Disability

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 2010.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2006.

Psychology and Speech Pathology Thesis (M.Phil.)--Curtin University, 2016.

Related Material: Te Ohonga Ake: The Health for Māori Children and Young People with Chronic Conditions and Disabilities in New Zealand: Series Two.

Describes course delivered to nurses aides, volunteers and family at the Royal Newcastle Hospital in New South Wales, Australia.

Describes a course offered at Royal Newcastle Hospital, New South Wales, Australia that teaches the basic skills in caring for the disabled, particularly the older patients.

Study looked at 49 cases of FASD diagnosed at Anishnawbe Health Toronto (AHT) between 2002 and 2012. Multidisciplinary team assessed neurodevelopmental abnormalities, facial features and growth abnormalities, and inquired about maternal alcohol consumption, current custody and involvement with the criminal justice system.

Brief introduction to themed issue on disability in Aboriginal population of Australia.

Contends that indigenous cultures accepted disability as a matter-of-fact.

Study examined four aspects of instructional accommodation: what faculty were willing to provide, whether provision compromised academic integrity, had students requested it and had it been provided in the past.

Information gathered from four individuals who attended the "A Window to Seeing the World Differently, National Symposium of Aboriginal Special Education". Objective was to explore possibilities for incorporating Aboriginal attitudes into the education of special needs children.

Covers issues associated with provision of services to the visual and hearing impaired, and those with limited mobility and hidden disabilities. Content includes independent living, employment, assertive technology, housing, advocacy, and applicable federal laws.

Project's main objective was to gain understanding of the impact of disease by interviewing women who had a condition or were caregivers of someone who did. Bulk of report is personal narratives.

Māori and Pacific Development Studies Thesis (PHD) -- University of Waikato, 2008

Study found that once adjustments were made for other contextual factors, the rate of placement was comparable to other students and the greatest predictor of academic success was educational readiness, not ethnic background.

Two year study identified challenges and determined practical solutions for policy makers and service providers.

Discusses the results of interviews with twenty survey participants; five themes emerged: concern about care recipient contracting the virus, increased caregiving intensity and medical care issues, changes to personal health behaviors, and support during the pandemic.

Study reveals the Aboriginal rate of disabilities is twice the national average.

Purpose of guide was to document findings and recommendations from the Steering Committee of the Aboriginal Home Care in Nova Scotia Project, provide a common set of definitions to facilitate shared understandings of program scope and purpose among those involved in service planning and delivery, and provide information for all those interested design and delivery of services to the on-reserve population in the province.

Social Work and Human Service Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queensland University of Technology, 2010.

Brief biography on the individual chosen to represent disabled Australian Aboriginals during the 1981 International Year of Disabled Persons (IDDP).

Argues that Western individualized medical and social models are incongruent with the Mäori worldview, and that a wholistic, culturally appropriate approach is needed.

Discussion of special needs children from Norway House Cree Nation going without medical and social services due to federal-provincial wrangling over which level of government bears financial responsibility; this is contrary to the policy of "children first" drafted in response to the death of Jordan River Anderson.

Discusses the lack of supports and services for children with special needs living on reserves due to inequities in health funding resulting from interjurisdictional disputes between provincial/territorial and federal governments about which will supply the required resources, despite governments' stated commitment to Jordan's Principle.

Investigation conducted by the Representative of Children and Youth into the circumstances leading up to the Tasering of an 11-year-old.

Document generated to create a basis for discussions both within the organizations and while negotiating with the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Sources include reports from, and meetings with, Indian Affairs, and First Nations authorities and communities, provincial policies, and professional and academic literature.

Discusses the difficult transition for a young ringer (stockman) at cattle station in Australia who lost his eyesight in an accident.