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People with a Disability Services

In case of emergency please contact Victoria Police: 000

Services:

  • At Home Support
  • Home Care Packages
  • Retirement Living
  • Residential Aged Care
  • Mental Health
  • Veterans Services
  • Person and Domestic Services
  • Health and Wellbeing Services.

Telephone: 1300 22 11 22 (state wide)

Website: https://www.boltonclarke.com.au/

If you have concerns about a child’s development, initiating a conversation with a professional who is familiar with the child is a prudent first step. This could be the child’s doctor, early childhood educator, or child health nurse. Following this initial discussion, our early childhood partners can assist in connecting you to appropriate support services. 

 

For children under 6 years old, a formal diagnosis from a doctor is not required to access support through our early childhood approach. More information on obtaining help for children is available.

 

Our early childhood partners are experienced professionals specializing in working with children under 6 with developmental delays and children under 9 with disabilities, along with their families. They emphasize delivering family-centered support using a best practice model. These partners will collaborate with you to understand the child’s needs and link you to the most suitable supports and services.

 

For further details on how children can receive assistance through the early childhood approach, please refer to our resources available in accessible formats on the booklets and factsheets page.

 

Website: Developmental delay and the early childhood approach | NDIS

Services:

  • information and referral, youth services, family and children services, disability support
    maternal and child health, aged care services.

Alpine

Telephone: 03 5755 0555

Address: Cnr Churchill Ave and Hawthorn Lane, Bright Victoria

 

Benalla:

Telephone: 03 5760 2600

Address:1 Bridge Street, Benalla VIC

 

Indigo

Telephone: 1300 427 497

 

Beechworth

Address: 101 Ford Street

 

Chiltern

Address: 3 Crawford Street

 

Rutherglen

Address: 153 High Street

 

Yackandandah

Address: 34 High Street

 

 

 Mansfield:

Telephone: 03 5775 8555

Address: 33 Highett Street, Mansfield VIC 3722


Towong:

Telephone: 1300 365 222

Address: 32 Towong Street, Tallangatta VIC

 

Wodonga:

Telephone: 02 60 229300

Address:104 Hovell Street Wodonga VIC

 

Wangaratta:

Telephone: 03 5722 0888

Address: 62-68 Ovens Street, Wangaratta VIC

 

 

Website: http://knowyourcouncil.vic.gov.au/guide-to-councils/what-councils-do/community-services

The National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline is part of JobAccess, the national hub for workplace and employment information for people with disability, employers and service providers. 

 

The Hotline is a free, independent and confidential service for reporting abuse and neglect of people with disability.

 

 

Telephone: 1800 880 052

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is being rolled out across Australia by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). For people with a mental illness the NDIS is the main vehicle through which psychosocial support and other disability support associated with a having a mental illness is accessed. Its largest component is the provision of individual support packages in which consumers identify goals around life domains, and funding is provided for the support and services required to reach them.

 

To be eligible for the NDIS people will need to:

  • be under 65 years of age
  • live in an area in which the NDIS is operational
  • be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • have a disability that is attributable to a psychiatric condition
  • have an impairment or impairments that are permanent, or are likely to be permanent
  • have an impairment or impairments that substantially reduces functioning in daily living

Telephone: 1800 800 110 (state wide)

The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission regulate NDIS providers, provide national consistency, promote safety and quality services, resolve problems and identify areas for improvement.

 

NDIS participants can use the service to:

  • Make a complaint about an NDIS service provider
  • Locate a Disability Advocate

Telephone: 1800 035 544

Website: https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/

A phone solution for people who are deaf or have hearing or speech impairment.

 

For more information see https://internet-relay.nrscall.gov.au/

OPA provides services to protect and promote the rights, interests and dignity of people with disability living in Victoria.

 

Services:

  • Guardianship advice
  • Education
  • Information
  • Research
  • Advocacy
  • Support

Telephone: 1300 309 337
National relay service: 133 677

 

 

Website: https://www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au/

Services:

  • Advocate for the rights of people with disabilities as defined under the Disability Discrimination Act and Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • Provide information and support and promote positive change in the lives of people with a disability and their carers
  • Promote and protect the rights of people with a disability by systemically advocating and influencing all levels of Government and service providers
  • Empower individuals to advocate for themselves
  • Resource and support disability-related groups and initiatives
  • Promote inclusion of people with disability as valued and active members of their community

 

Telephone: 1800 25 292

Address: 132 Melbourne Road, WODONGA Victoria 3690

The Local Area Coordinator partner in the Ovens Murray Region is Latrobe Community Health Service

 

Telephone: 1800 242 696

Address: 1b Footmark Court, Wodonga VIC 3690

Email: ovens.murrayLAC@ndis.gov.au

 

Website: https://www.ndis.gov.au/

The Disability and Family Violence Crisis Response Initiative (DFVCRI) at Safe Steps assists victim-survivors with a disability who are experiencing family violence to access the services and supports they need to stay safe, quickly.

 

Services:

  • Access to brokerage funding for the specialist goods, services or supports that are needed such as:
    • Personal support workers and carers
    • Disability aids – mobility walkers, wheelchairs
    • Accessible transport options, and more
  • Information and referral to other support services

Address: State-wide

Telephone: 1800 015 188 (24hrs)

 

Website: https://www.safesteps.org.au/our-services/disability-support/

Services:

  • Vision loss support and services
  • Aged care services
  • Employment pathway services
  • Emotional and social support
  • Allied health services

Telephone: 1300 84 74 66

Website: https://www.visionaustralia.org/=

A representative organisation for women with disabilities in Victoria.

 

Services:

  • Advocacy
  • Providing policy advice and research
  • Information and education

Telephone: 9286 7800 (state wide)

Website: https://www.wdv.org.au/