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Doing Adulthood
Useful links for young people with disability embarking upon adulthood, including information about managing money, self-care, mental health, and finding community.
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Managing Health and Mental Health
Headspace - Yarn Safe
Information that may help you or somebody else, when going through a hard time. There’s no shame in talking it out. Headspace is your space to yarn safe.
Our Site - Healthcare
This page has information about your healthcare rights, including your rights as stated in The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights 2019.
Family Planning NSW
Family Planning NSW has a wide range of resources for people with disability and their support people, including parents and caregivers, disability workers, clinicians and students.
YDAS (Youth Disability Advocacy Service)
Peer support and advocacy for 12–25 year olds with disability in Victoria. This site includes guides on mental health, accessing support, and your rights.
The Australian Parenting Website
This website includes articles and resources for young people with disability and their families.
Financial Support and Money Management
Our Site - Money
Information about managing money, financial abuse, Centrelink, and government supports like the NDIS.
Disability Gateway - Money and Finance
This site provides state specific advice about income and financial supports available for people with disability, their families and caregivers. Easy Read and audio versions are available.
WWDA - Managing Your Own Money
Resource on financial independence, managing money and getting more control over your finances for people with disability.
Council for Intellectual Disability (CID) - Manage Your Money
Easy Read resource for managing your money as a person with disability.
Connecting with Community
Strong Spirit Strong Mind – Culturally Secure Resources
A range of resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people on social and emotional wellbeing, treating addiction, looking after you and your mob and connecting with community.
Council for Intellectual Disability (CID) - Me and My Friends Podcast
Sarah and Justen talking about their experiences with making and maintaining friendships.
YDAS: Disability Pride Resources
Resources across art, poetry and photography, and videos on disability pride and creating community, by and for young people with disability.
Empowering Young People Through Disability Pride
Young people with disability talking about disability pride and what it means for them.
CYDA Youth Blog on Disability Pride
Mac Zamani writes about the complexities of disability pride and the importance of challenging toxic narratives.
Navigating Independence
Our Site - Housing
Information about finding accessible housing and getting support with daily living, moving out, house sharing, the NDIS and housing, rent and bills.
Our Site - Making Desisions
This webpage explains what it means to make a decision and how you can get support.
Unexpected Changes: Transitioning to Adulthood as an Autistic Person
Blog from a young person encountering unexpected changes in transitioning to adulthood as an Autistic person.
Disability Support Guide – Your guide to moving out of the family home (2024)
Information about moving out, housing and supports available.
Navigating Education Pathways
Tasmanian Government – Career pathways for young people with disabilities
Information to help young people deciding on a career path after high school, further education and training, and employment services.
Autism Awareness Australia – Exploring Post School Options
Guide for transitioning from school to adulthood for young adults with autism, with options about further education and employment.
Self Care and Self Love
How to cope when you feel like a spokesperson for mob
The feeling of being responsible for educating others about First Nations culture, practices or issues is often referred to as ‘cultural load’.
Our Site - Sex and Your Body
Resources for women with disability providing information about sex and consent, gender and sexuality, healthcare, pregnancy, children and more.
Looking After Myself
A guide to avoiding stress and burnout, staying healthy and feeling well, and practising self care.
Self Care
Resource on self-care for young people with interactive options for self-care techniques to try.