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Vision Australia assists children and adults who are blind or vision impaired to maximise their opportunities by providing specialist staff, information, technology and other resources that will meet individual needs. Centres are located throughout NSW (Contact Sydney office or see web site).

The Vision Australia Library and Information Service is available nationally and is free of charge, to people who are blind, vision impaired or have difficulty reading standard printed material.

Vision Information Line is an Australian wide free service for anyone with questions about vision impairment, blindness and related issues. Information can also be provided by email or web site.

Volunteering NSW is the State peak body on volunteering, and is linked to the national body Volunteering Australia, more details on the website.

Walking frames can be hired on a short term basis. Various models and sizes are available.

Walking sticks, quad sticks and crutches are available for hire on a short term basis. Various models and sizes available.

The Community and Disability Information Database covers Warringah and the Sydney area. Entries in the database provide contact details and descriptions of community services across metropolitan Sydney (and beyond). It identifies those organisations that service and support everyone in the community, including special groups such as older adults, people with a disability, youth and people of a multicultural background

The community living project provide an opportunity for adults with an intellectual disability to learn to live independently. Houses are rented in the eastern suburbs and accommodate 3-6 people with `drop-in' staff providing support training in all areas of independent living.