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Disability
Services
Statewide Disability
Services
MS
Society of NSW/Victoria
The Nerve
Centre
54 Railway
Road
Blackburn
Vic 3130
Phone: (03)
9845-2700
Fax: (03)
9845-2777
Email: infoline@mssociety.com.au
Internet:
www.mssociety.com.au
The
MS Society offers specialist services and information to people
with MS, their families, friends and carers around Australia
Companion
card
The
Victorian Government's Companion Card is issued to eligible people
with a significant permanent disability, who can demonstrate that
they are unable to access most community activities and venues
without attendant care support. Participating organisations will
issue the cardholder with a second ticket for their companion
at no charge.
For
further information please click on:
Advocacy
Organisations
Statewide
Advocacy Services
Action
on Disabilities within Ethnic Communities (ADEC)
Phone: (03) 9383 5566
Email: adec@adec.org.au
Internet: www.adec.org.au
Advocacy for people with disabilities from a non-English speaking
background
Action for More Independence and Dignity in Accommodation (AMIDA)
Phone: (03) 9650 2722
Email: AMIDA@infoxchange.net.au
Advocacy for people with disabilities in the area of housing.
Action for Community Living
Phone: (03) 9489 2999
TTY: (03) 9489 1179
Email: b.lacey@advocacyhouse.org
Internet: www.advocacyhouse.org
Advocacy on issues to do with support services, accommodation
support, employment and education
Disability Discrimination Legal Service Inc.
Phone: (03) 9602 4877
TTY: (03) 9602 4135
Email: info@ddls.org.au
Internet: www.communitylaw.org
Provides legal advice and assistance to people affected by
the Disability Discrimination Act making a complaint
Disability Rights Victoria
Phone: (03) 9489 2999 (TTY)
Email: dvirc@advocacyhouse.org
Provides legal advice and assistance to people affected by
the Disability Discrimination Act making a complaint
Headway Victoria Phone: (03) 9482 2955 Email: mail@headwayvictoria.org.au
Internet: www.headwayvictoria.org.au
Advocacy for people with acquired brain injury and their families/carers
Villamanta Legal Service
Phone: (03) 5229 2925
Email: legal@villamanta.org.au
Internet: www.villamanta.org.au
Statewide Community Legal Service that specialises in disability-related
issues, in particular those that affect people who have an intellectual
disability
Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with a Disability (VALID)
Phone: (03) 9416 4003
Email: viccid@dice.cpm.au
Provides information and advocacy support to people with intellectual
disabilities, their families carers and advocates
Office of the Public Advocate
Phone: (03) 9603 9500
Email: publicad@vdoj.vic.gov.au
Provides advocacy for people with a disability who are being
abused or neglected, or where no other advocacy is available
Association for Children with a Disability
Phone: (03) 9500 1232
Email: mail@acd.org.au
Internet: www.acd.org.au
Assists families of children (aged 0-18 years) with a disability
with information, support and advocacy
STAR Victoria Inc.
Phone: (03) 9650 2730
Email: star@infoxchange.net.au
Internet: www.vicnet.net.au/~roshouse/orginfo/star.htm
Provides advocacy and support for people with an intellectual
disability, and their families
Disability Employment Action Centre Inc. (DEAC)
Phone: (03) 9655 1118
TTY: (03)9650 9229
Email: deac@deac.org.au
Internet: www.deac.org.au
Run by people with disabilities and provides advocacy for people
with a disability who have been discriminated against in the areas
of employment education and training
Blind Citizens Australia
Phone: (03) 9521 3433
TTY: (03) 9521 1200
Email:
Internet:
Advocacy to people with a vision impairment
Victorian Council of Deaf People Inc.
Phone: (03) 9650 6786 (TTY & Voice Relay)
Email: info@vcod.com.au
or admin@vcod.com.au
Internet: www.vcod.com.au
Serves as an advocate on behalf of the deaf community
Disability Justice Advocacy
Phone: (03) 9416 3488
TTY: (03) 9416 3491
Email: info@justadvocacy.com
Provides resources to people who have higher support needs
associated with disability
Metropolitan
Advocacy Issues
North
East Citizen Advocacy
Rosanna
Phone: (03) 9459 6002
Email: neca@citizenadvocacy.com.au
Citizen Advocacy Sunbury & Districts
Sunbury
Phone: (03) 9744 7378
Email: casunbury@hotkey.net.au
Eastern Citizen Advocacy Inner East
Kew East
Phone: (03) 9859 9421
Email: citad_ie@green.net.au
Citizen Advocacy Outer Eastern
Ringwood
Phone: (03) 9879 5206
Western Citizen Advocacy Western Region
Newport
Phone: (03) 9398 0846
Southern Citizen Advocacy Inc
Caulfield North
Phone: (03) 9576 0155
Email: sca@alphalink.com.a
Westernport Speaking Out
Frankston
Phone: (03) 9770 1710
Email: wspo@vicnet.net.au
