Assignment:

COUNTRY: Australia- focus on musculoskeletal disorders, arthritis, and back problems. Focus on the rural areas as well when it comes to accessibility and the challenges that they face there.

FIND:

Basic Information and Stats, Model(s), and Perception

1. Provide basic information and stats on your country:

• general geography,
• overall demographics, and
• disability statistics on your population.

2. Model(s) of Disability most common:

• This will likely require your interpretation of how your country`s healthcare system is set up, availability/accessibility/use of social services, social views on the etiology of disability, and treatment of people with disabilities.

3. Perception of people with disability:

• acceptance,
• stigma, and
• discrimination.

Laws/Policies, UNCRPD, Education, and Employment

• how your country is/isn`t involved.
• this will likely involve some digging and reading/paraphrasing reports.

Education:

• stats on how many youth with disabilities attend school compared to general the population,
• high school graduation rates of students with disabilities,
• college rates, and
• the types of school-based services are available.

Employment (include SES):

employment rates of people with disabilities:

• compare full-time vs. part-time,
• compare to the general population,
• compare unemployment vs. underemployment, and
• compare age and gender.

Accessibility, Healthcare, and Advocacy

1. Accessibility:

• to the environment;
• accessibility of technology, as well as use of assistive technology;
• availability of accommodations; and
• a brief history of institutionalization of your chosen disability population in this country, including current issues (if any).

2. Healthcare (access to services): You have a lot of flexibility with this one, as you may/may not find very specific data.

3. Advocacy:

a. locate a minimum of 4 of each of the following, and provide contact information and explanation of provided services:

• local community services (you may want to split your country up into 4 regions, and choose towns/cities to locate appropriate resources),
• regional resources for people with disabilities, and
• nationwide resources for people with disabilities.