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Here you'll find a range of information on living with a disability. This includes advice, services and support groups for people with disabilities, as well as information on day to day issues such as driving, dressing and safety in the home.
For Australian Government information you can also visit the Commonwealth Carelink Centres for information on community aged care, disability and other support services available anywhere within Australia.
Some valuable information about children living with a disabilty can also be found at the Novita [Novita Children's Services] website.
Reviewed September 2008
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Bringing up children with Down Syndrome
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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Facts about Down Syndrome are presented, including how early education helps, and where parents can find support.
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Dec 1995
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Adjustment
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Novita Children's Services
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Information is provided about the issue of adjustment to having a child with a physical disability for parents.
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Aug 2008
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Grief and loss package
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Novita Children's Services
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Information is provided about the contents of this Novita package of information and resources for parents who are experiencing loss and grief.
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Aug 2008
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Grief and loss
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Novita Children's Services
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Information is provided about the range of emotions commonly experienced by people who suffer a loss of some kind.
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Aug 2008
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Facing the reactions of others
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Novita Children's Services
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An outline is provided of many of the common reactions of other people when they discover that people have a child with a physical disability. Practical suggestions are provided to help parents, siblings and other relatives deal with these reactions.
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Dec 2007
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Living with a disability
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Having a disability means that a person is not able to do something that other people of their age and community can do because of something about their body.
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Nov 2008
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Living with a disability
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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A disability means that a person is not able to do something that other people of their age and community can do because of something about their body.
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Nov 2008
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Disability - day programs
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Better Health Channel
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Day programs provide support and activities for adults with a disability. They can prepare people with a disability for work or help them to live independently. They can also help them to make new friends and develop new skills. The programs are funded by the Department of Human Services.
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Sep 2007
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Children with disabilities
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Finding out that your child has a disability, whether at birth or after an illness or accident, is one of the most shattering things that can happen to parents.
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Jul 2008
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Promoting independence and letting go
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Novita Children's Services
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Information is provided about why it is important to encourage independence in children with physical disability, what effects independence and where parents can go to get more information on this topic.
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Dec 2006
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Independent living - aids and equipment
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Better Health Channel
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Aids such as wheelchairs, walking frames, ramps, shower chairs, splints and braces, breast prostheses, wigs and home oxygen services can help children and adults gain more independence. Permanent residents of Victoria may be eligible for subsidised aids under the Victorian Aids and Equipment Program.
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Oct 2008
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Occupational therapy
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Better Health Channel
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Occupational therapists are health professionals trained to assist people to overcome various limitations in order to live more independent lives. They work in many environments including schools, nursing homes, hospitals and workplaces. Their goal is to maximise living skills which enhance personal productivity, well-being and quality of life.
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Jul 2007
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Quadriplegics - hand surgery
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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Tendon transfer surgery can restore movement to a quadriplegic person's hands. Muscle function from the shoulder can be transferred to the elbow. Forearm muscles can be re-routed to act on the wrist and on the fingers.
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May 2008
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Surgical treatment for the thumb-in-palm deformity in patients with cerebral palsy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Thumb-in-palm surgery appears to lead to modest improvement in hand function and quality of life in people with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a movement disorder caused by damage to the brain around birth. It causes muscle spasms and contractio...
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Jun 2005
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Home and Community Care (HACC)
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Better Health Channel
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Home and Community Care (HACC) is a joint Commonwealth/ State Government program which provides services to support frail elderly people, younger people with disabilities living at home or in the community and their carers.
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Jul 2007
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Drug therapy for chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy is a not uncommon disorder of the elderly causing very slowly progressive numbness or weakness of the feet and lower legs, and sometimes also the hands. By definition, the cause is not known. No randomised trials...
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| Date: |
Jan 2004
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| Title: |
Daily living skills
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| Publisher: |
Novita Children's Services
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| Description: |
Daily living skills are explained and information is provided about how a child with a physical disability can be helped to learn these skills. The situation where a child is dependent for most day-to-day activities is also addressed.
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| Date: |
Dec 2006
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Child and Adolescent Service
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Novita Children's Services
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| Description: |
Information is provided about the range of services provided by the Novita Child & Adolescent Service - a service supporting children and young people between 8 and 18 years of age and their families.
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| Date: |
Jun 2008
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Mental health of young people in Australia
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Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
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This report represents the findings of the child and adolescent component of the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. It provides the first reliable, national information on mental illness in children and adolescents aged 4 to 17.
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Oct 2000
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