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The Minister for Disability Services Andrew Constance and Minister for Mental Health Kevin Humphries have launched a website supporting mental health care for people with intellectual disability. The website, provided by the University of NSW and funded by the NSW Government, is the first of its kind in Australia. It…

Entertainment Books are still available from Delando! Order online now and receive free postage until 9 August. Hurry limited numbers available! Click here to order and by doing so raise some much needed funds for Delando. Or give Angela a call on 4968 1969.

A reminder that Round 3 of the Supported Living Fund (SLF) is open for applications until Friday 30 August 2013.   Application process ADHC is currently accepting applications from new applicants and people who were unsuccessful in their application for the Supported Living Fund in Rounds 1 and 2. Electronic…

New Disability Care Registration Forms and Discover Guides have arrived, we will be holding information sessions on the following dates and times: Friday 26 July at 9:30am Monday 29 July at 7:00pm Tuesday 30 July at 2:00pm. If you are interested in attending any of these, please contact us by…

Delando will be at the School Leavers Expo on Thursday 25/7/13 at Hunter Stadium 9am till 1pm. You may not think of yourself as having a ‘disability’ but the definition under the Disability Discrimination Act is broad and includes dyslexia, Autism Spectrum Disorders, medical conditions, mental illness and much more. Do…

Discover is a resource for people planning for the future. This resource will be available soon from Delando.  We will be holding information sessions where copies will be available. Please contact us if you are interested in coming along.

DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, is now open for business! People with disability, their families and carers in four launch sites across the country will start moving into DisabilityCare from now and Newcastle was lucky enough to host the launch with the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and our…

Minister for Disability Services Andrew Constance recently announced that the final round of 100 packages for the Supported Living Fund will be made available to people with disability in NSW. “The NSW Government committed $60 million to the Supported Living Fund (SLF) over five years, as part of Stronger Together 2,…

The latest issue of Link Disability Magazine is a great read and we were pleased to see Geoff Kirby who works in our Laundry & David Prince’s sister Belinda. David is from our University team. Great story guys, Lauren Jackson is a superstar who met some superstars. A copy of…

The Newcastle My Choice Matters Getting Started Workshop will come to Newcastle on June 27. These workshops are open to people with disability and their family members. If you are not a person with disability or a family member of a person with disability, please contact us for more information.…