Reference no: EM133592155
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.