A concession card to get cheaper health care and some discounts if you’re a student and had a Carer Allowance Health Care Card when you turned 16.
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Higher Education Disability Support Program
This program supports students with a disability to access and succeed higher education.
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NDIS Guideline: “Finding, keeping and changing jobs”
This NDIS guideline provides generic advice on finding, keeping and changing jobs.
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Choosing your support worker: Easy Read Guide
This Easy Read info guide will help you think about: What kind of support you want, What your support worker should be like, How to pick the right person for the job.
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Raising Children Network: Teen (12-18years) Resources
Raising Children Network has a range of online resources for teenagers.
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Gig Buddies
Gig Buddies Sydney is an initiative of ACL Disability Services which is a registered Not For Profit organisation committed to promoting the rights of people with learning disabilities to live the lifestyle of their choosing.
Gig Buddies pairs volunteers with mutual interests to people with disability to go to events together. You can sign up if you are an adult (18 years and older) with mild to moderate learning disability and/or autism, who wants to make new friends and do fun stuff.
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NSW Photo Card
The NSW Photo Card provides photo identification for people who do not hold a current NSW driver licence or other form of photo identification. This card is available free of charge for young people who have a current Pensioner Concession Card issued by Centrelink (e.g. Disability Support Pension).
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Medicare card
When you turn 15 you can have your own Medicare card. You use this card to access health services paid for by the Australian government.
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Rise Program
RISE is a specialised sensory program designed for young people aged 17 – 25 with moderate to severe Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder or Physical / Intellectual Disability.
The RISE programs are tailored and aim to provide young people with disability the learning skills and independence to confidently transition from a school environment into the next phase of their life.