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DSQ aims to build community awareness, provide support and empower people with Down syndrome to take their rightful place in society. The organization offers support across the life span, and including the prenatal period. Various social programs are offered; and the Support Services team provides information, advice, support and advocacy to people with Down syndrome and their families / carers, along with training for professionals.
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Deaf Connect office is temporarily closed due to renovations from the damage we had from Ex Cyclone Jasper.
I am currently working from home, just to update information on contact numbers so clients can call us for appointments only.
Days are usually TUESDAY - THURSDAY - FRIDAY by appointment
Mobile SMS - FACETIME - IMO 0438 716 068
Voice Call - 1800 893 855
Email - info@deafconnect.org.au
Deaf Connect is the new name for Deaf Services and the Deaf Society and is now Australia’s leading Deaf community organisation..
We stand with the Deaf community, building capacity and influencing social change.
We are an NDIS registered service provider, interpreting agency, a nationally recognised provider of in-home care for seniors, and a registered training organisation for accredited training in Auslan.
Speech Language Pathology, Teacher of the Deaf and Psychology services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing infants, children, and adults, also provide specialised assistive technology assessments.
Can provide face-to-face support in Townsville, Cairns, and Mackay. We also provide online support over telehealth within
QLD and the NT.
Services provided include:
Auslan and Community Education and Training
NDIS Support Coordination
NDIS Plan Management
Life Skills Development and 1:1 Supports
Community Access
Ageing Well – Over 65’s
Interpreting and Translation
TTY: 07 4032 3033
Mobile: SMS - 0438 716 068
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Centacare FNQ provides community-driven and accessible services that make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and the FNQ region.
Support Coordination - Resilience Coaching for Individuals and Groups - Counselling and Therapeutic Supports - Group Activities/Day Program - Other NDIS Registered Activities such as:
Social and Community participation
Mentoring & Peer Support
Community Connection
Specialist Support
Behaviour/Early Childhood
Individual Skills Development & Training
Community Participation
Social Support
Life Skills Development
Community Access
Group Programs
Our overnight respite program offers carers a short-term break from their care giving responsibilities and clients the opportunity to socialise with other guests in a friendly, homely environment. Our employees are on site 24 hours a day, all support services are delivered by qualified and experienced support and all meals are freshly prepared.
Located at the Social Wellbeing Hub situated in a quiet residential area of Holloways Beach. We have made every effort to provide a home from home environment for our guests so as to maintain regular routines.
Centacare Social Wellbeing Hub, 39 Oak Street, Holloways Beach
Phone 07 4055 0890
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CPL's Cairns service offers a wide range of services to help reach your goals and live the kind of life you want. People with a disability will find a place to connect to their community and build their independence.
Through relationships with local organisations like Mylestones, our Cairns service fosters opportunities for capacity building, recreational creative pursuits and pathways to paid employment.
CPL's Cairns service is located on Gimuy Walubara Yidinji and Yirriganydji Country.
Disability services available at Cairns
Individual and group supports are offered to give people with disability more access to the local Cairns community. Activities and outings our clients enjoy include:
🟠 Attending sporting matches
🟠 Restaurants and dining
🟠 Using public transport
🟠 Therapies
Creative, Recreational & Life Skills Programs
CPL's Cairns service has a thriving creative program, as well as offering capacity building opportunities for clients who want to learn new skills. Activities include:
🟠 Woodworking
🟠 Music
🟠 Visual art
🟠 Gardening
🟠 Cooking
In Home support for children, teenagers and adults
In home disability support can have a huge impact on your life. We invest time in matching you with someone who can work with your values and your lifestyle, so you can live life just the way you want. We can support you with:
🟠 Getting ready for school, university or work
🟠 Getting ready for bed
🟠 Personal care
🟠 Mealtime assistance
🟠 Light domestic duties
Employment Options
We're passionate about supporting individuals to gain paid employment. We have a range of disability employment and training pathways that are supportive, practical and designed to help you reach your goals and employment aspirations.
Housing Options
At CPL, we have a range of housing options that work for you. From short-term accommodation to supported independent living, our accommodation options are here to help maximise your independence. We understand that everyone has different support needs and different goals for what living independently means for them and that’s why we offer a range of support options that can be tailored to your needs and goals. For Supported Accommodation Vacancies around Qld go to https://www.cpl.org.au/SILvacancies
We are a group of parents who are advocating to have the Arrowsmith Program run in Cairns to help people with learning difficulties.
The goal of the Arrowsmith Program is to help participants strengthen the weak cognitive capacities underlying their learning dysfunctions and to enable them to become effective, confident and self-directed learners for life.
It is a Cognitive Therapy Program that does not teach content, but changes the participant’s capacity to learn so that they can understand, absorb, retain, process and use the content. This lays the foundation for learning by strengthening critical cognitive functions necessary for meaningful participation in society. It enables those participating to experience life with strengthened cognitive function and to succeed where before they struggled and often failed.
The program is open for use within a school curriculum or as a stand alone course for those beyond those early years.
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Signpedia is a Deaf owned and operated service provider, offering nationwide services and supports to the Australian Deaf Community and other Auslan users.
We specialise in supporting those who use Auslan or visual ways of communicating, such as gestures, but also those who communicate by lipreading. Our clients include those who are autistic, non-verbal and those with selective mutism.
Signpedia’s vision is to build a strong Deaf and hard of hearing community that supports each other.
We have a community hub in Bungalow, Cairns, where clients are welcome to visit and meet other likeminded individuals, form new friendships, and build important life skills. They are welcome to engage and participate in group activities that our hub runs daily. These activities include Cooking Classes, Arts and crafts, Sewing, Auslan classes and outdoor activities such as BBQ’s, Fishing, Camping and much more.
In FNQ we service the whole of the Far north Region from Townsville up to Cape York Peninsula.
Services:
🟠 Support Coordination
🟠 Support Workers
🟠 Deaf Awareness Training
🟠 Translating Services
🟠 Interpreting services
🟠 Deaf Interpreter
🟠 Auslan Courses
🟠 Camps
🟠 Learn Auslan
🟠 Group Centre Activities
🟠 Assist Travel/ Transport
🟠 Assist Personal Activities
🟠 Community Access
🟠 Household Assistance
Contact Details: Administration Coordinator - Kaigey@signpedia.com
Coordinator of Supports - Codie Willis; Codie@signpedia.com and Christine Fairclough; fairclough@signpedia.com
Community based residential recovery care - CAIRNS
Sub-acute residential recovery care
A residential mental health recovery service that offers 24/7 mental health care, peer support and activities. The team includes community and clinical mental health practitioners, a family engagement worker and peer support worker. Planned programs provide a blend of group and one-to-one activities to support your needs and recovery goals. Staying at Cairns CCU is voluntary. Length of stay depends on your mental health recovery goals and plan.
There are 20 self-contained, one-bedroom units, each with a fridge, cooking facilities, television, washing machine and linen.
This service is for people who are experiencing serious mental health issues and whose daily lives have been disrupted, making living independently difficult.
Access is through referral by Queensland Health. Please speak with your case manager or clinician if you would like more information about this service.
CEO: Kim Collins, Phone: 1800 037 674
CEO@dsnsg.org.au
Townsville Coordinator: Cherie Davis
townsville@dsnsg.org.au Phone 0417 182 233
Cairns Coordinator: Karrie Blanche
cairns@dsnsg.org.au Phone 0415 275 745