Australian Network on Disability Confident Recruiters Workbook | manager/employer | A practical workbook providing recruiters with best practice advice to attract and retain employees with disability. |
Carer Gateway | patient/consumer | The Carer Gateway website can connect carers to emotional, practical and financial support. |
Centre for Developmental Disability Health (CDDH) | patient/consumer | CDDH has great resources for health professionals. CDDH is a multidisciplinary team working across a range of education, clinical, research and advocacy activities to improve the health of people with intellectual and associated developmental disabilities. |
Disability Australia Hub | manager/employer | The Disability Australia Hub provides an extensive list of peak disability bodies. |
Disability Awareness e-learning | manager/employer | A free “Introduction to Disability Awareness” provided by the NDCO program. The training provides participants with a general overview of the legislative framework which supports the inclusion of people with disability in Australia. |
Disability Awareness training | manager/employer | CheckUP has a comprehensive online training package for healthcare providers. |
Disability Liaison Officer | patient/consumer | Disability Liaison Officers (DLOs) are registered nurses who can assist with the coordination of healthcare for people with disabilities. DLOs work across the lifespan in paediatrics and adult services across Monash Health. |
Disability Maternity Care | patient/consumer | Disability Maternity Care provides information about pregnancy, birth and early parenting for parents with a disability, families and professionals. |
Disability Resource Centre | patient/consumer | Advocates can provide assistance and support on a wide range of issues, such as accommodation, transport, education and employment, Centrelink, and legal. |
Disability Support for Older Australians (DSOA) | patient/consumer | DSOA supports older people with disability who received specialist disability services from the Continuity of Support (CoS) Program but were not eligible for the NDIS. |
Disability support for people experiencing family violence | patient/consumer | The Family Violence and Disability Practice Leader can provide secondary consultations to professionals supporting a person experiencing family violence with a disability. |
Employment Assistance Fund | manager/employer | The Employment Assistance Fund helps people with disability and mental health condition by providing financial assistance to purchase a range of work-related modifications and services for people who are about to start a job or who are currently working. |
Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria (ECCV) | manager/employer | The ECCV strives to give voice to multicultural Victoria, and advocates for human rights, freedom, respect, equality and dignity for ethnic and multicultural communities. ECCV works with a range of partners to support community outreach and capacity-building projects, with an emphasis on disability advocacy, ethnic seniors groups, and elder abuse prevention. |
First Peoples Disability Network Australia | manager/employer | First Peoples Disabilities Network Australia (FPDN) is a national human rights organisation of and for Australia’s First Peoples with disability, their families and communities. |
Head to Health | patient/consumer | Head to Health helps all Australians access the mental health and wellbeing services that are right for them. |
HealthCARE Conversations | manager/employer | ‘HealthCARE Conversations’ helps to improve communication between health practitioners and people with disability.
This video includes tips on effective communication from people with lived experience of disability and Dr Jane Tracy from the Centre for Developmental Disability Health Victoria at Monash Health. |
Inclusive Victoria: State Disability Plan (2022-2026) | manager/employer | Inclusive Victoria: state disability plan (2022–2026) is Victoria's plan for making things fairer for people with disability. The plan is a key way for the Victorian Government to be accountable for making all parts of the community inclusive and accessible for everyone. |
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) | patient/consumer | IMHA supports people who are receiving, or at risk of receiving, compulsory mental health treatment, to make decisions and have as much as as possible about their assessment, treatement and recovery. |
Job Access | manager/employer | JobAccess is an information and advisory service for Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents. It assists employers, service providers and people with disabilities with access to information that assists with employment. JobAccess also manages the Employment Assistance Fund. |
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia | manager/employer | LGBTIQ+ Health Australia supports healthy lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans/transgender, intersex, queer and other sexuality, gender, and bodily diverse people and communities. LGBTIQ+ Health Australia has a number of projects operating in the disability inclusion space. |
Making Ends Meet | patient/consumer | Low income information guide with a list of local disability support agencies. |
Monash Health Clinical Guideline for Healthcare for adults with an intellectual disability or developmental disabilities | manager/employer | Developed by the Centre for Developmental Disability Health, this clinical guideline is applicable to all involved in providing healthcare for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorders. |
My Aged Care | patient/consumer | Find out if you can access Australian Government-funded aged care services. |
My Lived iD | patient/consumer | Launched by our Centre for Developmental Disability Health, My Lived iD is an online hub and directory service for people with intellectual disabilities, their families and health professionals. |
NDIS | patient/consumer | The NDIS website provides information and resources for GPs and health professionals to assist patients and carers to access NDIS support. |
NDIS Workforce Capability | manager/employer | New participant resources page launched to support recruitment, feedback and supervision. |
People with Disability Australia - Language guide | manager/employer | A practical guide to using language about disability. |
Ready to Go Home Resources | patient/consumer | The Ready to Go Home project resources have been co-designed and co-developed to improve the hospital experience for a person with disability, and reduce barriers that contribute to discharge delays. |
Resources and support for employees with a disability and managers of people with a disability | manager/employer | JobAccess provides information, advice and resources for employees with a disability, and managers of people with a disability. JobAccess Advisers are available on 1800 464 800 to answer any questions you may have regarding disability employment and direct you to the relevant support services. |
Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability | manager/employer | Stay across the latest news on the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of people with disability. |
Supporting people with intellectual disabilities who have experienced domestic and family violence | manager/employer | A resource produced by People with Disability Australia that can support teams within hospitals who may support people with intellectual disability who have experienced domestic and family violence. |
Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) | manager/employer | WWDA provides information and resources for women with a disability, and aims to improve the rights, safety and wellbeing of everyone they represent. WWDA is run by and for women, girls, feminine identifying and non-binary people with disabilities. |
Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV) | manager/employer | WDV is an organisation led by women with disabilities, for women with disabilities. They run events, workshops, community hubs and leadership programs for women with disabilities in Victoria. |