Physical Disability Snapshot
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Table of Contents
- Peak body consulted … page number (not provided)
- What is physical disability?
- How is physical disability diagnosed?
- Language and terminology
- Enabling social and economic participation
- Families and carers
- How can I adjust a meeting to suit a participant with physical disability?
- What people with physical disability want you to remember
- Helpful links
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General Information About Physical Disability
The Disability Snapshot offers a broad overview on physical disabilities aimed at assisting in effective communication with participants so they can set up or achieve personal objectives. Each individual possesses unique requirements, prefers to meet specific expectations, as well as past life events that shape them uniquely. The provided data caters specifically towards disabled insurance agency (NDIA) personnel and does not intend to be distributed externally.
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Section: Peak Body Consultation
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Physical Disability
A physical disability refers an impairment or difference that affects someone’s range of body movements. It includes various diagnoses such as cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury etc., as well as conditions limiting one’s ability in PACE (Physical Activity & Community Engagement). The term doesn’t affect mental capacity but it might limit interaction within social environments.
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Language and Terminology
Person-first language should be used. You should take care not to identify a person with physical disability by their impairment. The person with disability has the right to decide the terminology they prefer to use and how they identify.
Regardless of their speech or verbal capacity, it’s important to speak to a person with physical
disability thesame as if speaking to someone without such an impairment.`
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Section: Enabling Social And Economic Participation
Some People With A Physical Disability Use Mobility AIDS To Access And Join In Their Community, or To Study Work Or Volunteer. People With Different Impairments May Also Use A Range Of Assistive Technology That Supports Them to Access their community and assist daily living activities These may include communication aids portable ramps devices help turn taps hold utensils Learning From The Participant’s Lived Experience Is Best Way Understand Type Level Support Person Needs Each Individual Will Have Preferred Strategies Overcome Barriers Limiting Social Economic Participation Capacity Building Supports May Help Person Take Part in Social Economic Life Community For Example, physical occupational therapies can support people with disability maintain improve mobility making easier take part everyday life While capacity building supports important employment goals NDIS also responsible funding supports that person work This includes day-to-day on-the-job assistance designed to participant do meaningful work Economic participation has number benefits participants including income confidence social interaction build networks It Can Give Sense Independence
#6 Families and Carers People with Physical Disabilty Live In Many Different Settings And May Get Support From Family Members As Well as Other Informal and Formal Supports Sometimes The Participant May Have Limited Living Options May Not have Chosen Their Current Living Situation OR They May not Be Happy With These Arrangements It’s Important NOT To Make Assumptions About The Informal Support They MAY Or MAY NOT be Receiving. For Example Some People WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY may HAVE A GOAL TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY THEY MIGHT WANT TO LIE OUTSIDE OF THEIR FAMILY HOME AND BUILD MORE SELF-INDEPEN DENCE OR they Might Want to Move Out Of Accommodation Managed By Service Provider They might want More Choice Control Over Who They live With THE SUPPORTS THEY RECEIVE AND WHERE THEY receive THEM Think about Whether Extra support in Home or Access Community Could Give PARTICIPANT more Independence For Participants living With informal supports Look at WHETHER Short Term Respite could give Them a short Break FROM family members.
#7 How can I adjust a meeting to suit a participant with physical disability? When you organise a meeting with the participant, as they what they need to attend the meeting. sure use their preferred method It may useful ask open-ended questions help understand needs example:
- “Would like meet” Travel difficult for some people disabilities telephone video- call option. Do have any access requirements our meeting Some people specific mobility aids location accessible spacious level free trip hazards Will bringing anyone include family members support workers communication facilitators or advocates Want received information paper hard for some people disabilities manageable discuss other formats available.
#What people with physical disability want you to remember
People with physical
disability need you to understand that:
- Don’t generally have a cognitive impairment, so we’re able to follow conversations.
- Can clearly state our aims, as well as any obstacles in reaching those targets;
- Have an excellent grasp on both your own condition & degree of functional limitations due therefrom;
- Are capable enough at expressing exactly which kind(s) support would be most beneficial for us.
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