Becoming a young adult

If you’re a learner living with disability, get in touch with a Disability Teacher Consultant before you enrol. Disability Teacher Consultants provide a range of services for those living with disability. Your Disability Teacher Consultant can provide referrals to other TAFE NSW support services such as counselling services, and careers development services.

To get started, speak with a Disability Teacher Consultant today. Call 131 601 and choose option 5.

This program supports students with a disability to access and succeed higher education.

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.

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.

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).

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) can assist you to enrol, vote and help you find more information. For those aged 18 years and older.

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.

Raising Children Network has a range of online resources for teenagers.

This NDIS guideline provides generic advice on finding, keeping and changing jobs.

This is an Easy Read info guide about how to manage your money

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.

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.

Based in Western Australia, Kiind is a not-for-profit organisation supporting thousands of families who are raising children, aged between birth and 25 years, living with disability, developmental delay, autism, genetic, rare, undiagnosed and/or chronic health conditions. Many of their information guides have resources applicable to families across Australia.

TILA is a sum payment of $1500 offered to individuals aged 15-25 years leaving out-of-home care through a state or territory caseworker. Eligibility criteria applies.

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.