| Organisation |
Description |
Web Address |
| Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria |
Advocacy body for Ethnic Communities in Victoria |
www.eccv.org.au |
| Victorian Office of Multicultual Affairs |
State Govt Department. Contains information regarding policy, events and publications |
www.voma.vic.gov.au |
| National Ethnic Multicultural Broadcasters Council |
Peak organisation representing and resourcing ethnic community broadcasters |
www.nembc.org.au |
| Wagenet |
WageNet provides information about wages and conditions of employment in Australia for work that is covered by federal awards and agreements |
www.wagenet.gov.au |
| Refugee Council of Australia |
|
www.refugeecouncil.org.au |
| Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs |
For information on visas, and Settlement programs Australia Wide |
www.immi.gov.au |
| Federation of Ethnic community Councils |
The Federation of Ethnic Community Councils of Australia has a cultural dictionary available on their website. |
www.fecca.org.au |
| Center for Multicultural Youth Issues |
A number of translated forms relevant to youth services. Research on young refugees. |
www.cmyi.net.au |
Disability Online
|
This site provides people with a disability, their families and carers with access to online disability related information across governments and the non-government sector |
www.disability.vic.gov.au/dsonline/ |
| Respite West |
Respite West is a website designed to improve communication and access to information for all people with an interest in respite issues living in the Western Metropolitan Region. |
www.respitewest.org.au |
| National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) |
NEDA is the national peak organisation representing the rights and interests of people from non-English speaking background (NESB) with disability, their families and carers throughout Australia. |
www.neda.org.au |
Mulitcultural Disability Advocacy NSW
|
MDAA is the only advocacy service in NSW available specifically to people from a NESB with disability, their families and carers. MDAA aims to promote, protect and secure the rights and interests of people from a NESB with disability and their families and carers in NSW. |
www.mdaa.org.au |
| Association for Children with a Disability |
Information, support and advocacy organisation for children with a disability and their families, in Victoria, Australia. |
www.acd.org.au/ |
| The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) |
AFDO is the primary national voice to Government that fully represents the interests of all people with disability across Australia. |
www.afdo.org.au |
| Diversity Health Institute Clearinghouse |
The Diversity Health Institute Clearinghouse provides a central access point for Australian multicultural health services, resources, research, training and events. |
www.dhi.gov.au/clearinghouse |
| Western Region Disability Network (WRDN) |
The WRDN brings together all people who have an interest in or who are working with people with a disability in the Western Metropolitan Region of Melbourne. |
www.infoxchange.net.au/wrdn |
| ADEC |
To assist people with disabilities from ethnic backgrounds, their carers and families to access services and ensure the service systems are inclusive and responsive to their needs. |
www.adec.org.au |
| Better Health Channel |
The Better Health Channel provides the community with access to online health related information |
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au |
| Access All Abilities (AAA) recreation resources |
AAA assists local sport and recreation organisations to develop environments in their community that include, and are accessible to, people with disabilities. |
www.sport.vic.gov.au |
| Companion Card - for people with a profound disability, who require attendant care |
Card holders will not be required to pay an an admission fee for their companion who is providing attendant care. |
www.companioncard.org.au |
| Disability Discrimination Legal Service |
To maintain, promote and carry out the aims of the Disability Discrimination Act 1993 |
www.communitylaw.org.au/ddls/ |
| Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service |
Villamanta advances the rights of people who have a disability related justice issue. |
www.villamanta.org.au |
| Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre (EDAC) |
EDAC (WA) advocates for and empower people with a disability from non-English speaking backgrounds. |
www.edac.org.au |
| Health Translation Directory |
Links to multicultural health information |
www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au |
| Justice Translations |
Links to multilingual legal informaiton |
www.translations.justice.vic.gov.au |