Christian disAbled Australia

I am always looking for new links to health and disabled  groups either here in Australia or MAJOR international groups so if if you know of any contact me only with PUBLIC, NOT PRIVATE information not to be revealed to the public. I also hope to have a list of when things like major fundraising days and information days and weeks about particular conditions are annualy.Check out the new notices page that is reguarl updated. Preference is given to Christian groups applying the principles applied on the home page and a paid ad will be worked out and decided in time if it is to be done. PRICES WILL BE LOW!

Note being on the links page DOES NOT mean Christian disAbled Australia endorses the groups listed necesarally or all their policies and conduct. A brief check has been done on each group. I suggest you check them out yourself to see if they suit you. I can't test for individual needs. The same applies if they put me on their contacts. Not all groups are  Christian groups but have been added as they offer good services according to research done.

Any suggestions, questions, ideas or ad prices  contact me at:

Colourful Dave

Christian disABLED Australia

P.O. Box X2222

Perth WA 6847    colourfuldave@gmail.com   I have business cards available to be posted out soon to pass on to a friend or put up on a noticeboard WITH PERMISSION OF THE OWNER OF THE BOARD.

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Advocare Inc. Aboriginal Advocacy Program Empowering older aboriginal people www.advocare.org.au  Freecall 1800 655 566 Belmont 08 9479 7566 Email rights@advocare.org.au Geraldton 08 99644887 Email: advogeo@westnet.com.au

Amps and Associates  Pomoting the welfare of all ampute and limbless people in Western Australia. 10 Selby St Shenton Park WA 6008 (off Ellis Griffithis Dr car park number 4 Telephone 08 9381 0176 Email: amps@paraquadwa.asn.au         www.cmla.asn.au

Aphasia  www.aphasia.org.au  Communication difficulities after stroke or head injuries. They have a new board. Thank you toall involved 1800 274 274.

Audio Library   Christian Blind Mission operates an audio library for people in Australia and New Zealand who have a print disability - this means anyone who cannot read or handle stadard print material because of a vision impairment, or comprehension disability. This is loaned free thtrough the post and on DAISY format [Digital, Accesible, Information, System] For More information: www.cbm.org.au/Content.aspx?id=22

CentreLink Entilements: There are government entilments for the sick and disabled including disability support pension, Sickness Allowance, and Mobility Allowance for people who can't use conventional public transport without considerable difficulty. Disability, Sickness & Carers Ph 13 27 17 TTY Freeecall in Australia 1800 810 586

CHRISTIAN SERVICES AND AGENCIES  Christian Blind Mission International www.cbm.org.au  Reaching out with dignity not just to blind people but anyone with disability including some mental health work. Working all over the world in lots of areas. Free call 1800 678 069 [Australia only] 56 Rutland Rd , Box Hill, Victoria 3128      Tel [Int] +61  3 88 43  4500 

Joni and friends Joni Eareckson Tada was left a quadraplegic in 1967 as a teenager after diving into shallow water. Now accelerating a world - wide work amongst the disabled community both in and out the church. www.joniandfriends.org  P.O. Box 3333 Agoura Hills CA 91376 See story on disabled Christians page. She has published many books and a movie on her life story. I can sell some of her books and her DVD life story at meetings.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Futures provides long term foster care placement to children aged 12 or under with disabilities who cannot remain in the care of the own families for whatever reason. futures@unitingcarewest.org.au  Ph 1300 663298  www.unitingcarewest.org.au  Office: 16 Sunbury Rd Victoria Park 6100

See also ''Kids camps" under intelectual disabilities.

Wheelchairs for kids (Inc) You can give a needy child in a poor country a wheelchair for $100.  www.wheelchairsforkids.org  All volunteer staff.

Books by Author of site   Colourful Dave has published three books that can be bought for currently on this website. Hope in a dark place.Poems &  history of Christians For Mental Health and The Encourager website. Why suicide Lord? His own story of despair and regular suicide attempts, his very different but true story of  why he tried and how he is overcaming it along with poems about those he's lost and links to a few support groups in each book. Fits and Aphasia. His personal story of how his epilepsy unusually linked in with his aphasia. See links at top of page on how to contact him to buy them. Also now one for people adjusting to a new disability. Please say which ones you want. Send Australian money order or checque for printed version made payable to Colourful Dave. Books are now combined into one and can be bought for $10 posted to the price within Australia with an australian checque or money order made out to Colourful Dave to P.O Box X2222 Perth 6847.

Other books: Who cares when I hurt?    Help from the bible. Just one of many cheap books and resources available from The Bible League. It is a good help for people struggling in all areas of life - not just disability or illness. It covers bible verses that help in areas such as temptation, loneliness, weariness, wondering, dissapointment, need, guilt, etc. It faces the realities of life with appropriate bible verses. Available from The Bible League P.O. Box 714, Penrith, NSW 2751 Australia Ph 1800 800 937 www.bibleleague.com.au   info@bibleleague.com.au

There are many books available to help you with disability and Christianity. I will mention some groups but space doesn't permit me to put them all. I suggest you contact your local Christian bookstore ask they why they don't if they don't and check out groups on this site. Joni and Friends are a good one. They've even published an NIV Bible aimed at the disabled I find helpful. See below. I am selling Kooong Books at a discount price on disability.

Deaf/Hard of hearing services

National Relay Service: A phone service for people who are deaf or have a hearing and/ or speech impairment.  www.relayservice.com.au  helpdesk@relayservice.com.au  Contact them 9am-5pm Sydney time: TTY 1800555630 Voice 1800555660 Fax 1800555 690 SMS O416001350 Post 21 Elliott St  Balmain NSW 2041 For information on getting discounted phones contact them or your service provider. Note new postal address. 24 hour service for hearing and speech impaired.

www.hear-it.org  A non commercial, not for profit leading website on everything to do with hearing loss. In English, French, Spanish or German.

Intelectual Disabilities

 Uniting Care Cross Roads WA  www.crossroadswa.org.au  P.O Box 1823 Subiaco WA 6904 Ph Office hours (08) 9380 9427 Email crossroads@crossroads.uniting.com.au  You can take part in various activities if you have an intelectual disability, are over 18 years of age, meet the Home and Community Care (HACC) assesment criteria and you are sufficiently mobile ( e.g. are able to get on and off a bus). It is a not for profit agency of the Uniting Church in W.A.that's established to provide a Christian setting for recreational needs of adults with intelectual needs.

Kids Camps www.kidacamps.org.au Fun camps for children with intelectual diabilities aged 6 - 18 years who can walk unassisted.Respite for families.

Visions  offers supported, community based living options to people with an intelectual disability.Uniting Church working with other agencies, familys, individuals, and government departments in W.A. visions@unitingcarewest.org.au  Ph 1300 663 298 www.unitingcarewest.org.au

Recreaction

Surfing Disabled Surfers Association.  Surfers helping surfers. Thought you could never surf because of disability but always wanted to try. Check out this website for groups around Australia and New Zealand. www.disabledsurfers.org

Take Time  provides recreation services for people with a functional or intelectual disability and respite for carers in the South Metropolitan region of perth aged between 7 and 70 years of age. taketime@unitingcarewest.org.au Office 16 Herald Avenue Willeton WA 6155 Ph 08 9354 5773

Wheelchair accessible Vans for hire Not a taxi sevice. Hire Mobility 08 9309 3011 Bevan Anderson 0418 913 180 www.hiremobility.com.au