useful links
Support Services A-Z
Amaze (previously Autism Victoria)
www.amaze.org.au
Association for Children with a Disability
Our organisation is run by parents of children with a disability - most of our staff and committee are parents - so we know what it means to have a child with a disability. We cover all types of disability and are a non-profit organisation.
www.acd.org.au
Carer Resource Centre
Information on carers
www.carersvictoria.org.au
Cerebral Palsy Support Network
www.cpsn.info
Commonwealth Carer Respite
www9.health.gov.au/ccsd/index.cfm
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD)
www.education.vic.gov.au/school/parents/Pages/default.aspx
Department of Human Services Gippsland
www.dhs.vic.gov.au/funded-agency-channel/archive/community-service-organisation-networks/network-contact-details/gippsland-region
Telephone: 1800 783 783
Disability & Carers
www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/disability-and-carers
Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria
http://www.epinet.org.au/
Interchange
www.interchange.org.au
Latrobe Community Health
www.lchs.com.au
Make a Wish foundation
www.makeawish.org.au
NICAN
Information on recreation, tourism, sport and the arts for people with disabilities
www.nican.com.au
Parent Line
Parentline provides a statewide telephone counselling service to parents and carers of children aged from birth to eighteen years
www.education.vic.gov.au/about/contact/Pages/parentline.aspx
Scope Victoria
Information and support for people with physical and multiple disabilities
www.scopevic.org.au
Siblings (SiBS)
Support for someone with a brother or sister with disability or chronic illness
www.sibs.org.au
The Starlight Foundation
www.starlight.org.au
Very Special Kids
www.vsk.org.au
Variety Club
www.variety.org.au/vic
Educational Resources
Autism spectrum
Numeracy
www.abc.net.au/countusin
www.coolmath4kids.com
www.mathletics.com.au - child’s classroom teacher can provide their individual password
Literacy
www.literacyplanet.com - child’s classroom teacher can provide individual password
www.kidzclub.com - Stories, books, feelings
www.storylineonline.net - Animated stories and songs
www.starfall.com - no password needed and it can be accessed anywhere.
www.helpkidzlearn.com - lots of early years stories, songs, games
www.storylineonline.net - animated stories
Free educational games, all levels and curriculum areas
www.helpkidzlearn.com
www.playkidsgames.com
www.funbrain.com
www.e-learningforkids.org
www.topmarks.co.uk
www.crickweb.co.uk - Fantastic games, labelling, all primary levels
www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk - talking story books
http://splash.abc.net.au/interactives - wide variety of educational interactive games
www.do2learn.com - Educational resources for students with special needs
