For people with disability | Australian Government Department Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Accessible Cinema in Australia
The Cinema Access Implementation Plan (the Plan) will provide improved access to cinemas for deaf or hearing impaired, blind or vision impaired people by ensuring 242 screens will be accessible by the end of 2014.
Australian Disability Enterprises
Australian Disability Enterprises are commercial businesses that provide employment for people with disability.
Australian Disability Parking Scheme
The Australian Disability Parking Scheme helps eligible people park nearer to their destination.
Better Start for Children with Disability initiative
The Better Start for Children with Disability (Better Start) initiative aims to assist eligible children with developmental disabilities to access funding for early treatment, diagnostic and management services.
Captioning Program
The Captioning Program provides funding for the captioning of educational and community DVDs and downloadable versions.
Disability Investment Group
The Australian Government has established a Disability Investment Group to explore innovative funding ideas from the private sector that will help people with disability and their families' access greater support and plan for the future.
Employment for People with Disability
The Australian Government is committed to ensuring people with disability receive opportunities to reach their potential through participating in the community and the workforce.
Helping Children with Autism
This package is for support and services for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. It includes support for parents, families, carers and children from diverse cultural, linguistic and Indigenous backgrounds and living in rural and remote areas.
Increasing Accessibility Library Initiative
The Increasing Accessibility Library Initiative provides people with print disability access to playback devices from selected public libraries across the country. The playback devices will allow them to access print material in a digital format.
Leaders for Tomorrow
Leaders for Tomorrow is a new national program which aims to develop the leadership capacity of people with disability.
National Auslan Interpreter Booking and Payment Service (NABS)
The National Auslan Interpreter Booking Service provides accredited Auslan (Australian Sign Language) interpreters to deaf Auslan users free of charge when they attend private medical consultations.
National Companion Card
The National Companion Card scheme enables eligible people with disability to participate at venues and activities without incurring the cost of a second ticket for their attendant carer.
National Disability Advocacy Program
The National Disability Advocacy Program (NDAP) funds organisations to provide advocacy support to people with disability that promotes, protects and ensures their full and equal enjoyment of all human rights, enabling community participation.
National Disability Conference Initiative
Funding is provided each year to eligible conference organisers to enable them to support the attendance of people with disability at disability-focused conferences.
National Information Program
The Information Program provides a national database with information on accessible accommodation services and events for people with disability.
Outside School Hours Care for Teenagers with Disability
This program (formerly known as the Extra Support for Children with Disability Program) is an Australian Government initiative to increase outside school hours care and holiday care for teenagers with disability aged from 12 to 18 years.
Postal Concessions for the Blind Program
The PCB Program enables blind people and eligible organisations that service the needs of blind people, to send eligible material through Australia Post. FaHCSIA reimburses Australia Post for the postage costs of eligible material.
Print Disability Services
The Department funds five print disability service providers to produce digital masters of printed material. The digital masters can easily be converted into the alternate format of choice for people with print disability.
Younger People with Disability in Residential Aged Care Initiative
Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to initiate a new program to reduce the numbers of younger people with disability living in nursing homes throughout Australia.
Remote Hearing and Vision Services for Children
The Australian Government announced on Wednesday 1 February 2012 funding of up to $4.9m over three years for the Remote Hearing and Vision Services for Children program.

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