Reports & Resources
Centre for Ethnicity and Health – Collated resources and information on CALD communities
‘We need to raise our voices’: Advice from people of refugee backgrounds living with disabilities and their carers – Foundation House (Aug, 2019)
BARRIERS AND EXCLUSIONS: The support needs of newly arrived refugees with a disability – Feb 2019
The rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) across Australia will change the disability interface with existing sectors, including health.
Strategies
- National Disability Insurance Agency – Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Strategy 2018
- Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Strategy 2018 – Easy English version
NDIS Guides for organisations
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) NDIS ready toolkit – These resources have been developed by MDA in partnership with DiverseWerks to assist organisations build capacity to provide culturally appropriate support options for culturally and linguistically diverse communities under the NDIS.
NDIS Guides for Physicians and Paediatricians
RACP’s NDIS Guides – For physicians, paediatricians and other health professionals to access practical information that can help them navigate the scheme, and support their patients.
GENERAL PRACTICE TOOLKIT: Understanding your role in the NDIS – Developed by Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) on behalf of Brisbane North PHN and North Brisbane Partners in Recovery.
A GPs Guide to the NDIS – Developed by NDIS
A GP & Allied Health Professionals Guide to the NDIS – Developed by NDIS
Accessing interpreting or translation services for NDIS participants – Factsheet developed by AMPARO
Local Area Coordinators (LAC)
The role of the Local Area Coordinator (LAC) is to assist people to navigate the NDIS.
LAC Services throughout Queensland
Carers Qld – various offices in Qld
Disability Advocacy Services
AMPARO Advocacy speaks, acts and writes on behalf of vulnerable people from a non-English speaking background with disability to defend, protect and promote their rights and interests so their fundamental needs are met. Amparo also offer translated fact sheets for patients
Translated Resources – Disability
Amparo Advocacy have developed factsheets about the National Disability Insurance Scheme, translated into 33 languages
Multilingual Disability Hub – Accessible information on disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in language.
Helpful words when accessing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) The document explains helpful words and terminology when accessing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Available in 17 languages. Access here.
Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health – Disability Services Glossary in Arabic and Disability Services Glossary in Vietnamese
Other Information
NDIS – Translation and Interpreter Service
Download the flow chart developed by the Central & Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network
The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA); Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA); the National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA); and the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) released a new report outlining the significant obstacles faced by refugees with disabilities who are living in Australia (Feb 2019).
Victoria Refugee Health Network – Service responses for people with disabilities from refugee backgrounds in northern Melbourne