ACHRA AHRC release 2015 - Equal Opportunity Tasmania
... Some progress has been achieved through the adoption of the Disability (Access to PremisesBuildings) Standards 2010 (Cth). The 2015 review of those standards and their implementation is an important opportunity to consider what further work needs to be undertaken to ensure that the standards are bei ...
... Some progress has been achieved through the adoption of the Disability (Access to PremisesBuildings) Standards 2010 (Cth). The 2015 review of those standards and their implementation is an important opportunity to consider what further work needs to be undertaken to ensure that the standards are bei ...
WORD, 224 kb - Disability Council NSW
... In addition, the Council is concerned that disability service usage data lacks any reference to service outcomes from a user perspective. A useful data collection model for consideration is the inclusion of the self reported experience of service users as a part of the Social Care and Mental Health ...
... In addition, the Council is concerned that disability service usage data lacks any reference to service outcomes from a user perspective. A useful data collection model for consideration is the inclusion of the self reported experience of service users as a part of the Social Care and Mental Health ...
Working with Muslim Families and Disability
... This difference in terminology can cause confusion. Disabilities acquired through accident or war may be seen as more acceptable than those a person is born with. In some cultures, having a physical disability is not seen as an issue, while someone with an intellectual disability or a mental health ...
... This difference in terminology can cause confusion. Disabilities acquired through accident or war may be seen as more acceptable than those a person is born with. In some cultures, having a physical disability is not seen as an issue, while someone with an intellectual disability or a mental health ...
lincoln financial group
... 99% of your basic monthly earnings during the first 24 months of policy benefits; or 85% of your basic monthly earnings after the first 24 months of policy benefits; are able to engage Partial Disability employment or work full-time, but chose not to; fail to take a medical exam or supply ad ...
... 99% of your basic monthly earnings during the first 24 months of policy benefits; or 85% of your basic monthly earnings after the first 24 months of policy benefits; are able to engage Partial Disability employment or work full-time, but chose not to; fail to take a medical exam or supply ad ...
Disability Care and Support
... Any new policy to improve disability care and support should examine the current structure of the DDA. As complaint based legislation the onus and responsibility is placed on people with a disability who are currently among the most disempowered and vulnerable people in the community. Having to comp ...
... Any new policy to improve disability care and support should examine the current structure of the DDA. As complaint based legislation the onus and responsibility is placed on people with a disability who are currently among the most disempowered and vulnerable people in the community. Having to comp ...
Disability Studies: Theory, Policy and Practice
... identified with the idea that disability is entirely caused by social barriers. So, for example, we read claims that the social model of disability should be abandoned because it mistakenly denies that impairment plays any role in causing disability. We are told to ‘get real’ – to acknowledge tha ...
... identified with the idea that disability is entirely caused by social barriers. So, for example, we read claims that the social model of disability should be abandoned because it mistakenly denies that impairment plays any role in causing disability. We are told to ‘get real’ – to acknowledge tha ...
Normalcy Abstracts
... limit to discourse that establishes the limits of human intelligibility” (p.35). DERMODY, Andrea (York University, Canada) ‘Broadening the concept of loss in disability studies’: My presentation is based on my Masters Research Paper, which focuses on the concept of loss in the lives of people with ...
... limit to discourse that establishes the limits of human intelligibility” (p.35). DERMODY, Andrea (York University, Canada) ‘Broadening the concept of loss in disability studies’: My presentation is based on my Masters Research Paper, which focuses on the concept of loss in the lives of people with ...
A volunteer community organisation providing support for people
... redress through the anti disability discrimination commission. An example of this can be found in a recent case study before the Anti Disability Discrimination Commission Qld (January 2002). The complaint was made in an effort to redress the lack of disability access to Queensland health facilities ...
... redress through the anti disability discrimination commission. An example of this can be found in a recent case study before the Anti Disability Discrimination Commission Qld (January 2002). The complaint was made in an effort to redress the lack of disability access to Queensland health facilities ...
Disability Sunday – Sept
... The biggest problem disabled people face is more about attitudes. Many people may say ‘we all have a disability’, but most disabled people would respond by asking if you face some form of discrimination because of it. If I say I use a wheelchair, or if I had epilepsy, people may make assumptions of ...
... The biggest problem disabled people face is more about attitudes. Many people may say ‘we all have a disability’, but most disabled people would respond by asking if you face some form of discrimination because of it. If I say I use a wheelchair, or if I had epilepsy, people may make assumptions of ...
Responding to Political Ideals and Economic Realities
... every issue has a political answer. But that’s the “election whiskey” talking. A sober evaluation presents a different picture. No law can guarantee financial outcomes The principal method for governments to effect change is to enact and enforce new laws – with taxes, regulations, incentives and pun ...
... every issue has a political answer. But that’s the “election whiskey” talking. A sober evaluation presents a different picture. No law can guarantee financial outcomes The principal method for governments to effect change is to enact and enforce new laws – with taxes, regulations, incentives and pun ...
nesb-disability issues - Productivity Commission
... Telstra found that if Telstra provided telephone to people who could hear, it was also required to provide TTY’s to people who are deaf. These changes would not have taken place if it was not for the tireless campaigning by the disability sector and the existence of the DDA as an integral part tool ...
... Telstra found that if Telstra provided telephone to people who could hear, it was also required to provide TTY’s to people who are deaf. These changes would not have taken place if it was not for the tireless campaigning by the disability sector and the existence of the DDA as an integral part tool ...
the anti-social model of disability
... socio-political framework in which disability is 'socially constructed'. It is this ‘social constructionist’ position that we wish to investigate for in our view the dilemmas faced by the Social Model - in terms of effecting any kind of change - arise out of this choice to attempt an explanatory acc ...
... socio-political framework in which disability is 'socially constructed'. It is this ‘social constructionist’ position that we wish to investigate for in our view the dilemmas faced by the Social Model - in terms of effecting any kind of change - arise out of this choice to attempt an explanatory acc ...
The Nisonger Center
... statute in the United States (Public Law 111-256, Rosa’s law) replaces the term mental retardation with intellectual disability, and research journals use the term Intellectual Disability. Thus, Intellectual Disability is the term in common use by medical, educational, and other professions, and by ...
... statute in the United States (Public Law 111-256, Rosa’s law) replaces the term mental retardation with intellectual disability, and research journals use the term Intellectual Disability. Thus, Intellectual Disability is the term in common use by medical, educational, and other professions, and by ...
PLAN DOCUMENT Texas Employees Disability Income Benefits
... Approved Practitioner means a person who provides medical service and care within the scope of his or her licensure and training which is consistent with the national and community medical practice standards and when acting within the scope of his or her license, (other than a hospital resident or i ...
... Approved Practitioner means a person who provides medical service and care within the scope of his or her licensure and training which is consistent with the national and community medical practice standards and when acting within the scope of his or her license, (other than a hospital resident or i ...
Disability and poverty are intricately linked
... rehabilitation services) that do not change an underlying diagnosis; 3. Separate out activity limitations from participation restrictions, which also allows the analyst to examine the relationship between these two dimensions; 4. Reduce the degree of counting particular activity limitations more tha ...
... rehabilitation services) that do not change an underlying diagnosis; 3. Separate out activity limitations from participation restrictions, which also allows the analyst to examine the relationship between these two dimensions; 4. Reduce the degree of counting particular activity limitations more tha ...
SSI & SSDI Basics 2012_0
... Case law. Decisions of the Federal District Courts, U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Social Security Rulings (SSR). Statements of policy and interpretations adopted by SSA based on federal court and administrative decisions, policy statements, and opinions of SSA’s Office ...
... Case law. Decisions of the Federal District Courts, U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Social Security Rulings (SSR). Statements of policy and interpretations adopted by SSA based on federal court and administrative decisions, policy statements, and opinions of SSA’s Office ...
Freak Shows - Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal
... With all due humility, it’s hard for me to learn that I don’t know something, especially something about disability. My husband says that’s because I graduated from Berkeley. Needless to say, he didn’t. But a recent experience organizing a panel of experts for my online introductory Disability and D ...
... With all due humility, it’s hard for me to learn that I don’t know something, especially something about disability. My husband says that’s because I graduated from Berkeley. Needless to say, he didn’t. But a recent experience organizing a panel of experts for my online introductory Disability and D ...
Document
... Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) Administrative Law Judges. Boston & Springfield. ...
... Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) Administrative Law Judges. Boston & Springfield. ...
