Useful Links

PADP Links

• Department of Veteran Affairs
  www.dva.gov.au
• Department of Water and Energy – Medical Rebate
  www.deus.nsw.gov.au/energy/InformationforConsumers/EnergyRebates.asp
• Department of Education – School education for children with disabilities
  www.schools.nsw.edu.au/studentsupport/programs/disability.php
• Department of Housing
  www.housing.nsw.gov.au/Help+with+Housing/Housing+Needs/Disability+and+Illness.htm
• Home and Community Care (HACC) – Home Modification Guidelines
  http://homemods.info/files/HomeModificationGuidelines.pdf
• Lifetime Care and Support Authority
  www.lifetimecare.nsw.gov.au/
• Independent Living Centre NSW
  www.ilcnsw.asn.au/
• Australian Government Dept of Health and Aging - Continence Aids Assistance Scheme (CAAS) 
  http://www.bladderbowel.gov.au/furtherinfo/professional/profcaas.htm
• CAAS - In Touch Direct
  www.intouchdirect.com.au/healthcare/caas.htm
• Continence Foundation of Australia
  www.continence.org.au/site/index.cfm
• Australian Government Dept of Health and Ageing - Bladder & Bowel Website
  www.bladderbowel.gov.au
• Workers Compensation Dust Disease Board of NSW
  www.ddb.nsw.gov.au/MakingaClaim/MedicalExpenses/tabid/69/Default.aspx

ALS Links

• Care of the Residual Limb and Prosthesis (65 Kb; PDF Format): Brochure
• Glossary of Useful Prosthetic Terms
• Information for Amputees - Resource Kit Generation System
  A system which allows the selection of different pieces of information depending on the requirements of the amputee
• The Management of Lower Extremity Amputations
  A complete on-line textbook (courtesy PRS)
• REHAB Tech (The Monash University Rehabilitation Technology Research Unit)
  REHAB Tech is a Professional Resource Centre for the Prosthetic, Orthotic and Rehabilitation Engineering Industries.  The site contains a range of information, mostly geared for Health professionals
• LaTrobe University
  A flexible delivery course for a Bachelor of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics
• NSW Physiotherapists in Amputee Rehabilitation
  Networking and information for physiotherapists working in amputee rehabilitation