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Adjusting to a disability support in Australia

For people adapting to a new or changing disability. Talk with people in Australia who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.

Next gathering in the Australia circle: Weekly check-in Β·

If you need someone right now

Help for adjusting to a disability in Australia

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Adelaide Home Help

A small team supporting adjusting to a disability and living with cancer. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Cooper Counselling

Practical help for people dealing with ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions and chronic pain, plus a weekly drop-in.

Tue to Sat, 10 to 6

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Launceston Grief Counselling

We help people with chronic pain and rare disease, in person in Launceston and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Easy Ride Patient Transport, Brisbane

We help people with caring for someone with cancer and diabetes, in person in Brisbane and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Evenings and weekends

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Hands Together Alice

We help people with caring for someone with dementia and heart conditions, in person in Alice Springs and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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Northside Debt Advice, Bunbury

Practical help for people dealing with chronic illness and ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions, plus a weekly drop-in.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Parramatta Grief Counselling

Practical help for people dealing with stroke recovery and facing a terminal illness, plus a weekly drop-in.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Rod Counselling

We help people with chronic pain and organ transplant, in person in Launceston and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Evenings and weekends

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The Lantern Trust, Geelong

We help people with chronic illness and diabetes, in person in Geelong and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Evenings and weekends

From people who came through it

  • β€œIf you're scared right now, I get it. I was right where you are in 2023. For me it was my old job I can not do now. I went on holiday in the summer and actually relaxed. It's slow, but it does come back.”

    Tobe Β· been through adjusting to a disability
  • β€œEighteen months ago I was exactly where you are. Losing sight in one eye, every single day. My kids say I'm back. Things come back, slower than you'd like but they do. From someone who gets it.”

    Tired dad W 55 Β· been through adjusting to a disability
  • β€œIf you're at the start of this, I won't pretend it's easy. The first few months were the worst of my life. But I'm writing this from the other side, and some days now I forget to be sad and my nurse specialist has been more useful than the consultant, if you have one ask for their number, go slowly.”

    green_rose Β· been through adjusting to a disability
  • β€œI was right where you are a few years back. A prosthetic that rubs. That was my life. Yesterday I booked a holiday.”

    brook_cloud73 Β· been through adjusting to a disability

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