- Ability Tasmania Group
An incorporated association and registered charity assisting people with disabilities in the west and north of Tasmania with employment, contracting and life skills
- Ability Taxi Services
North and north-west taxi service including wheelchair accessible services available twenty four hours a day
- Able Australia
Tasmanian locations for this national organisation which deals with people with multiple disabilities including deafblindness
- Access Solutions
Hobart based company providing a range of specialist building products and lifting solutions for residential and commercial requirements
- ADCIS Directory
Provides information on services throughout Tasmania for elderly people, younger people with disabilities and their carers
- Advocacy Tasmania Inc.
Non-government organisation providing free advocacy services to older people, the mentally ill and people with disabilities, their carers and relatives
- Agency Disability Action Plans
The Tasmanian Disability Framework for Action (DFA) requires each government agency to prepare a Disability Action Plan which sets out how the needs of people with disability will be considered in the design and delivery of agency policies, programs, services and facilities. Links to available action plans are provided via this site
- ARC Support Services (Assistance Rehabilitation Care)
ARC Support Services is a joint initiative from Eskleigh in Launceston and St Giles in Launceston and Hobart providing attendant care services in Tasmania
- Association for Children with Disability (Tas)
Advocacy, information and support for families of children with disabilities
- Australian Disability Enterprises
National database of businesses that come under the Australian Government (FaHCSIA) sponsored Australian Disability Enterprises umbrella. These commercial enterprises provide employment opportunities for people with disability. They operate across a wide range of industries - from design, printing and packaging, to manufacturing, laundry and landscaping. (Search is set to show Tasmanian businesses)
- Big hART
Big hART began in Burnie, Tasmania and now operates nationally. big hART aims to increase cultural activity in communities throughout Australia, encouraging inclusion, an improved quality of life, and cultural and economic growth
- Blueline Employment
Hobart based specialist job agency committed to supporting people with a disability to gain and maintain employment
- Brighton Home Nursing Day Centre
Part of the South Eastern Community Care Day Respite Centre network providing social and craft activities for the elderly and disabled in the Brighton area
- Campbell Page
Contact details for the Tasmanian offices of Campbell Page. A provider of programs and services to support the community across the employment, community and training sectors. These include a disability employment service, recruitment solutions, indigenous, youth and family services
- Carers Tasmania
Carers Tasmania is a non-government, non-profit organisation that promotes the roles and interests of carers at all levels of the Tasmanian community
- Causeway Club
A Day Club run by a group of volunteers. The Club holds social events for people who have difficulty with mobility or other problems such as a disability
- Central Highlands Senior Citizens, Carers and Young Disabled
Contact details for the group which provides outings for senior citizens, carers and young disabled
- Cerebral Palsy Tasmania
CPTAS is a state-wide not-for-profit providing services and support for people living with cerebral palsy and their families
- Clarence City Council: Disability Access Plan and Mobility Map
Links to the Clarence City Disability Access Plan, which aims to provide the right of equal access to those with a disability or mobility issue. There is also a link to a mobility map for Rosny Park, Bellerive Village and Richmond
- Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centres: Tasmania
Directory of Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centres in Tasmania. These Centres are information centres for older people, people with disabilities, and those who provide care and services
- Community Based Support South Inc
Providers of in-home and community based personal support and respite care for frail older people, or people with a disability, and their carers in Southern Tasmania
- Companion Card (Tasmania)
Details of the Companion Card, available to people who require a permanent carer, which allows the carer access to many community events and entertainments for free. Registration details are provided
- Cosmos Recreation Services
Tasmanian community based organisation providing recreation, leisure and learning opportunities to people with an intellectual disability
- Disability and Community Services (Health and Human Services)
Information on the unit within the Department of Health and Human Services, which provides a range of services to support people with disabilities, as well as family support, neighbourhood houses, gambling and sexual assault support
- Disability Framework for Action 2013-2017
Department of Premier and Cabinet's framework includes commitments to engaging with people with disability in relation to policy development, improving the accessibility of transport, housing, schools and information services as well as improving the pathways from school to further education and employment
- eBooks Plus (LINC Tasmania)
LINC Tasmania page for eAudio and eBook loan service available to library card holders
- Eskleigh
Providing a nursing home in a picturesque setting at Perth, Tasmania, plus a statewide network of group homes and community care programs, the Eskleigh Foundation enhances the quality of life of disabled persons
- Family Based Care North
Not-for-profit community based organisation aiming to provide individualised support for people who are frail, people with disabilities and their carers, to enable them to live as part of the broader community with equity and dignity while encouraging them to make decisions about their care
- Gearing Up. Living Your Potential Expo
Information on the Living Your Potential Expo which showcases the education, training, employment and recreational options for people with disability or ongoing health conditions (Hobart, 23 May 2013) (aunceston, 6 June 2013) ; (Burnie, to be announced )
- Guardianship and Administration Board
The Guardianship and Administration Board is an independent statutory Board with the power to make decisions affecting the lives and property of people with decision making disabilities
- Home and Community Care (HACC) Program
Details of the program providing funding to both the government and non-government sectors to enable them to deliver a range of community care services. The objective of the program is to enhance the independence of the frail aged and younger people with disabilities, and to avoid their premature admission to long term residential care
- Independent Living Centre, Tasmania Inc
"The Independent Living Centre (ILC) Tasmania is a non-profit community service organisation providing impartial advice on equipment, technology, design, access and resources to people with disabilities, together with their advocates, carers and service providers."
- Kentish Council: Social Inclusion Window Label
Details an initiative by the Kentish Social Inclusion Action Group to encourage acceptance and equity in the community through the display of a social inclusion label in local business windows. Includes a link to a printable application form
- Kingborough disability access
Information on disability access in the Kingborough municipality, including access maps, beach wheelchair information, action plan, and advisory body
- Liviende (Northern Residential Support Group
NRSG provides residential and day support for people with intellectual disabilites.This support group has now been renamed Liviende
- Midway Point Auxiliary of South-East District Nursing and Home Care Association
Fund raising events are held 3 times a year at various locations, notices on community notice boards. Membership is open to the public
- Multicap Tasmania
Multicap, a division of the Society for Multiply Disabled People of Tasmania Inc, focuses on the right of people with disabilities to participate in the community. The organisation provides support to people with disabilities in the north and north west of Tasmania
- National Disability Services (NDS Tasmania)
National Disability Services (NDS) is the Australian peak body for non-government disability services
- North West Residential Support Services (NWRSS)
Provides support to people who, for reasons of disability, require assistance to live in the home of their choice
- Oak Tasmania
Oak Tasmania is dedicated to providing supported employment, training, residential services and lifestyle options for people with disabilities
- Office of the Public Guardian
Information on the functions of the Public Guardian's Office, which promotes, speaks for and protects the rights and interests of people with disabilities. Includes information on enduring guardianship, and enduring powers of attorney
- Orthotic and Prosthetic Services Tasmania (OPST)
Information on the OPST, a service of the Department of Health and Human Services, which assists in the treatment and rehabilitation of clients through the provision of orthotic, prosthetic, and special seating services
- ParaQuad Association of Tasmania
Founded in 1990 to assist and encourage paraplegics and quadriplegics in their endeavours to be an integral part of their community. The association works to improve the quality of life of all people with a disability in Tasmania
- Parkside Foundation
The Parkside Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation providing services for people with disabilities, older people, and for their family and carers
- Premier's Disability Advisory Council (PDAC)
Details of the Council, established to assist the Premier and the government with the implementation of the Disability Framework for Action plan
- Sailability Tasmania
Old Launceston Seaport, Tasmania is part of Sailability World Inc., which aims to improve the lives of those with any type of disability through the activity of sailing
- South Eastern Community Care
SECC is a not for profit organisation providing a range of coordinated services in urban and rural South Eastern Tasmania. Offers in home and centre based care including practical assistance, support and education to clients and carers of all ages
- Special Olympics Tasmania
Tasmanian branch of the world-wide organisation dedicated to giving individuals with intellectual disabilities the chance to become physically fit, productive and respected members of the community through sports training and competition
- Spectacles Assistance Scheme (Department of Education) (PDF file)
Details of the assistance available to eligible students for the purchase of standard frames and lenses for full-time students from kindergarten through to senior secondary level. Application forms are available from participating optometrists (list available online)
- Spectacles Assistance Service
The Department of Health and Human Services' Spectacles Assistance Scheme provides financial assistance for the purchase of spectacles to those people who meet the eligibility criteria
- St Giles
Leading disability services provider operating throughout Tasmania
- St Michaels Association
Not-for-profit organisation based in Launceston, providing training and support for people with learning difficulties and intellectual disabilities
- Star Tasmania
Specialised, community based organisation website providing accommodation, in home and respite services for people with disabilities
- SurgiMed
SurgiMed offer a range of medical supplies to the public, local businesses and government bodies. Products include medical textbooks, diagnostic & surgical equipment and consumables as well as mobility and daily living equipment
- TADTAS: Technical aids for Tasmanians with disabilities
TADTAS is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the dignity and quality of life for people with disabilities by using the skills of volunteers to build customized mobility aids for Tasmanians with disabilities
- Tas Mobility: freedom solutions
Supplier of mobility equipment and home care aids, including electric mobility scooters, powerchairs, electric lift/recliner chairs, wheelchairs, walkers, walking frames, walking sticks, and bathroom and toileting equipment
- Tascare Society for Children
Tascare provides support to children with a disability, and their parents
- Tasmanian Amputee Society
The Society acts as advocates for amputees in the area of service provision at all levels of government. Membership open to all Tasmanian amputees, their families and friends
- Tasmanian Medical Supplies
Tasmania's largest locally owned medical and surgical wholesaler, based in Hobart. Tas Med supply hospitals, medical practices and specialists, veterinary clinics and the general public
- Tasmanians With Disabilities
Contact details for Tasmanians With Disabilities
- TASRAD: The Tasmanian Sport & Recreation Association for People with a Disability
TASRAD supports sport and recreation providers to develop programs, pathways & partnerships in disability sport & recreation accross Tasmania
- TASRAD: The Tasmanian Sport & Recreation Association for People with a Disability
Contact details for the Tasmanian Sport & Recreation Association for People with a Disability located at Silverdome, Prospect
- Walk on Wheels
Hire and purchase of a wide range of mobility and comfort aids including manual and powered wheelchairs
- Wheelchair licence
Drivers of registered wheelchairs which can exceed 10 km/h require either a car or motor cycle licence to drive the wheelchair on public streets, including footpaths
- Wheelchairs
Wheelchairs require registration as a light vehicle or a motorcycle if they are used on public streets (including footpaths) and can exceed a speed of 10 km/h
- Wheelies Van Rental: wheelchair accessible vehicle hire
Wheelies Van Rental provides a fleet of wheelchair accessible vehicles. There is a range of vehicles and rental plans
- Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
WWDA is the peak organisation for women with all types of disabilities in Australia. They aim to raise awareness about the needs and rights of women with disabilities and be a national force to improve their lives and life chances. The national secretariat is located in Rosny, Tasmania
