Disability - day programs
Day programs provide support and activities for adults with a disability. They can prepare people with a disability for work or help them to live independently. They can also help them to make new friends and develop new skills. The programs are ... [... more]
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Disability - discrimination
Discrimination is treating someone unfairly or unfavourably because of a personal characteristic. In Victoria it is against the law to discriminate against someone because of their actual or assumed disability or impairment in the past or ... [... more]
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Angelman syndrome
Angelman syndrome is a congenital (present at birth) genetic condition. Common characteristics include intellectual disability, delayed speech, jerky walking style and happy demeanour. Angelman syndrome is a congenital (present at birth) genetic ... [... more]
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Cerebral palsy - causes and implications
Cerebral palsy describes a range of disabilities associated with movement and posture. 'Cerebral' refers to the brain and 'palsy' means weakness or lack of muscle control. Cerebral palsy affects about 7,500 Victorians and more than 20,000 people ... [... more]
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Supported residential services - your rights
Supported residential services provide accommodation and care for people who need support in everyday life - for example, people who are frail or who have a disability. If you live in a supported residential service (SRS), you have rights under ... [... more]
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Companion Card
Companion Card promotes the right of people with a disability, who require a companion, to fair ticketing at Victorian events and venues. Companion Card promotes the right of people with a disability, who require a companion, to fair ticketing at ... [... more]
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Independent living - aids and equipment
People with disabilities can use aids, including equipment and modifications to homes, to live more independently. Someone with a disability may need aids or equipment for walking, personal care or other daily activities. Permanent residents of ... [... more]
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Home and Community Care (HACC)
Home and Community Care (HACC) is a joint Commonwealth/ State Government program which provides services to support frail elderly people, younger people with disabilities living at home or in the community and their carers. Call your local ... [... more]
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Children with a disability - support for parents
Finding out your child has a disability may be the beginning of a long road to find the best care and support for your child's needs. Some of the best support you will find will come from other parents who have similar experiences. To find out ... [... more]
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Disability - managing underweight
People with disabilities may find it harder to maintain a healthy weight than other people in the population. There are various weight management strategies that can help a person with a disability to avoid becoming underweight. Research suggests ... [... more]
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Domestic violence and women with disabilities
Domestic violence means violence that occurs in your home. Around one quarter of married women and women in de facto relationships in Australia experience domestic violence at some stage. Compared to women without disabilities, women with ... [... more]
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Sex education for children with intellectual disabilities
People with intellectual disabilities have the same range of sexual thoughts, attitudes, feelings, desires, fantasies and activities as people without disabilities. Yet the expression of sexuality of people with an intellectual disability has ... [... more]
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