigenous websites and sites related to reconciliation.
The Indigenous Network Links to all major Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander websites.
Australian Federal Government
Australian Federal Government Access to Australian Commonwealth Government Information
Australian Taxation Office  
Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services the Department is responsible for income support, housing policy, community support, disability services, child care services and family issues, including family payments, child support and family relationships.
Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care links you with sites on specific programs, subjects and initiatives developed by the Department and agencies within the Department, as well as links to related national and international health sites.
Family Assistance Office The Family Assistance Office administers the new Child Care Benefit and Family Tax Benefit payments.
The New Tax System created by the Tax Reform unit within the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). A valuable source of free, up-to-date, and reliable information about The New Tax System and how it affects you.
Autistic Spectrum Disorder   (ASD)
ABIA - Autism Behavioural Intervention Association Inc. VIC. is the website of a Victorian parent run organisation interest in intensive behavioural treatment based on the methods of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA).
ABIQ Autism Behaviour Intervention QLD a Brisbane based organisation promoting Applied Behaviour Analysis as a treatment for autism. This site also lists local and relevant professionals and services involved in the care and treatment of people with autism.
Autism Society of America provides an overview of autism, its effects, diagnosis, inventions and activities of the Society. Also has information packages on a variety of autism-related topics.
Centre for the Study of Autism an American site that provides information about autism and related issues to parents and professionals, and conducts research on the efficacy of various therapeutic interventions. Also has information about siblings and their needs, interviews with various people and links to related sites.
Gifted Resource Center of New England website of Dr. Deirdre Lovecky, a clinical psychologist who specialises in gifted children and has worked with many such children who have Asperger's Syndrome.
Saskatchewan Education The information on this Canadian website is intended to serve as an introduction for educators who are working with students with autism and Asperger Syndrome. Provides ideas to promote learning and skills development and managing challenging behaviour.
The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding a non-profit organization concerned with promoting social understanding between individuals with autistic spectrum disorders, and those who interact with them in the home, school, workplace and the community. Provides a set of guidelines for developing social stories that describes a situation, concept, or social skill using a format that is meaningful for people with ASD.
Cancer
Canteen - The Australian Teenage Cancer Patients Society Canteen provides a range of support, recreational and educational programs for teenagers and their siblings.
Children's Leukaemia and Cancer Society Inc. provides information about their services and activities.
Queensland Cancer Fund provides information about cancer, its prevention and early detection, treatment, research and related services.
Caring for Carers   (also see Respite)
Queensland Council of Carers a Commonwealth and State funded service that provides information, community development and support services, advocacy, counselling and respite referral services for carers.  
Centrelink
Centrelink website for Centrelink. Has printable information sheets in other languages as well as english.
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland provides an overview of cerebral palsy and information about services provided by the League.
Child Care   (also see OSHC and FDC)
Australian Early Childhood Association (AECA) details their publications, conferences and events. It also provides links to sites relevant to people working with or studying young children.
Childcare Industry Association of QLD Inc. an organisation for private child care services which aims to provide support, advice and training for its members.
Children's Services
New South Wales 		informative site, provides information on many of the children's services in NSW and information on available books and videos for child care services.
Creche and Kindergarten Association of Queensland an organisation for the support and training of those involved in the care and education of children 0 to 6 yrs in kindergartens, preschools, long day care, family day care.
Commonwealth Child Care Advisory Council provides information on policy development and research about childcare in Australia.
Commonwealth Child Care Support Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services website.
Lady Gowrie Child Centre Brisbane provides information about their services and the professional development training they offer.
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) (NAEYC) - an American organisation providing information about U.S. childcare issues, conferences, publication and links to other related sites.
National Childcare Accreditation Council provides information on quality issues for child care services for both parents and service providers.
Queensland Council of Social Services has a Child Care Management Training and Support Unit which provides training and support to the child care sector in Queensland
Qld Children's Services Training (QCST) Alliance provides information of inservice training provised by member organisations (FDCAQ, LGCC, QCAN, QCOSS).
Child and Family Sites
Australian Institute of Family Studies has information about research into factors affecting marital and family stability.
Commission for Children and Young People a Queensland government service that serves to promote and protect the rights, interests and well-being of all children and young people. Has information about Community Visitors, how to make formal complaints about government funded services, criminal history checks, information and referral support, research, and publications and presentations.
ECCD: The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development an international organisation concerned with the well being and development of children up to eight years of age. Links to many worldwide organisations.
Childwatch International international research network which links with institions conducting research on children's rights around the world.
Child Welfare an American site with information related to the welfare of children.
Kids Safe this site provides simple practical information on the prevention of injuries in children.
National Information Centre for Children and Youth with Disabilities an American information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals.
National Parent Information Network an American site that provides information on parenting and parents involvement in education.
Parents Helping Parents:
Helping children with special needs 		an American site aimed at providing information and discussion forums for parents of children with disabilities
Queensland Government
Putting Families First Initiative 		provides parent and family tip sheets for general family issue, babies, toddlers, and young children through to teenagers. Good for printing off for parents.
UNESCO's Early Childhood and Family Education Unit. provides information on the research, activities and initiatives undertaken by UNESCO in early childhood care and education, parent and family education, and early childhood research.
Zero to Three:  National Centre for Infants, Toddlers and Families an American site for parents and professional involved in the care of children from birth to 3 yrs of age. Also provides charts of developmental milestones and lists of useful resources.
Cleft Palate
Cleft. Net -
International Institute for Birth Defects 		provides information on cleft lip and cleft palate and current research and prevention information  
CleftPALS QLD
provides information pages on the Cleft condition, feeding information, details on some specialist products that CleftPALS can supply, contact parent details, links to other Cleft related sites on the Internet.
Coeliac Disease
Coeliac/celiac disease advice, campaign, info an interesting site with lots of free information.
Coeliac Society of Australia provides a description of Coeliac's diease, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and dietary information.
Consumer Advice
Office of Fair Trading Department of Equity and Fair Trading, QLD Government. Provides information on Consumer rights, what the law says about dealing with consumers for businesses, and the lastest consumer news.
Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
Cornelia De Lange Foundation A comprehensive American site.
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Association (Australasia) an Australian site that provides information about the syndrome and offers family support and information.
Crohns Disease
Australian Crohn's and Colitis Association, Queensland Inc. provides information for people who have Crohn's Disease or ulcerative colitis, their relatives and friends, and for those with an interest in inflammatory bowel disease.
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation an American site that comprehensively describes cystic fibrosis and related issues
Cystic Fibrosis Australia provides information about the activities of the organisation. Finding the information on the site about cystic fibrosis is challenging.
Diabetes
Diabetes Australia Queensland provides information about the various types of diabetes, symptoms and management, training, educational resources and services available. Information also available in a number of other languages.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Internation based in America this site provides comprehensive information on research developments and the effects of living with diabetes.
Disability   (also see Genetic Disorders)
Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities provides advocacy, information, referral, education, training and consultancy
The Arc of the United States an organisation of and for people with mental retardation and related disorders.
Contact a Family a U.K. site providing an index of specific conditions and rare syndromes. Written for parents/ families.
Disability Online
Disability Services Queensland 		provides information about legislate, policy, events, publication, funding and activities of this State government department.
Disability Information and Communication Exchange a site of the National Council on Intellectual Disability - provides information on disability related issues and legislation in Australia and provides discussion forums.
Family Village an American site providing information and communication opportunities for people with disabilities, their families and those providing care. Has an impressive coverage of disability information and links to related sites.
National Organisation of Rare Disorders provides a data base and directory to other sites.
Yahoo Yahoo's search engine for disability and health related sites within Australia
Discrimination
Anti Discrimination Commission Queensland provides information about rights and responsibilities and complaints procedures and other activities of the Commission.
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Resource Center provides information about their services and publication available.
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Association of QLD information about our organisation, about Down syndrome, available services for people with Down syndrome and their families, and helpful resources for parents 
Early Intervention
Early Intervention Links an American site providing linking to many early intervention services.
Eczema
Eczema Informant a source of information for people who suffer from Eczema.
Education   (also see Special Education)
Education Network of Australia a directory, guide and research tool, which links to information about education and training web sites (Commonwealth and State government funded).
Education Queensland a State government department site.
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Queensland Inc. provides information about the services offered this organisation and links to related sites.
The Epilepsy Association of Victoria provides loads of information about epilepsy.
Family Day Care   (see also Child Care)
Family Day Care Association Qld Inc provides information on everything you could want to know about Family Day Care.
Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X Association of Australia provides a description of the syndrome and information on behavioural, medical and education implications.
Genetic Disorders   (also see disability)
The Genetic Alliance an American site with a large index of specific disorders
Gifted and talented children
Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children Inc. a very informative site. Well worth a look.
Health
Multicultural Health Resources
Queensland Government 		provides the multicultural health policy, mutilingual fact sheets, and links to multicultural health service.
Queensland Health Website
Queensland Government 		provides help to locate services and information on activites and resources of the Department.
Child and Youth Health a South Australia government site that has a huge number of fact sheets on health, behaviour and disability related issues written for parents, youth and children.
Home and Community Care
HACC Resource Unit provides information on the functions of HACC
Human Rights   (see also Discrimination)
Amnesty International Australia provides information about the activities and findings of this organisation.
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission a Commonwealth government site with information on disability rights, sex discrimination, human rights, complaints information, racial discrimination, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice.
United Nations provides information about human rights and the activities and findings of this organisation.
Hydrocephalus
SBH Queensland provides information on spina bifida and hydrocephalus.
Immunisation
Commonwealth Dept of Health and Aged Care site on immunisation information.
Intellectual Disability
Disability Information and Communication Exchange a site of the National Council on Intellectual Disability - provides information on disability related issues and legislation in Australia and provides discussion forums.
Klinefelter Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome an article entitled "Understanding Klinefelter Syndrome", which describes the syndrome and its affects, provides teaching tips, health considerations and management.
Leukaemia
Francoise Babet Leukaemia Foundation provides information on the various forms of leukaemia and research.
Lupus
Victorian Lupus Association provides information on the various forms of lupus and links to support groups and associations in other States.
Makaton
Makaton Australia provides information on sign language and makaton and what Makaton resources are available.
Mental Health Services
Mental Health Association (Qld) provides information about the services and activities of the organisation.
Australian Transcultural Mental Health Network based in Melbourne with heaps of links to related sites.
Migrant Services   (also see SUPS)
Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs provides information on multiculturalism, settling in Australia, immigration facts, information on various cultural communities, legislation, publication and much more.
Ethnic Community Council of QLD provides information about the activities of the Council.
Multicultural Affairs Queensland
Queensland Government 		provides information on policy, grants, training, publications, services and resources available.
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy Association Australia provides information on the types of MD and related disorders, services and support available, a chat room and links to related services.
Outside School Hours Care   (see also Child Care)
Queensland Children's Activity Network (QCAN) provides information about their activities, including their in-service training, conferences, library, newletters, advocacy and networking.
National Out of School Hours Services Association provides articles, reports, information on current issues, a discussion forum, news and links to related sites.
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association USA. provides a description, research reports, chat room, resources and links.
Queensland Government
Queensland Government Internet Resources gateway to all QLD Government Departments.
Disability Online website for Disability Services Queensland.
Education Queensland website for the Department of Education.
Families in Queensland pathway to the "Putting Families First" website and the Department of Families.
Queensland Health website for the Health Department.
Respite   (HACC)
HACC Services Directory
South Brisbane 		A listing of services receiving funding through HACC - note not all services provide respite.
HACC Services Directory
North Brisbane 		A listing of services receiving funding through HACC.
Rett Syndrome
International Rett Syndrome Association includes an overview, the diagnostic criteria, stages and genetics of Rett Syndrome, Rett Syndrome explained in children's language, current research, therapies and treatments, promoting learning and skills development,links to related sites.
Australian Rett Syndrome Study Website provides information about Rett Syndrome, current research, publication and links to related sites.
Sign Language   (see also Makaton)
Auslan is designed for family, friends and work colleagues of people who use sign language. Is set out to be used as a 3 week course to help teach 200 commonly used signs.
What is Auslan? provides background information on Auslan and comparison to other forms of signing and spoken languages.
Special Education
Education Queensland
Special Education Services 		provides information on the review of Special Educational Services, the Low Incidence Support Unit, developments in the Ascertainment process, and future direction for students with disabilities.
Special Education Resources on the Internet an American site which attempts to link all American online Special Education resources. Loads of links.
Fred and Eleanor Schonell
Special Education Research Centre 		provides information about the research and activities of the Centre.
Spina Bifida
SBH Queensland provides information on spina bifida and hydrocephalus. Very comprehensive.
SUPS and RATAs
CARATA a Queensland disability focussed Resource Unit supporting SUPS services. Produces resources for child care services.
Free Kindergarten Association Multicultural Resource Centre offers advice, training, support and materials on to staff in early childhood services in Victoria.
Playworks:  Resource Unit for Children with Disabilities in Childcare a Melbourne based resource service supporting SUPS and childcare services. Has good resources available for purchase.
Resource Unit for Children with Special Needs a Western Australian organisation supporting SUPS and child care services in that state. Has resources for sale.
STAR Program a Queensland SUPS resource unit which provides transcultural information, on-line publications, training packages and links to related sites.
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia loads of information on Tourette Syndrome. Produces lots of reasonable priced publications.
TS Association of Qld provides a description of Tourette's, tics and associated disorders.
Turner Syndrome
Turner Syndrome Association of Australia a support group set up by parents and women with Turner Syndrome. Provides information, organises conferences, seminars and informations sharing for members.
Williams Syndrome
Williams Syndrome Foundation an American site that provides a detailed description of the syndrome, interventions, educational strategies,and much more.
Workplace Health and Safety
Queensland Government
Department of Industrial Relations 		sets out information on work place health and safety and relevant legislation.
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission. seeking to improve Australia's occupational health and safety performance. Provides information on relevant legislation, duty of care, national standards and related matters.
Last modified 8th May, 2002