The Association for Children with a Disability (www.acd.org.au) is non-profit statewide organisation that provides information, support and advocacy to families who have a child with any type of disability in Victoria. We offer free telephone support via our Parent Support Workers, who are themselves parents of a child with a disability, about any issue that relates to having a child with a disability eg. education, aids and equipment, respite etc.

Free information booklets are available to families including: Through the Maze: A Guide to Benefits and Services for Families of Children with a Disability (Victoria), Helping You and Your Family: Self-help Strategies for Parents of Children with a Disability and Supporting Siblings: When a Brother or Sister has a Disability or Chronic Illness. We also produce a bi-monthly magazine, NoticeBoard which includes family stories and other information.

The Association also auspices a national association, the Australian Association for Families of Children with Disability (www.acd.org.au) to inform the federal government about the needs and issues for families who have a child with a disability.

Association for Children with a Disability, 590 Orrong Road, Armadale, Victoria, 3143. Phone 03 9500 1232 or 1800 654 013 (rural or interstate callers only). Fax 03 9500 1240. Email mail@acd.org.au. Web www.acd.org.au.