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Disability Information

Disability Australia Hub will connect you with information about the NDIS and disability organisations around Australia in your language.
 

Please see below for more information on some of the most common disabilities.

Disability Australia Hub will connect you with information about the NDIS and disability organisations around Australia in your language.

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Acquired Brain Injury

Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) refers to any damage to the brain that occurred after birth. Common causes of ABI include accidents, …

Acquired Brain Injury

Advocacy Information

Sunshine Butterflies recognises the importance of ensuring our Members’ right to use an advocate to act on their behalf at any …

Advocacy Information

Angelman Syndrome

Angelmans Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder affecting approx. 1 in every 15,000 to 20,000 people. Angelmans Syndrome affects …

Angelman Syndrome

Asperges

Asperger syndrome was generally considered to be on the “high functioning” end of the spectrum. Affected children and adults …

Asperges

Autism

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. In …

Autism

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy—also known as CP—is a condition caused by injury to the parts of the brain that control our ability to use our …

Cerebral Palsy

Chronic Disabilities

Many illnesses and health conditions can be classified under the broad heading of chronic disease. Chronic diseases are mostly …

Chronic Disabilities

Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common life threatening, recessive genetic condition affecting Australian children.

Symptoms …

Cystic Fibrosis

Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome is the most common and readily identifiable chromosomal condition associated with intellectual disabilities. It is …

Down Syndrome

Dravets Syndrome

Dravet syndrome, also called severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI), is a severe form of epilepsy. It appears during the …

Dravets Syndrome

Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a tendency to have recurring seizures. There are many different types of seizures but they are always due to …

Epilepsy

Hearing Impairment

Hearing is one of our five senses. Hearing gives us access to sounds in the world around us—people’s voices, their words, a car …

Hearing Impairment

Intellectual Disability

Intellectual disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as …

Intellectual Disability

Juvenile Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes (or diabetes mellitus) is a life-long autoimmune disease that usually occurs in childhood but can be diagnosed …

Juvenile Diabetes

Kids without Diagnosis

A diagnosis is an important piece of the puzzle we are trying to solve when we try to help kids with disabilities learn how to …

Kids without Diagnosis

Language Development

There are many kinds of speech and language disorders that can affect children. In this fact sheet, we’ll talk about four major …

Language Development

Learning Difficulties

Learning disability is a general term that describes specific kinds of learning problems. A learning disability can cause a …

Learning Difficulties

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating disease, which affects the central nervous system. The nerve fibres, which make up our …

Multiple Sclerosis

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy is the name given to a group of neuromuscular disorders that cause progressive and irreversible weakness and …

Muscular Dystrophy

Prader-Willi Syndrome

Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a lifelong condition. A great deal of research is being done, but to date there is no cure. No …

Prader-Willi Syndrome

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease, mainly characterized by inflammation (pain, heat and swelling) of the lining, or …

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Small Person Statue

Dwarfism is a term applied broadly to a number of conditions resulting in unusually short stature. While dwarfism is sometimes …

Small Person Statue

Spina Bifida

Spina Bifida means cleft spine, which is an incomplete closure in the spinal column. In general, the three types of spina bifida …

Spina Bifida

Tourettes Syndrome

Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder, which most often begins between the ages of 2 and 21, and lasts throughout …

Tourettes Syndrome

Vision Impairment

The terms partially sighted, low vision, legally blind, and totally blind are used in the educational context to describe …

Vision Impairment