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Meeting the Needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People With Hearing Loss in the Context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hearing loss is a poignant issue in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and, without sufficient support, it can also contribute to disabling life experiences. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is intended to provide support to eligible people experiencing disability, however, to effectively serve this ...
Hannah Lack   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Don't Worry About Her; Intersectionality, and the Role of Systems and Structures in the Embodied Experiences of Young Women's Use of Violence

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Systems and structures designed to protect and support young people, specifically (in this paper) young women, are ironically the same systems that maintain gender disparity. Consequently, this has influenced the embodied identities of young women who experience and use violence. Such systemic and structural intersectionality has impacted upon
Louise Rak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Ontology-Based Expert System Approach for Hearing Aid Fitting in a Chaotic Environment. [PDF]

open access: yesAudiol Res
Ngounou GM   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hub and Spokes in Intellectual Disability Mental Health Support

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The distribution of specialist health services is usually uneven by location due to limited resources, which is a problem for people with complex needs. In this context, how can a hub and spoke model offer appropriate services for people with intellectual disability and mental health needs?
Christiane Purcal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Playing the Game’: How Aboriginal Families Navigate Child Protection Systems to Restore Their Children Home From Out‐Of‐Home Care

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reunification, or restoration of children from Out‐of‐Home Care (OOHC) is very rare. Using evidence generated from the New South Wales‐based Aboriginal‐led research Bring them home, keep them home, this paper examines and celebrates the resistance and resourcefulness of 20 Aboriginal families who navigated a child protection system designed to
B. J. Newton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of hearing aid cognitive outcomes in age-related hearing loss. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Aging Neurosci
Voss P   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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