I have got a son who has got a disability at 4 months. I didn't know what was happening. But eventually, now he is six years old, he is going to school.

I got a lot of help from Parents networking and LAC Group, EDAC Carers Group, Carers Association, and Red Cross.

So that is how someone from the LAC came in to help and from there I felt I could take on [my problems].

Going to church I knew of a student from overseas who studied and she said, " I work voluntarily at EDAC, have you heard of EDAC? EDAC stands for Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre."

So from there -- that was about 5 or 6 years ago -- then I first started [getting] involved in EDAC. And when I initially started to get involved in EDAC it was only about 2 or 3 or 4 [parents]. So from there I said, " OK, I need help and they need help, so we all might as well sit down and talk." From then, this group, our Chinese group and any [background] group, increased. And I am so happy that today we have about 43, plus secondary, carers in our midst.

I was trying to contact one another for support networking and I am very pleased that this EDAC group helped us. We also would be inspired by one another and encourage each other and share. It is very powerful. I am really happy that our group is expanding as well as getting some help and support one way or another. And this inspires, I can see that our lives ha[ve] been better. Although challenging, and whatever we have from looking after our partner or frail, aged or disabled children, we know there is hope in front, there is always hope.

EDAC has come in to help, Carers Association has come in to help, Red Cross has come in to help for respite and all other networking things, and I thought, "well we need to take care of ourselves before we can really take care of our children who have disabilit[ies], or our partners, or frail aged parents or whoever. " Well, there is always hope. By pulling together we are strengthened and we know that we are not alone, we can get from one end to the other end and inspiring one another. I feel that is very good. I feel good.