Key Resources
Audio-Visual Stories
Key Links
Employment Assistance Fund
The Employment Assistance Fund is an Australian Govt. Fund supporting modifications and adaptations to create meaningful employment. If you’re a person with disability looking for support to start your own micro-enterprise or an employee of an organisation in agriculture and need assistive equipment, from an adjustable desk, modified vehicle or a drone check out the EAF website.
Are you an agribusiness that needs help in making accomodations or adjustments for employees contact the EAF.
Peer Support
Ability Agriculture facebook group and instagram - sharing experiences, adaptation advice or insights and connecting families and individuals with disability in agriculture
AgrAbility USA - AgrAbility is a consumer-driven USDA-funded program that provides direct education and assistance to farmers and family members with disabilities
Inclusive Farm UK - Inclusive Farm was created in the UK to provide people with disabilities a meaningful route into agriculture—empowering them with the confidence and hands-on experience to pursue a fulfilling career in farming.
The Long Road Podcast - sharing stories of parents who have a young person who has experienced life changing trauma in Australia
Free mental health counselling
TIACS: professional mental health counselling service for tradies, truckies, farmers and blue collar workers
Rural aid: free counselling for farmers and their families call 1300 175 594
Farm deaths or injuries
Miners promise a comprehensive guide to help navigate the processes and access the support available after the death or accident of a loved one in a workplace
National Centre for Farmer Health: trauma - reaction and recovery
iFarmwell - grief or loss
Rural Financial Counselling Service - provides free and independent financial counselling to eligible farmers, fishers, foresters and small related businesses experiencing, or at risk of, financial hardship.
Workplace accident and injury insurance systems - Australia has 11 main workers’ compensation schemes that connect the injured worker to services and support from the employers’ workers’ compensation insurer.
There is a scheme for each state and territory and 3 Commonwealth schemes. Each one is governed by different laws and may vary in the way it operates.
We suggest finding your state based organisation - some states are listed below
Key Disability Organisations
these organisation may offer impairment specific support and advocacy
People with Disability Australia (PWDA)
Free support - have a problem with housing, domestic violence, troubles at school or issue with police, NDIS or another problem call 1800 422 015
Website: PWDA
Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Website: Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Guide Dogs Australia
Website: Guide Dogs Australia
Vision Australia
Website: Vision Australia
MS Australia
Website: MS Australia
Epilepsy Action Australia
Website: Epilepsy Action Australia
Brain Injury Australia
Website: Brain Injury Australia
Invisible Disabilities Australia
Website: Invisible Disabilities Australia
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA)
Website: Spinal Cord Injuries Australia
Autism Awareness Australia
Website: Autism Awareness Australia
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Website: NDIS
Australian Federation of Disability Organizations (AFDO)
Website: AFDO
Every Australian Counts
Website: Every Australian Counts
Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA)
Website: DANA
First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN)
Website: FPDN
Deaf Australia
Website: Deaf Australia
Down Syndrome Australia
Website: Down Syndrome Australia
Dementia Australia
Website: Dementia Australia