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Expectations and Reality: The Lived Experiences of Australians With Psychosocial Disability Within the NDIS

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was founded on principles of choice and control, for people with significant mental health challenges (what the NDIS calls ‘psychosocial disability’) these ideals often remain elusive. Support systems continue to be fractured and in the context of ongoing policy reforms, it is vital
Joel Hollier, Jennifer Smith‐Merry
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility of implementing a community-based participatory group programme to improve access to healthcare for people with disabilities in Luuka district, Uganda: a mixed-methods pilot study. [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Smythe T, Ssemata AS, Menya A, Drazdzewska J, Sondaal A, Marks S, Iyereget M, Mugisa M, Waiswa P, Mbazzi FB, Kuper H.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hidden in the Labour Market: An Intersectional Latent Class Analysis of Discouraged Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study employs an intersectionality‐informed latent class analysis (LCA) to examine the hidden diversity of discouraged workers in Australia. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, we identified six empirically distinct subgroups defined by intersecting demographic and ...
Sora Lee, Woojin Kang
wiley   +1 more source

Support vector machine algorithm-based wearable device in sports rehabilitation training for people with disabilities. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Xiong Q, Gui L, Shu C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Judicial Perspectives on Neurodiversity in Queensland Courts, Tribunals and Commissions: Experiences With Disclosure and Witness Credibility

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Little is known about the impacts of the disclosure, or the non‐disclosure, of medical conditions associated with neurodiversity in the context of court proceedings and hearings before tribunals and commissions. This paper examines the experiences of twenty‐three Queensland Judges, Magistrates, and Tribunal and Commission Members with ...
Danielle Bozin, Karen A. Sullivan, Vincent Denault, Catherine Kennon, Lucy Cradduck, Rachel Hews   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of medical doctors in promoting and supporting sports participation by people with disabilities: an exploratory study of medical doctors' knowledge, practices and perceptions. [PDF]

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med
Gowinnage SS, Hill J, Dutia I, Beckman E, Panagoda G, Tweedy S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-community care of people with disabilities: Experiences of caregivers living in south-central zone of Chile. [PDF]

PLoS One
Pino-Morán JA, González R, Rodríguez-Garrido P, Burrone MS.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Caregiver Reports on the Needs and Experiences of Children Impacted by Parental Incarceration: Results From an Australian Survey

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children experiencing parental imprisonment are known to be among the most overlooked in our community. They often experience multiple and compounding disadvantages, with long‐term consequences, but receive no specialised assistance. Knowledge about these children and their families is lacking in Australia and is required to inform policy ...
Catherine Flynn, Lana Battaglia, Lorana Bartels, Susan Dennison, Susy Harrigan, Lee Huggins, Sofia Grage‐Moore   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of LGBTQ+ identity among people with disabilities and long-term services and supports needs in the United States. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Moura I, Stober K, Caldwell J, Nguyen T.
europepmc   +1 more source