Family Advocacy

Carer's Handbook

This small handbook has been put together so that carers of people with disabilities can get information about services and other forms of assistance available to them.

Queensland Parents of People with a Disability Inc. prepared this folder of family support stories to show that it is families who are the main supporters, initiators and providers in the lives of people with a disability.

Outline on the bi-lingual assistance project

This article provides a good overview of the situation in which people with disabilities from non English speaking backgrounds (NESB) have a great need for Disability Services provided by the Home and Community Care (HACC) organisation.

Developing accessible services for people with a disability of non-English speaking people: a model

This is a paper about the need to improve the use of mainstream disability services by people with disabilities of non English speaking background (NESB). It describes a pilot project called the "Ethnic Access Consultancy Project" auspiced by Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities Inc.

"Marion" case - Family Law Court decision on sterilisation

This group of papers includes letters, press releases and newspaper items pertaining to the 1990 "Marion" case in which the Family Law Court of NSW allowed the involuntary sterilisation of a teenage girl, and 2 years later its decision that only the authorisation of the Family Court can make such...

Integrated employment

These notes were taken by Wendy McGlynn, a parent who attended a seminar by Bruce Uditsky (an educator who has worked extensively with families, individuals with disabilities and organisations).

Community Integration in Vermont

This booklet describes the development of a model for providing excellent educational practices for all learners with severe disabilities within their own local schools.

It's time to be heard

Solicitor Jim Simpson wrote this paper to provide a community perspective on the proposed appeals and complaints mechanisms for community services in NSW, prior to the NSW government passing a Disability Services Act and the Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement. Keyword: Government

Ethics of fundraising - Statement of Principles

DACA drafted this Statement to declare its position in relation to the ethics of fundraising. It raises issues such as imagery and terminology which demean people, and argues that fundraising activities should work towards enhancing community perceptions of people with disabilities. Keyword: Ethics. Searchword: Attitudes

Preschool for the handicapped child

While this article is more than 10 years old, it is a highly informative paper for parents because it lists some of the issues to be aware of and questions to ask when considering pre-school enrolment for children who have a disability.

We work with families in NSW to defend and promote the rights and interests of people with developmental disability

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Carer's Handbook

Stories of Family Support

Outline on the bi-lingual assistance project

Developing accessible services for people with a disability of non-English speaking people: a model

"Marion" case - Family Law Court decision on sterilisation

Integrated employment

Community Integration in Vermont

It's time to be heard

Ethics of fundraising - Statement of Principles

Preschool for the handicapped child