Cultural and linguistic diversity among children and families referred for diagnostic evaluation of developmental delay and disability: Implications for service delivery

AK Lewis - Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A significant proportion of health‐and disability‐sector consumers in Australia speak a
language other than English (LOTE) at home. Barriers to service access in culturally and …

Facilitators and barriers in Australian disability housing support policies: using a human rights framework

S Parker, K Fisher - Disability Studies Quarterly, 2010 - dsq-sds.org
What prevents people with disabilities from having their right to housing support fulfilled?
The article identifies the facilitators and barriers to adequate housing support in Australia for …

Cultural case workers in child disability services: an evidence-based model of cultural responsiveness for refugee families

A Mortensen, S Latimer, I Yusuf - Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The medical/disabled category for quota refugees selected for resettlement in New Zealand
allows entry to those who have either a medical condition that can be treated or helped in …

[PDF][PDF] Culturally competent disability support: Putting it into practice

P Harris - Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW, 2004 - researchgate.net
Over the past fifteen years cultural competence has gained momentum both in Australia and
internationally, generating a large volume of literature across a number of fields. However …

Measuring the effectiveness of new approaches to housing support policy for persons with disabilities

KR Fisher, S Parker, C Purcal - Australian Journal of Public …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Housing support policy for persons with disabilities who require access to 24‐hour formal or
informal support is changing throughout Australia. This is consistent with international trends …

Family assessments in rehabilitation service provision

E Mpofu, LL Levers, K Mpofu, P Tanui… - … : a community-based …, 2014 - books.google.com
The rehabilitation field is dedicated to optimizing functionality and health for persons with
disabilities and their families. The field promotes specialized care to improve, maintain, or …

Staff in the NSW criminal justice system understanding of people with and without disability who offend

P Snoyman - 2010 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
It is estimated that as many as half of all offenders or alleged offenders in NSW prisons have
a mental health or cognitive disability. The way criminal justice staff conceptualise disability …

[PDF][PDF] Effectiveness of supported living in relation to shared accommodation

KR Fisher, S Parker, C Purcal, O Thaler, P Abelson… - 2008 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
This research project aims to build on existing knowledge, and increase understanding
about accommodation services and housing for people with disabilities. The objective is to …

Siblings' relational experiences of disability during young adulthood

A Meltzer - 2015 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
Sibling relationships are formative influences in many people's everyday lives. Yet where
one sibling has a disability, studies have typically focused on the psycho-emotional …

Australians from a non-English speaking background with intellectual disability: The importance of research

CE Brolan, M Taylor Gomez, NG Lennox… - Journal of Intellectual …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
We review available data on Australians from a non-English speaking background (NESB)
with intellectual disability (ID). A person from a NESB may be defined as a person: born …