Useful Links
ACT
The Women’s Centre for Health Matters
WCHM is a community-based organisation which works in the ACT and surrounding region to improve women’s health and wellbeing. WCHM is the auspicing agency of WWDACT. http://www.wchm.org.au
For links to sites related to women and health: http://www.wchm.org.au/UsefulLinks.htm
The ACT Office for Women
http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/women
Disability ACT
The role and responsibility of Disability ACT is to plan, develop strategic policy, allocate funding and provide and monitor services for people with disability in the ACT and the families that care for them. http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/disability_act
People with Disabilities ACT (PWD)
PWD ACT represents, promotes and supports the collective interests of people with disabilities in the ACT. http://www.pwdact.org.au/index.php
Advocacy for Inclusion
Advocacy for Inclusion provides advocacy services to people with disabilities living in the ACT and region. http://advocacyforinclusion.org/
The Health Care Consumers' Association of the ACT (HCCA)
HCCA is the principal health consumer advocacy organisation in the ACT. HCCA works to improve the quality and availability of health services, supports consumers to identify shared priorities about health, and represents these views to the ACT Government. http://www.hcca.org.au/cms/index.php
ACT Disability Services Commission
The ACT Human Rights Commission was established in 2006 to promote and protect the rights and wellbeing of all people living in the Australian Capital Territory. Ms Mary Durkin is the Health Services Commissioner and the Disability & Community Services Commissioner . She welcomes the opportunity to receive complaints from the ACT public who are affected by disability in some way or another. Individuals who are confused about whether they have a valid complaint are encouraged to approach the Commission regardless. http://www.hrc.act.gov.au/
Community Services Directorate
The Directorate’s website provides a portal for compliments and complaints, and you are encouraged to actively use this service to provide valuable feedback to them.
http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/home/complaints_and_advocacy/dhcs_internal_review_process
Access City Hotline: Ph: 02 6257-3077
Access City Hotline is a free service that has been established to enable people to remove physical and sensory barriers from their environments. The aim of the Access City hotline is to eliminate access issues in the ACT including: poor access to buildings; inadequate disables parking; uneven footpaths and surfaces; unsafe road crossings; poor or unclear signage; lack of ramps or lifts. www.accesscity.org.au
ACT Communities Online
ACT Communities Online (ACO) provides an online environment where you can browse through community organisations to find activities that match your interests and stay in the loop with what’s going on around Canberra. www.communitiesonline.com.au
CANaccess
CANaccess is an online directory of services in the ACT region, designed to assist people with a disability and their carers. The searchable database of organisations includes: accessible accommodation; communication; emergency services; health care; interest groups; social activities; support services; transport; and more. www.canaccess.org.au
Citizen’s Advice Bureau ACT
The role of this group is to gather and store data on community programs and community based services for the whole of the ACT and regional community, including individuals, government, community organisations and private companies. www.citizensadvice.org.au
National
Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
WWDA is the national peak organisation for women with disabilities in Australia.
http://www.wwda.org.au/
The National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA)
NEDA is the only national voice advocating for the rights and interests of people from non-English speaking background (NESB) with disability, their families and carers throughout Australia.
http://www.neda.org.au/