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A National Survey of Informal Supporters' Experiences and Views of Behaviour Support Practitioners in the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines informal supporters' experiences and views of NDIS behaviour support practitioners, including engagement, information needed to support selection, and perceptions of practitioners' knowledge, skill, and practice. It reports data from a cross‐sectional online survey of 123 informal support providers of participants receiving
Alinka Fisher, David P. Nicoll, Irene Belperio, Maverick Clissold, Aiden Osborne, Russ Fox, Erin Leif, Keith McVilly   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of Older Adults Seeking Hearing Aids for the First Time and Initial Fitting Parameters in Mainland China. [PDF]

Audiol Res
Wong LLN, Lai SP, Ng E, Pasta A, Nastas A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How Can Community Music Enhance Place‐Based Efforts to Create Greater Social Equity? Insights From an Australian Cultural Mapping Exercise

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social inequity is increasing in Australia, often manifesting in entrenched locational disadvantage that requires place‐based responses grounded in local strengths, knowledge and participation. While community music programmes have demonstrated a range of positive social outcomes, their potential contribution to place‐based efforts addressing ...
Brydie‐Leigh Bartleet, Emma Heard, Matt Hsu, Mathew Klotz, Chi Lui Flora Wong, Joel Alexander Spence, Pearly Black   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of social support and social network on the risk of hearing aids abandonment among older adults with hearing loss. [PDF]

BMC Geriatr
Fuentes-López E, Terán-Tapia D, Nieman CL, Hormazábal X, Marcotti A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Advancing Understanding of Subjective Liveability for People With Disability

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Modern liveability frameworks aim to enhance health and well‐being through equity‐based measures across built, natural, social, and economic environments, yet they often overlook the perspectives of people with disability. This study explored expectations of liveable neighbourhoods among adults with diverse disability experiences in urban and ...
Maria Hobbs, Kim Jose, Ceridwen Owen, Verity Cleland   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consequences of disrupted spatial perception with hearing aids for "cocktail party" listening. [PDF]

J Acoust Soc Am
Roverud E, Best V.
europepmc   +1 more source

‘I Used to Be Illegal and Now I'm a Priority’: A Critical Thematic Analysis of LGBTI+ Voices From the Australian Royal Commission Into Aged Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Due to historic and anticipated discrimination, engaging aged care services can see LGBTI+ older adults conceal their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Recommendations from the Australian Royal Commission into Aged Care claim to have addressed the needs of a range of diversity groups, including the needs of LGBTI+ older
Patricia Cain, Eyal Gringart, Davina Porock   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The protective role of hearing aids on delayed recall and spatial orientation in age-related hearing loss. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Wang J, Gao M, Luo Y, Yang H, Chen L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Access to Justice for People With Disability in Australia: A Systematic Review

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT People with disability face persistent inequities in accessing justice. This systematic review synthesised evidence on what facilitates and impedes access to the justice system for people with disability in Australia, focusing on the little studied area of civil and administrative law. There were 47 peer‐reviewed papers included, most of which
Kate Davies, Ivy Vuong, Sarah E. Ratcliffe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Head Movements on Front-Back Discrimination and Sound Externalization With Hearing Aids. [PDF]

Trends Hear
Greif T, Best V, Baumgartner R.
europepmc   +1 more source