Disability: the use of aids and the role of the environment

Full publication (288K PDF)

• Preliminary material (38K PDF)
  • Title page and verso
  • Contents
  • List of figures, boxes and tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Symbols
  • Summary
• Sections
  1. Disability and the environment (22K PDF)
     1. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
     2. Objectives and structure of the report
  2. Provision and access to aids and equipment in Australia  (60K PDF)
     1. Definition of aids and equipment .
     2. Aids and equipment schemes available in Australia.
     3. Review of aid and equipment schemes 
     4. Health insurance and tax offsets
     5. Some examples of unmet need
  3. Factors associated with aid and equipment use (30K PDF)
     1. Factors associated with the use of aids and equipment
     2. Efficacy and impact of aid and equipment use
     3. Abandonment of aids and equipment
  4. Use of aids and equipment in Australia (83K PDF)
     1. ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, 1998
     2. Prevalence of aid use
     3. Severity of restriction
     4. Main disabling condition 
     5. Need for assistance 
     6. Assistance from a primary carer
  5. Other environmental factors (60K PDF)
     1. Environmental factors and the Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers
     2. Education and support arrangements
     3. Employment and workplace arrangements
     4. Access to public transport
     5. Assistance with daily activities 
     6. Home modifications 
• End Matter
  • Appendix: Detailed tables (19K PDF)
  • References (16K PDF)