Disability Support Services

Follow the links below to find information on support services for people with disabilities and their carers.

For information on devices that can be used to assist people with disabilities, go to the  Self Help Devices [HealthInsite Topic Page].

Reviewed March 2009

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Title:   The Australian Government Hearing Services Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This page provides information about the Office of Hearing Services and its function in running The Australian Government Hearing Services Program.
Date:   Oct 2009

Title:   Where to find providers
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Locations where Practitioners under the Australian Government Hearing Services Program provide their Services.
Date:   Oct 2009

Title:   Applying for Hearing Services
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information about who is eligible for hearing services and how to apply for them.
Date:   Oct 2009

Title:   Contract: 1 July 2007- 30 June 2012
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A document detailing arrangements entered into by accredited service providers, under the Hearing Services Administration Act 1997, for the supply of hearing services to clients who are eligible persons. This contract is effective from 1 July 2007 and goes through to 30 June 2012.
Date:   Oct 2009

Title:   Acquired Disability Program
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information is provided about the service provided by Novita for children who have an acquired disability.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   E-Mentor Program
Publisher:   Novita Childrens Services
Description:   Provides information about Novita's E-mentor program that provides mentor support to adolescent clients of Novita.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Acquired Brain Injury Program
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information is provided about the services provided by Novita for children who have an acquired brain injury.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Approval as a qualified practitioner - audiologist
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Qualified practitioners are Audiologists employed by hearing service providers contracted with the Australian Government Hearing Services Program.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Physiotherapy
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   The structure and roles of staff employed within Physiotherapy at Novita is described, as are the staff development opportunities available.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Occupational therapy
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   The structure and roles of staff employed within Occupational Therapy at Novita is described, as are the staff development opportunities available.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Advocacy support
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   An explanation is provided about the rights of users of Novita services, what advocacy agencies do, and provides information to enable people to contact advocacy agencies based in South Australia.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Toy and resource centre
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   The services provided by the Novita Toy and Therapy Library are described, and the eligibility and the means by which people can borrow items is explained.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   How and where services are provided
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Provides information about the various locations in which services are provided, the team members involved in providing services, and service planning and assessment processes.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Outside school hours care - TeenZone
Publisher:   Novita Childrens Services
Description:   Provides information about Novita's Teenzone program that provides out of school hours care to children and adolescents with disability.
Date:   Jun 2009

Title:   Rehabilitation Service
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information is provided about the specialist service for providing equipment for Novita clients.
Date:   Jun 2009

Title:   Autism Early Intervention Program
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information about the Autism Early Intervention Program run by Novita, part of the Federal government providing increased access to a range of evidence based services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Date:   Jun 2009

Title:   Intellectual disability
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   some children will learn at a much slower rate than other children of the same age. This may be due to an intellectual disability.
Date:   May 2009

Title:   Physical disability
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   In some children, the muscles and nerves that control body movements may not be properly formed or may become damaged.
Date:   May 2009

Title:   Family Service Coordinators
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   This page provides information about the range of services provided by Family Service Co-ordinators who provide extra support to families having a child with a physical disability.
Date:   Mar 2009

Title:   Regional Services
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information is provided about the services provided by metropolitan regional offices of Novita to particular country areas of South Australia.
Date:   Jan 2009
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