On 14 September 2009, the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, the Hon Bill Shorten MP, and the Minister for Employment Participation, Senator the Hon Mark Arbib, jointly released the National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy, a part of the government’s Social Inclusion Agenda. The Social Inclusion Agenda aims to address the barriers [...]

The NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC) has released a discussion paper titled “New Directions for respite services in NSW”. which broadly outlines the direction DADHC intends to take to reform and expand respite services in the state. DADHC invites comment and feedback from people with a disability, their carers and families, [...]

This is the start of a series of articles on services provided by the Australian Government for people with a disability and their carers.
There are many services available and it can seem like a maze when you are trying to find your way through them all; information can be confusing and difficult to understand. After [...]

mychild.gov.au is a new Australian online portal for information on child health, early learning, parenting support and child care information which was launched on 22nd October 2008.
Included on the site is a section on Raising Children with Disabilities which covers the topics:

Family Life
Play, Health and Fitness
Disability Rights and the Law
Services and Support
Working with Professionals
Film Clips
A-Z [...]

What is the new Australian Government “Helping Children with Autism” package that came into being as from 1st July this year for children with Autism and PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorder)? What are the Medicare rebates and other services now available for diagnosing and treating ? I asked myself these questions and searched online for an [...]