Welcome

This web site has been developed to assist all amputees in finding helpful and current information on support and assistance available to amputees in New South Wales. We are also very pleased to invite all amputees regardless of where they may be to visit our site and have a look around. Please contact us directly if you have any comments about or suggestions for improving this site, we are always happy to hear from you. There is also an online forum which is administered by Limbs 4 Life in Victoria; here you are able to join in on some very interesting and informative discussions with other amputees from around Australia and other parts of the world. We hope you enjoy exploring our new web site.

About us

The Amputee Association of NSW Inc is run by amputees for amputees. We are a not for profit organisation with a number of affiliated branches throughout NSW. A group of dedicated volunteers are available to help provide information and assistance to all amputees in the community. You will find more detailed information regarding each of the branches of the association in NSW by going to the contacts page on this site. You can also read about the history of the amputee association by going to the “history” link at the bottom of this page.

Our objectives

To ensure that all amputees are provided with current and useful information To raise awareness within the community of amputees and their related issues To advocate for better relationships with government agencies, health care providers and other related organisations to ensure the needs of all amputees in the community are met To build a network of trained volunteers to provide peer support to amputees and their families

 

Synopsis

Our network of trained peer support volunteers are available to visit patients in hospital who have recently undergone amputation or are facing the prospect of amputation. If you are a health care worker, patient or family member who would like to request a peer support visit please refer to this page to learn more.
If you are interested in becoming a peer support volunteer please contact us to learn more about our training program times and venues.