Accessible Arts is the peak arts and disability organisation across New South Wales. OUR VISION A society in which people with disabilities fully experience and participate in the arts and cultural life. OUR MISSION To promote full inclusion, access and cultural opportunities in the arts for people with disabilities through advocacy, education and information.

Anaphylaxis is the most severe form of allergic reaction and is potentially life threatening. It must be treated as a medical emergency, requiring immediate treatment and urgent medical attention. Anaphylaxis is a generalised allergic reaction, which often involves more than one body system (e.g. skin, respiratory, gastro-intestinal, cardiovascular). A severe allergic reaction usually occurs within 20 minutes of exposure to the trigger and can rapidly become life threatening.

What is AS? Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a rare neuro-genetic disorder named after an English paediatrician, Dr. Harry Angelman, who first described the syndrome in 1965. A syndrome is number of features which occur together as a group and indicate a particular condition. AS is characterised by severe intellectual disability, speech impediment, sleep disturbance, unstable jerky gait, seizures and usually a happy demeanour.

There are many different types of anxiety disorder and people often have more than one disorder. The main difference between an anxiety disorder and normal anxiety or stress is the degree of irrational worry about the problem and the related avoidance of situations. Anxiety disorders severely disrupt a person's life. Anxiety disorders can profoundly affect a person's social and personal relationships and interfere with her or his ability to cope well with work or school. Activities and opportunities are severely curtailed, and people’s finances are often affected. Depression commonly occurs when someone has experienced an anxiety disorder for a long period of time without receiving appropriate help.

To enhance the quality of life and employment options of persons with disabilities with assistive technology.

Sites outlining the policies affecting people with disability as issued by the Political Parties

Bipolar disorder is a condition in which there is a disorder of mood, with the mood swinging from very low (depression) to very high (mania), thus it's previous name of manic depression. People also have periods of stable moods between these episodes. Often people describe this as feeling like they are on a rollercoaster, however with treatment life can be full & promising again.

A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allows people with little or no technical background to update and maintain the blog.

The federal or national government is sometimes called the Commonwealth of Australia. Federal Government laws overrule those of State and Territory Governments where there is a conflict. It raises most of its funds from income tax. The leader of the Federal Government is called the Prime Minister. The Federal Government meets in Canberra, the national capital. Its job is to decide on maters which affect the whole country, like: foreign affairs, defence, trade, telecommunications, postal services, social services, notes and coins, banking, immigration, national highways and unemployment benefits.

These organisations receive, investigate and conciliate or resolve complaints.

Australia's most comprehensive and up-to-date community services database, holding over 148,000 records nation-wide.

Everyone goes through tough times and feels down or sad. The term depression is sometimes used to describe the normal sadness or low mood people feel if they've had to cope with a stressful event or problem, such as the death of a loved one or a relationship break-up. Depression is also the name for an illness that is more severe than normal sadness, it lasts longer than two weeks, and interferes with other parts of your life, such as work, school or relationships.

disability awareness, disability, print disability, hearing impairment, physical disability, intellectual disability, psychiatric disability.

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) attacks the immune system, which is the body’s defence against disease. If a person’s immune system is severely damaged by the virus, they will develop the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). This means they are vulnerable to infections and illnesses that their body could normally fight off. HIV can live in the body for years without causing obvious damage, although the virus is constantly replicating. Many people with HIV continue to look and feel well. They may not even know they have HIV. A person infected with HIV is described as "HIV positive", meaning that they test "positive" to a specific blood test for HIV infection.

Provides specially designed training, consultancy and research services to organisations involved in international development and relief. Aim is to improve NGO performance by exploring NGO policy issues and by strengthening NGO management and organisational effectiveness.

Learning Disability is clearly identified under the Australian Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act as: 'A disorder or malfunction which results in the person learning differently from a person without the disorder or malfunction, (eg. a person with autism or dyslexia ...)'

Your local council is established to support and represent the local community and to reflect the differences of your area. Councils plan for the future of communities, raise issues with other government and provide a range of services that may differ from area to area.

Councils can make local laws but operate within a legal framework set up by State and Territory governments. They raise most of their funds from rates on land and buildings. The leader of the Council is usually known as the Mayor.

Services include: environmental protection, recycling and rubbish collection, libraries, development approvals, building roads and footpaths, parks and gardens, traffic and parking control, sports facilities, community centres and aged care.

Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular autoimmune disease that affects the use of muscles - normal communication between the nerve and the muscle is interrupted, leaving the muscle weak and fatigued.

State and Territory governments manage most of the laws affecting citizens and many public services. State Governments can make laws in any area not given to the Federal Government by the Australian Constitution. They raise funds from a variety of business and transaction taxes such as payroll tax and stamp duty. The leader of a State is called the Premier. Responsibilities include: Police, court and prisons, building State highways, schools and universities, public hospitals, and many utilities such as water and power supply.

Services for Siblings of Children with Special Needs.

Social Role Valorization (SRV) is a high-level service and relationship theory based on empirical knowledge for the design and rendering of both formal and informal services and relationships to any kind of people with any kind of need or condition, but especially those who are devalued or at risk there of.

TSA provides information to individuals, professionals and to agencies in the fields of health care, education and government. We coordinate services to help people and their families to cope with the problems that occur with TS. We assist with the funding of research that will ultimately find the cause of and cure for TS and, at the same time, lead to improved medications and treatments.

Victims of crime in New South Wales have a Charter to protect and promote their rights. The Charter of Victims Rights, set out in the Victims Rights Act 1996 establishes standards for the appropriate treatment of victims of crime and is overseen by the Victims of Crime Bureau. Victoms Rights defined by Charter of Victims Rights - Summary Under the Charter, a victim includes a person who, as a direct result of a criminal offence suffers physical or emotional harm, or loss or damage to property. Where the criminal offence results in the death of the person, a member of that person's immediate family will also be included as a victim of crime for the purposes of the Charter.