General Country Information
Capital: Canberra
Population: 21,515,754 (July 2010)
Form of Government: Federal Parliamentary Democracy / Constitutional Monarchy
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 9.37 million (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 22.12 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 11.756 million (2009)
Internet users: 15.17 million (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.65
World Rank 2005/2006: 22
*The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) evaluates the opportunity, infrastructure and utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) worldwide and was created by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The DOI is based on a scale of 0-1, where 1 is ideal, and the World Rank is taken into consideration out of 181 countries, based on the DOI.
National Disability Action Plan
National Disability Strategy (2010–2020)
http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/disability/progserv/govtint/Pages/nds.aspx#1
Accessibility Policy Making: Perspective on Australia
Download the G3ict White Paper
Disability Organizations and Contact Information:
ACROD (National Industry Association for Disability Services)
National Disability Services Limited
ABN 52 008 445 485
Locked Bag 3002
DEAKIN WEST ACT 2600
33 Thesiger Court
Australia
http://www.nds.org.au
Email mailto:nds@nds.org.au
Tel: +61-2-6283-3200 / +2-6283-200
Fax: +61-2-6281-3488
Australian Association of the Deaf (AAD)
247 Stafford Road
P.O. Box 1083
Stafford, Queensland 4053
Australia
http://www.aad.org.au
Email: aad@aad.org.au
Tel: +61-7-3357-8266
TTY: +61-7-3357-8277
Fax: +61-7-3357-8377
Australia Deaf Blind Council
Alisa Wills, Administrative Officer
http://deafblind.org.au/
Email: info@deafblind.org.au
Tel: +61-3-98828596
Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET)
Locked Bag 1313
Launceston, Tasmania 7250
Australia
http://www.adcet.edu.au
Email: menquiries@adcet.edu.au
Tel: +61-3-6324-3787
Fax: +61-3-6324-3788
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) - DPI National Assembly
2nd Floor, Ross House
247 Flinders Lane
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Australia
http://www.afdo.org.au
Email: office@afdo.org.au
Tel: +61-3-9662-3324
TTY: +61-3-9662-3724
Fax: +61-3-9662-3325
Australian Learning Disability Association (ALDA)
http://www.adcet.edu.au/Alda
Email: minfo@postoffice.utas.edu.au
Australian Quadriplegic Association (AQA)
P.O. Box 219
Fairfield, Victoria 3078
Australia
http://www.aqavic.org.au
Email: admin@aqavic.org.au
Tel: +61-3-9489-0777
Toll free: 1800 999 128
Fax: +61-3-9482-4371
Blind Citizens Australia (BCA)
13 Barrett Street
Kensington, Victoria 3031
Australia
http://www.bca.org.au
Email: mbca@bca.org.au
Tel +61-3-9376-9275
TTY: +61-3-9376-9275
Fax: +61-3-9372-6466
Blind Welfare Association of South Australia
1247 Milne Road
Modbury North, South Australia 5092
Australia
http://www.blindwelfare.org.au
Email: minfo@blindwelfare.org.au
Tel: +61-8-8334-8000
Fax: +61-8-8334-8001
Brain Injury Australia (BIA)
P.O. Box 220
Marrickville NSW 1475
Australia
http://bia.net.au
Email: admin@bia.net.au
Tel: +61-2-9591-1094
Toll free: 1800 BRAIN1 (1800 272 461)
Brain Injury Network of Southern Australia Inc (BINSA)
70 Light Square
Adelaide SA 5000
Australia
http://www.binsa.org
Email: info@binsa.org
Tel: +61-8-8217-7600
Fax: +61-8-8211-8164
CBM Australia (CBM)
Level,
56 Rutland Road,
Box Hill, Victoria, 3128
Australia
http://www.cbm.org.au
Tel: +61-3-88434534
Deaf Children Australia
P.O. Box 6466
St. Kilda Road Central
Melbourne, Victoria 8008
Australia
http://www.deafchildrenaustralia.org.au
Email: info@deafchildren.org.au
Tel: +61-3-9539-5300
TTY: +61-3-9510-7143
Fax: +61-3-9525-2595
Disability Advocacy NSW (DA)
Suite 3 Level 1
408 King St.
Newcastle West NSW 2302
Australia
http://www.da.org.au/index.asp
Email: newcastle@da.org.au
Tel: +1300-365-085 / +61-2-4927-0111
Fax: +61-2-4927-0114
Information on Disability-Equipment Access Services (IDEAS INC)
P.O. Box 786
Tumut NSW 2720
Australia
http://www.ideas.org.au
Email: info@ideas.org.au
Toll free: 1800 029 904
TTY: +61-2-6947-3377
Fax: +61-2-6947-3723
Macquarie University Accessibility Services (MQAS)
299 Lane Cove Road North Ryde
Room 007 Ground Floor
Sydney, NSW 2109
Australia
http://www.mq.edu.au/ltc/mqas/
Tel: +61-02-98501480
Multiple Sclerosis Australia (MS Australia)
http://www.msaustralia.org.au
Email: public@mssociety.com.au
Toll free: 1800 287 367 (1800 CURE MS)
National Council on Intellectual Disability (NCID)
P.O. Box 771
Mawson ACT 2607
Australia
http://www.ncid.org.au
Email: ncid@ncid.org.au
Tel: +61-2-6296-4400
Fax: +61-2-6231-7319
National Institute of Deaf Studies (NIDS)
Faculty of Health Sciences
La Trobe University, Victoria 3086
Australia
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/communication-clinic
Email: V.Barcelo@latrobe.edu.au
Tel: +61-39-479-2283 / +61-39-479-5610
TTY: +61-39-479-2283
Fax: +61-39-479-3074
People with Disability (PWD) Australia
Email: pwd@pwd.org.au
Tel: +61-2-93703100
Toll Free: 1800-422-015
Fax: +61-2-93181372
TTY: +61-2-93182138
TTY Toll Free: 1800-422-016
The Royal Society for the Blind of Southern Australia (RSB)
Knapman House
230 Pirie Street
Adelaide, South Australia 5000
Australia
http://www.rsb.org.au
Email: adavis@rsb.org.au
Tel: +61-8-8232-2444
Fax: +61-8-8232-2111
Victorian Council of Deaf People (VCOD)
597 St. Kilda Road
Melbourne, Victoria 3004
http://www.vcod.com.au
Email: admin@vcod.com.au
TTY: +61-3-9521-2466
Fax: +61-3-9525-2595
Victorian Deaf Society (VICDEAF)
Level 4 340 Albert Street
East Melbourne, Victoria 3002
Australia
http://www.vicdeaf.com.au
Email: info@vicdeaf.com.au
Tel: +61-3-9473-1111
Toll free: 1300 780 235
TTY: +61-3-9473-1199
Fax: +61-3-9473-1122
Vision Australia
http://visionaustralia.org
Email: info@visionaustralia.org
Tel: 1300-84-74-66
TTY: +61-2-9334-3260
Fax: +61-2-9747-5993
Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
P.O. Box 605 Rosny Park
Tasmania 7018
Australia
http://www.wwda.org.au
Email: wwda@wwda.org.au
Tel: +61-3-6244-8288
Fax: +61-3-6244-8255