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released: 7 Jul 1998 media release

A report on the proceedings of the Indigenous disability data workshop, held in Canberra in April 1998. The workshop arose out of a long-recognised need for accurate information about the prevalence and types of disability among Indigenous people. Prior to the workshop, little was known about what data were collected or the quality of available statistics in the area. The workshop aimed to explore the current and future status of disability data for Indigenous people. The report is a joint program of the ABS, AIHW and DHFS.

ISBN 978 0 642 24768 1; Cat. no. DIS 10; 163pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Indigenous disability data, current status and future prospects: report on proceedings of the Canberra workshop April 1998

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Foreword to workshop proceedings
    • Abbreviations
    • Workshop recommendations
  • Body section
    1. Opening remarks
      • Introduction to the Indigenous disability data workshop - Barry Wight
      • An Aboriginal community control perspective - Steve Larkin
      • A State perspective - Ian Hamm
      • A Torres Strait Islander perspective -Grace Fischer
    2. Reports on the roles of Commonwealth agencies: (505KB PDF - scanned image of hard copy)
      • Department of Health and Family Services - Kim Wisener
      • Department of Social Security and Centrelink - Cheryl Trussler
    3. Reports from State and Territory agencies
      • New South Wales - Allan Dernee
      • Victoria - Ian Hamm
      • Queensland - Mike Lewis
      • Queensland - Don Lewis
      • South Australia - Vicki-Lee Knowles
      • Western Australia - Charlie Rook
      • Tasmania - Sue Prestedge
      • Northern Territory - Ali Nur
      • Australian Capital Territory - Elaine Pulleine
    4. Concepts. definitions and data collection
      • Ideas and options for collecting disability data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Jennie Widdowson (ABS)
      • Disability definitions and concepts: working towards national consistency - Ros Madden (AIHW)
    5. Assessing the need for services: surveys, other collections and studies (5.7MB PDF - scanned image of hard copy)
      • Aboriginal perception of disability: developing a shared lexicon - Trish Rees
      • The Taree study - a model for Indigenous disability research - Neil Thomson
      • Do/How do/should definitions of disability incorporate Indigenous perceptions of disability? - Louis Ariotti
      • Plans for testing the Beta ICIDH-2 in the area of indigenous Australians with a disability - Kate Senior
      • The Aboriginal community controlled health sector perspective on the collection and use of Aboriginal health data. and its relevance for people with a disability in Aboriginal communities - Pat Swan and John D.B Williams
    6. 6 Quality and reporting of Indigenous disability data
      • Reporting on government services received by Indigenous people with a disability - Jeff Byrne
      • The Indigenous identification standard classification question and issues for disability - Phillipa Scurrah
      • Assessing the completeness and quality of Indigenous identification in administrative collections - Barbara Gray, Joan Cunningham and Tony Barnes
      • Issues of identification in CSDA-funded disability support services - South Australia and Victoria - Mary Beneforti and Yin Paradies
  • End matter
    • Appendix 1 - Workshop agenda
    • Appendix 2 - Workshop participants

Recommended citation

AIHW , Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services & ABS 1998. Indigenous disability data, current status and future prospects: Report on proceedings of the Canberra workshop April 1998. Cat. no. DIS 10. Canberra: AIHW.