November 2017
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Organisation / How they can support you / Contact detailsAssociation for Children with Disability (ACD) / ACD supports parents, families and carers of children with a disability so they have the necessary information, support and confidence to successfully transition to the NDIS. / Phone: (03) 9880 7000 or
1800 654 013 (rural callers)
Website: ACD
Email: ACD Support <>
AMAZE / AMAZE helps toidentify and work with peer-support groups of people with autism to build their capacity to engage with the NDIS whilst developing skills and confidence to participate in the community. / Phone: 1300 308 699
Website:AMAZE <
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Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) / AFDO aims to increase people’s understanding of the NDIS and boost their confidence in accessing the scheme. / Phone: (03) 9662 3324 or
1800 219 969 (freecall)
Website:AFDO <
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Australian Services Union (ASU) / ASU provides assistance for people who work in psychosocial mental health community services with the transition to the NDIS. / Phone: (03) 9342 3400
Website: ASU
Carers Victoria / Carers Victoria providesextended personalised support to carers who are assisting someone to transition to the NDIS through their NDIS Carer Advisory service and online resources. / Phone: 1800 242 636 (freecall)
Website: Carers Victoria
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Community Lifestyles Accommodation (CLA) / CLA provides NDIS transition support for families and carers on the Mornington Peninsula. / Phone: 0423 356 878
Website: Community Lifestyle Accommodation <
Early Childhood Intervention Australia Victoria/Tasmania Limited (ECIA) / ECIA provides a range of resources and information events to support the Victorian Early Childhood Intervention services transition to the NDIS. / Phone: (03) 8559 2620
Website: ECIAVIC <
Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (ECCV) / ECCV provides support for people with a disability, their families and carers from culturally and linguistically diverse communities to be informed about the NDIS and how to access it. / Phone: (03) 9354 9555
Website:ECCV
Health and Community Services Union (HACSU) / HACSU is supporting the Victorian disability workforce as they transition to the NDIS. / Phone: 1300 651 931
Website: HACSU <
Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) / MAV delivers information and resources to local councils to support the transition to the NDIS. / Phone: (03) 9667 5555
Website: MAV <
National Disability Services (NDS) / NDS provides a range of supports to disability service providers and workforce to transition to the NDIS. / Phone: (03) 8341 4300
Website: NDS <
Self-Advocacy Resource Unit (SARU) / SARU works to strengthen self-advocacy groups and networks and increase engagement with the NDIS. / Phone: (03) 9639 6856
Website:SARU<
Solve Disability Solutions / Solve supports people with disability, their families and carers to choose assistive technology and ensure equipment needs are considered in planning. / Phone: 1300 663 243
Website:Solve<
Tandem Carers / Tandem Carers delivers NDIS information and helps with capacity building for carers of people with psychosocial disability. / Phone: (03) 8803 5555
Website:Tandem Carers<
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Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) / VACCHO supports members of the Victorian Aboriginal community-controlled organisations (ACCOs) to better engage with the NDIS. / Phone: (03) 9411 9411
Website: VACCHO <
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Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability (VALID) / VALID provides NDIS related informationand support for getting ready for planning and navigating the system, especially for people with a disability, their family and carersin complex circumstances. / Phone: (03) 9416 4003
Website:VALID
Victorian Healthcare Association (VHA) / VHA provides information and resources to public health and residential aged care providers to assist them to transition to the NDIS. / Phone: (03) 9094 7777
Website: <
Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC) / VMIAC provides peer support, information and resources to assist people with psychosocial disabilities related to a mental health condition to get ready for the NDIS. / Phone: (03) 9380 3900
Website: VMIAC<
VICSERV (Psychiatric Disability Services of Victoria) / VICSERV supports mental health organisations and their workforce by providing learning opportunities, information and resources to prepare for the NDIS. / Phone: (03) 9519 7000
Website: VICSERV <
Email:VICSERV <
Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV) / WDV offerssupport to inform and empower women with a disability during transition to the NDIS. / Phone: (03) 9286 7800
Website:WDV
Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) / YDAS provides information for young people with disability, their families and other supporters about the NDIS and how to get the most out of it. / Phone: (03) 9267 3709
Website:YDAS
Young People in Nursing Homes National Alliance (YPINH) / YPINH offers specialist advice, assistance and information to assist people with disability and complex health needs who are transitioning to the NDIS. / Website:Young People in Nursing Homes National Alliance
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Organisations that can support your transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)1