Below are useful links to external organisations that may provide you with further information or advice on accessibility. We are not responsible for the accuracy, legality or content of the external sites.
Aids and equipment
Lifestyle and equipment
- e.bility.com – An online resource for people with disability
- Ideas – Information on disability
- Independent Living Centre
- SportAid
- Technical Aid to the Disabled Queensland
Hand controls and vehicle modifications
Brisbane Southside
Disability Solutions (Mike Brady)
P: 3133 0963
M: 0412 083 428
Brisbane Northside
Surgical Engineering (Mike Nugent)
Gold Coast
Safe-T-Ride (Dave or Karen Queitzsch)
P: 5532 6316
K & M Kite Specialised Motor Vehicle Builder
Cairns
Whiteline Mobility & Van Conversions
P: 4031 6991
M: 0400 250 007
E: dswhite@qld.chariot.net.au
Concessions, pensions and subsidies
- A Guide to Australian Government Payments
- Age Pension
- Carer Allowance and/or Carer Payments
- Disability Support Pension
- Financial Information Service
- Mobility Allowance
- Phone number
Chronic Disease Management Plan
Continence Aids Payment Scheme
Home Modifications – Queensland
Medicare Allied Health Initiative
National Disability Insurance Scheme
Government organisations
- GST exemption on cars – a guide for people with disabilities
- GST and medical aids and appliances
- How to apply for a private ruling
Department Human Services (including Centrelink) (Commonwealth)
Legal and advocacy organisations
Office of the Health Ombudsman
Justices of the Peace
Legal Aid Queensland
Queensland Advocacy Inc. (QAI)
Medical and health services
Continence products
Dental / oral health
Fiona Stanley Hospital (WA)
General health
- 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84)
Mental health
Princess Alexandra Hospital Spinal Injuries Unit
Physiotherapy
Research and Resources
Research organisations
- Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland (CARRS-Q)
- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries
- Research Centre for Injury Studies
- Spinal Cord Injury Network
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence
Other resources
Spinal organisations
Australia
- AQA (Victoria)
- Independence Australia
- ParaQuad NSW
- ParaQuad Tasmania
- Spinal Cord Injuries Australia
- Spinal Hub
International
- Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
- International Spinal Cord Society
- International Ventilator Users’ Network (IVUN)
- Paralyzed Veterans of America
- QuadPara Association of South Africa
- Rick Hansen Foundation
- Spinal Cord Injury Canada
- Spinal Injuries Association UK
Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
Transverse Myelitis