Open employment services for people with disabilities 1995 (summary)
This report presents data on open employment services and their clients funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services in 1995, and collected via the National Information Management System.
NIMS Data Briefing Quarter 3, 1996
Designed to provide open employment agencies, Government organisations and other interested people with information on the data received at the Institute. Provides summary data on a national level.
The respite care needs of Australians
This report assembles a comprehensive array of national data concerning the use of and need for respite care services among those caring for the frail aged and people with disabilities in the community. It provides a portrait of respite care users and discusses the extent of unmet need for respite care.
The demand for disability support services in Australia: a study to inform the Commonwealth/State disability agreement evaluation
A study to inform the Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement evaluation.
NIMS Data Briefing Quarter 2, 1996
Designed to provide open employment agencies, Government organisations and other interested people with information on the data received at the Institute, in the 18 months to 30 June 1996. Provides summary data on a national level.
Open employment services for people with disabilities 1996 (full report)
This report presents data on open employment services and their clients funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services in 1995, and collected via the National Information Management System.
Open employment services for people with disabilities 1995 (full report): the first year of NIMS data
This report presents data on open employment services and their clients funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services in 1995, and collected via the National Information Management System.
NIMS Data Briefing Quarter 1, 1996
Designed to provide open employment agencies, Government organisations and other interested people with information on the data received at the AIHW, in the 15 months to 31 March 1996. Provides summary data on a national level.
NIMS Data Briefing Quarter 4, 1995
These short papers are designed to provide open employment agencies, government organisations and other interested people with information on the data received at the Institute on open employment services for people with disabilities. The information is collected by the National Information Management System (NIMS) for employment placement services for people with a disability.
NIMS Data Briefing Quarter 3, 1995
Designed to provide open employment agencies, Government organisations an other interested people with information on the data received at the AIHW for the first, second and third quarters 1995.
Commonwealth/State disability agreement, National Minimum Data Set: progress report on development
This working paper gives a progress report on the development and collection phase of a new national collection of data relating to disability support services provided within the terms of the Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement. Current until 1 August 1996.
NIMS Data Briefing Quarter 2, 1995
Designed to provide open employment agencies, Government organisations and other interested people with information on the data received at the AIHW, for the first and second quarters 1995.
Commonwealth/State disability agreement, National Minimum Data Set, report on the 1994 full-scale pilot test
This report follows on from the AIHW's 1994 Welfare Working Paper - the Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement National Minimum Data Set: progress report on development. It describes the development, the collection phase and the results of the second pilot test, which represents the first full-scale national collection of data relating to disability support services. Current until 1 July 1996.
The definition and categorisation of disability in Australia
This paper critically reviews significant definitions of intellectual disability and attempts to quantify the population group size.
National Minimum Data Set: Report on the 1994 Full Scale Pilot Test
This information paper describes the development, the collection phase and results of the second pilot test of the Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement Minimum Data Set-which represents the first full-scale national collection.
NIMS Data Briefing Quarter 1, 1995
Designed to provide open employment agencies, Government organisations and other interested people with information on the data received at the AIHW, for the first quarter 1995. This issue provides summary data on a national level.
Assistive devices for people with disabilities
An information paper
National data on accommodation and related services for people with a disability: an exploration
This working paper places specialised disability services into a service framework, along with the income support and mainstream services available to people with a disability, including those provided through housing authorities. An exploration of related data is undertaken and some current data presented. Current until 1 August 1995.
Disability and handicap among Aborigines of the Taree Area of NSW
Presents findings from a census of disabilities and handicaps among Aboriginal people living in the Taree region in New South Wales.
Population indicators of needs for disability services: An Exploration
Examines the variations in prevalence of disability, handicap and severe handicap, reported in three population surveys over a period of twelve years. Current until 1 June 1995.
Measurement of disability: workshop proceedings
Papers from a workshop organised jointly by AIHW and the NHMRC's Social Psychiatry Research Unit, at the Australian National University in Canberra.
Towards a framework for statistics on welfare services and assistance
Describes a broad conceptual framework for organising statistical information of welfare services and assistance. This paper also forms part of the Institute's collaboration with the ABS in the development of a broader framework for statistics on wellbeing. Current until 1 August 1994.