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A guide for people with disabilities who think they may be eligible for a Disability Support Pension (DSP).
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IDEAS are providing services as part of the new National Community Connector Program (NCCP), developed as a response to the under-representation of a number of diverse population groups receiving and properly utilising NDIS funding, due to a combination of cultural, social, economic and discriminatory barriers.
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The Government has told us to stay at home because of Coronavirus.
Coronavirus is also called COVID-19.
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The Office of Emergency Management can provide disaster relief grants to eligible individuals and families whose homes and essential household contents have been damaged or destroyed by a disaster.
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Need someone to talk to? Or someone to help you? Support? We have a list of key contacts to help you.
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetically inherited condition that affects the motor neurons (nerves) that control the movement of muscles in the body. The back, hips and shoulders are normally affected the worst from this disability, however, it can affect muscles throughout the entire body.
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Rett syndrome is a condition of the nervous system that affects all body movement and is primarily found (almost exclusively) amongst females. It is a genetic neurological disorder that is caused by a mutation of a gene (MECP2 gene) found on the X chromosome.
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Permanent blindness is the permanent loss of sight, whether it be a full or partial loss. People that are fully blind are not able to see anything, including light. However, people that are partially blind can see some things to varying degrees depending on the severity of their blindness.
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Permanent bilateral hearing loss is the permanent loss of hearing in both ears. The degree of hearing loss in each ear may be the same (symmetrical), or it may be different, where one ear is worse than the other (asymmetrical).
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Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) refers to a group of inherited metabolic diseases which is caused by a specific missing or faulty enzyme. People with a form of this disease are permanently affected with progressive cellular damage, which affects their appearance, organ and system function, physical abilities and cognitive development (in most cases).
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