Support groups, services and information for families from culturally diverse backgrounds

Down Syndrome Victoria can organise for an interpreter service for New Families free of charge. Please telephone Sue on 9486 9600 or 1300 658 873

Information

We have information in the following languages - German, Arabic, Vietnamese, Somali, Chinese, Urdu & Maori. Please contact the office for copies.

Or follow the links below:

• ‘Welcome to Holland’ – Description of how new parents might feel, written by Emily Perl Kingsley – translated into Arabic, Vietnamese & Chinese
• Living with Down syndrome publication in Arabic, Vietnamese & Chinese
• Planning for the Future publication on website in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Farsi, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Maltese, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese.

Links

Centrelink - In your Language - Centrelink delivers a range of Commonwealth services to the Australian community i.e. Carer Allowance

Down syndrome: Health Issues - Links to websites in other languages

Support

ADEC– Action on disability within ethnic communities – Disability Support Program - ADEC runs 12 language specific Carers' support groups including: Arabic, Turkish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Italian, Greek and Afghan - For more information contact the Intake Officer on 94801666

NEDA– National ethnic disability alliance

Chinese

• Chinese Parents Association
• Global Connection - An online support group for Asian Parents of children with Down syndrome

Vietnamese

• Vietnamese Special Needs Support Group - run by Parent to Parent Western - contact Pauline Parsons Ph: 9680 8444

African

• African Womens MyTime Group - run by Tweddle - contact - Eleni Matskarofski Ph: 9689 1577

Association for Children with a Disability

Migrant Resource Centres:

• North West region
• South East region
• Northern region

We are also currently working on information in easy english - please watch this space!