Carers NSW works with all carers regardless of their age, location, life-stage or circumstances. This includes those caring for individuals with support needs relating to ageing, disability, health and mental illness.
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Karitane
Karitane offer a range of in-person, across Carramar, Shellharbour, Oran Park, Shortland, Randwick, and Wolli Creek, and online education, supports, and services for parents with children from 0 to 5 years.
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MyTime
MyTime is for all parents and carers of children under the age of 18 who need a higher level of care than other children. This might be because of disability, chronic medical condition, or other additional needs including developmental delay. MyTime organises supported groups where parents and carers of children with disability or other additional needs can feel understood, share ideas and access quality information and resources. MyTime groups are free to join, and being a part of MyTime does not affect your NDIS funding.
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Healthy Mothers Healthy Families
Healthy Mothers Healthy Families (HMHF) is a website with online modules designed for mothers of children with a disability. HMHF helps families to find their balance though empowering mothers to seek their own balance of healthy activities for themselves and their family.
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Talking about why supported decision making is important
A video talking about why supported decision making is important.
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Supported Decision Making Conversation Cards
These are sets of cards to help people with intellectual disability talk with their supporters. They were made to help you make more of your own decisions.
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Making a complaint about goods or services: Easy Read info Guide
An Easy Read info guide on how you can make a complaint in writing or over the phone.
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Your right to good health care: Easy Read fact sheet
This fact sheet is about your right to good health care. It tells you what good health care is. It tells you what you can do if you do not get good health care.
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Intellectual Disability Rights Service
Intellectual Disability Rights Service is a free legal advocacy service for people with intellectual disability.
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Raising Children Network: rights and laws resouces for children with disability
Raising Children Network has a range of resources and guidelines on the rights and laws of children with disability