Orana was the new name for the Mentally Retarded Children's Association from 1980. The Association provided training and support for people with intellectual disabilities. It operated Supported Employment Centres and Supported Accommodation facilities in the Adelaide suburbs and regional areas of South Australia. Orana was still operating in 2014.
1950 - 1980 Mentally Retarded Children's Association
1980 - Orana
Sources used to compile this entry: Lewis, Ian, Making a difference: sixty years of service to the people of South Australia, 1950-2010, Orana, 2010, http://web.archive.org/web/20150311192731/http://oranaonline.com.au/Portals/0/PDFs/Orana%2060%20Year%20History%20Book_Final.pdf.
Prepared by: Karen George and Gary George
Created: 29 April 2014
Last updated: 7 August 2023
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/sa/biogs/SE01294b.htm
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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