Resources
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Online links. On this page you can find links to a range of organisations that provide advocacy or services to people with disabilities and sex workers. There are also links to online disability / sexuality discussion groups and the businesses that have sponsored Touching Base. If your orgainsation or business would like to be linked to Touching Base, please send us an email via the link provided at the bottom of this page. The links on this page will launch a new browser window.
Links to Australian Organisations and Advocacy Groups
Organisations that have contributed to the development of Touching Base NSW.
SWOP - Sexual Workers Outreach Project
http://www.swop.org.au/
SWOP focuses on safety, dignity, diversity and the changing needs of sex
industry workers, to foster an environment which enables and affirms
individual choices and occupational rights.
Family Planning NSW (formerly FPA Health)
http://www.fpahealth.org.au/
Family Planning NSW has been providing reproductive and sexual health services
in New South Wales for over 60 years.
People with Disability Australia Inc
http://www.pwd.org.au/
A state peak disability rights and advocacy organisation.
Access Plus Spanning Identities
http://www.apsi.org.au/
A community based group focused on the needs of lesbians, gay men,
bisexuals & trannies with disabilities (including people living with
HIV / AIDS).
ParaQuad NSW
http://www.paraquad.org.au/
...provide specialised support and services to empower, assist and
represent people with a spinal cord injury (or a similar disability) to
assert their right to a quality of life similar to that expected within
the wider community.
North Shore Hospital Spinal Care Unit
http://www.nsh.nsw.gov.au/rnsh/departments/Index.shtml
Excellence in clinical practice, teaching and research of spinal cord
injuries.
Headway Adult Development Program
http://www.swsahs.nsw.gov.au/biru/BIU%20Homepage/CommunityCorner/Headway.asp
Provides services for people who have had an acquired brain injury, their
carers and the general community in the south - west of Sydney.
NSW Council for Intellectual Disability
http://www.nswcid.org.au/
Information on services and resources available for people with an
intellectual disability and their families. The service is run by the NSW
Council for Intellectual Disability (NSW CID) and is statewide.
Royal Rehab (formerly The Royal Rehabilitation Centre) Ryde, Sydney
http://www.royalrehab.com.au/
Royal Rehab works in partnership with people to maximise abilities and optimise
lifestyles following injury or illness.
The Spastic Centre NSW
http://www.thespasticcentre.org.au/
Information and services for people with cerebral palsy, their parents,
carers, families and service providers.
Other Australian organisations and groups
Scarlet Alliance
http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/links/
Scarlet Alliance is the national peak organisation representing the State
and Territory Sex Worker Organisations & Projects, and the issues of
Australian Sex Workers at a National Level. Follow this link to access all
Australian State and Territory Sex Worker Organisations and some International
Sex Worker Organisations
Online Discussion Groups and International Links
New Zealand Prostitutes Collective NZPC
http://www.nzpc.org.nz/contacts.htm
The NZPC is an organisation of current and past sex industry workers that
seeks an environment that supports the rights of sex industry workers. The
Auckland NZPC is a part of the newly formed Touching Base NZ group, that
has adopted similar Principles to Touching Base NSW. Follow this link to
access all branches of the NZPC in New Zealand.
bodiesdisability - Holistic Disability
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bodiesdisability/?yguid=65171094
Sexuality and disability is a group that lifts the covers on issue
relating the disability and sexuality. It is non-gender specific,
non-judgenental, honest and fun-loving. The group aims to link the 'lived
experience' of people with disabilities to the professional and
political rhetoric and foster practical expression and debate.
Accsex
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/accsex/
This e-group is based in Melbourne Australia and aims to increase access
to sexuality and relationships for people with disabilities The ACCSEX Committee
is a network of people with disabilities, disability organisations and interested
individuals who work together to address issues of access to sexuality and
human relationships for people with disabilities. All ACCSEX meetings and
forums are open to anyone who is interested in sexuality and disability
issues as is the ACCSEX email list.
Outsiders
Outsiders is for people who feel isolated because of socially and physical disabilities. The club helps them gain confidence, make new friends and find partners. We welcome people of all sexualities, whether they are single, divorced, separated or married, and we discriminate against no one. Our members appreciate a club where disability is accepted and people can relax and be themselves.
Sex and Relationship Facilitation Project SARFP
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SARFP/
A closed group for people to discuss the development of sexual and relationship
facilitation for people with disabilities. Aimed at raising self-esteem
and body esteem and enhancing interpersonal relationships and skills.
Sponsors of Touching Base NSW
Petersham RSL and @Newtown
http://www.petershamrsl.com.au/
Petersham RSL was the major sponsor of the Launch of our Website, providing us with the top floor of their wonderful venue @ Newtown, and by funding food and beverages for over 100 guests.
Spin Internet Services
Spin Internet Services have kindly supported the establishment of the Touching Base website and generously provide Touching Base NSW with free email services.
Taste Newtown
Taste Newtown have generously provided cost-price catering for our most recent training events. They have plied us with large platters of succulent organic, chemical and cage-free chicken and a variety of delicious and hearty vegetarian salads, which all the participants and trainers thoroughly enjoyed.