Organisations Offering Assistance
Please click on the links below to go to the relevant websites.
Department of Education and Training WA:
- Deafblind Education Service (based at WAIDE)
- Signing Playgroup (based at WAIDE). Telephone: (08) 9384-6344
- Vision Impairment Services. Email: VisionImpairment@eddept.wa.edu.au
- TAFE – Deafblind Communication Modules in AUSLAN Course
National Relay Service. Telephone: 13 25 44
Association of the Blind of WA
The Western Australian Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation Inc. Email: warpf@iinet.net.au
Australasian CHARGE Syndrome Association
Western Australian Disability Services Commission
Protecting the rights and responsibilities of Western Australians with disabilities as fully participating members of society.
Infolink
This is a State Government information service which can help Western Australians to find the government services and Community groups they need.
Family and Children's Services, Western Australia
The Government of Western Australia, through Family and Children's Services, provides services to promote responsibility and growth in family and community life and contribute to the protection and care of children.
Carers WA
A not-for-profit community based organisation and registered charity, dedicated to improving the lives of the 220,000 West Australian family carers, who provide the majority of care in our community.
Silver Chain
Offer a diverse range of quality services to support people with disabilities, life limiting illnesses, regardless of age and status.
Independent Living Centre of Western Australia (Inc)
The Independent Living Centre (ILC) of Western Australia is a non-profit community service organisation which provides impartial, expert advice on equipment, building and design, access and resources for people with disabilities, their advocates, carers and service providers.
DeafBlindInfo.org - Minnesota's Online Resource About Combined Vision and Hearing Loss, an on-line directory of worldwide resources for and about people who are deafblind.
Australian Deafblind Council (ADBC) - peak body representing people who are deafblind; contact point and information centre for deafblindness for Australians (and overseas).
Sense UK - UK Deafblind Charity.
DB-Link - The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness.
Helen Keller National Centre - Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults.
