 ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY EXPO 2003OUR PARTNERS
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Good Samaritan Industries offers
a wide choice of employment
and training opportunities to people with disabilities in
Western Australia, and has helped approximately 5000 people to find
meaningful employment over the years.
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Consultative
Committee Members
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| The City of
Melville's
Disability Service provides a planned approach to progressively improve
access in community services available in the City of Melville. Access to
buildings, transport and community facilities such as the Libraries
and City's Recreation Centres ensure that the needs of people with disabilities
are met. Further Information
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| ACROD is the
National Industry Association for Disability Services. ACROD's
membership includes over 550 non-government, non-profit organisations,
which collectively operate several thousand services for Australians with
all types of disabilities, including intellectual, physical, psychiatric
and sensory. ACROD's members are located in every State and
Territory in Australia and range in size from very small support groups to
very large service providers. Further Information
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| The primary focus of the
Disability Services Commission is to make a positive difference to the
lives of people with disabilities, their families and carers. Further Information
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| The Independent Living Centre of
Western Australia (Inc.) is a non-profit community service organisation
which provides impartial, expert advice on equipment, building and design,
access and resources for people with disabilities, their advocates, carers
and service providers. Further Information
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| The Western
Australian Deaf Society was established in 1921 and became an incorporated
body in 1930 to assist and serve the interests and needs of the deaf
community of Western Australia. Further Information
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| The Association for
the Blind of W A. During the past 85 years, the Association for the
Blind of WA has grown from a small voluntary organisation, the Lady
Braille Writers, to a complex, statewide organisation that is the
principal provider of services to thousands of Western Australians who are
blind or vision impaired. Further Information |
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| The Australian
Communication Exchange (ACE) is a not-for-profit, Australian
organisation dedicated to empowering those who are Deaf or have a hearing,
speech or communication impairment, to obtain access to the telephone and
other telecommunication networks. Further Information |
Australian Communication Exchange Limited, Queensland
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| The Family
and Community Services portfolio is responsible for a broad range
of social policy issues affecting Australian society and the living
standards of Australian families, communities and individuals.
The portfolio is responsible for income
support, housing policy, community support, disability services, child
care services and family issues, including family payments, child support
and family relationships. |
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