Living with a Disability

Here you'll find a range of information on living with a disability. This includes advice, services and support groups for people with disabilities, as well as information on day to day issues such as driving, dressing and safety in the home.

For Australian Government information you can also visit the Commonwealth Carelink Centres  for information on community aged care, disability and other support services available anywhere within Australia.

Some valuable information about children living with a disabilty can also be found at the Novita [Novita Children's Services] website.

Reviewed January 2012

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Title:   Occupational therapy
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Occupational therapists assist people to overcome various limitations in order to live more independent lives. They work in many environments, including schools, nursing homes, hospitals and workplaces.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Pharmacologic interventions for treating phantom limb pain
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Various medications have been tried in phantom limb pain but good treatment continues to be unsatisfactory. Whether opioids, N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists (e.g. ketamine, memantine, dextromethorphan), anticonvulsants, antidepressants,...
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Quadriplegics - hand surgery
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Tendon transfer surgery can restore functional movement to hands paralysed by quadriplegia. Muscle function from the shoulder can be transferred to the elbow. Forearm muscles can be re-routed to act on the wrist and on the fingers.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Vision loss - occupational therapy
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Occupational therapy for children and adults with vision impairment offers new strategies and alternative ways to complete activities of daily living. An occupational therapist may teach, modify or suggest other practical changes to the home and work environments to improve safety and help a person live a more independent life.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Down syndrome and your family
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Babies with Down syndrome are born to parents of every age, social class and race. Despite the demands of living with a child with Down syndrome, families can and do make the adjustment, often with little disruption to family life. For a person with Down syndrome, being included in all aspects of family life can lead to a successful life within the community.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Living with a guide dog
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Living with a guide dog is a rewarding experience for the whole family. Guide dogs are specially bred and trained to enable people who are blind or vision impaired to regain their independence. The handler (and every other family member) is free to interact and play with the guide dog as they would an ordinary pet. The guide dog needs care like any dog, which includes food, water, grooming, visits to the vet and regular exercise.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Regional Services
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information is provided about the services provided by metropolitan regional offices of Novita to particular country areas of South Australia.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Children with a disability
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Finding out that your child has a disability, whether at birth or after an illness or accident, is one of the most shattering things that can happen to parents.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Asperger syndrome
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Asperger syndrome is a disability related to autism. Asperger syndrome and autism are both types of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Drug therapy for chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy is a frequent disorder in elderly persons that is characterised by very slowly progressive numbness or weakness of the feet and lower legs, and sometimes the hands. By definition, the cause is not known. No rando...
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Vision loss - social events
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A person who loses their sight may avoid socialising and eventually become isolated and lonely. Most social events can be adapted to suit people who are blind or have low vision, but planning and preparation are essential. Sighted people can offer valuable assistance.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Vision loss - recreational activities
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Many recreational activities can be adapted to suit a person who is blind or has low vision. Books and magazines are available in audio, large print or Braille. Cards and other games can be adapted. Cooking, craft, gardening, the Internet and other recreations can be adapted for a person who is blind or has impaired vision.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Vision loss - sport
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Vision loss may prevent a person from enjoying their usual sporting activities. However, a sedentary and house-bound lifestyle can lead to a variety of problems, such as overweight and obesity, mobility difficulties and loneliness. Many sports can be adapted to suit people who are blind or have low vision including bike riding, cricket, golf, horse-riding, lawn bowls, tennis and swimming.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Vision loss - safety around the home
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Vision loss can turn simple tasks around the home into potential hazards. There are many ways to improve general safety in the home.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Fact sheet for siblings of a child with a disability
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   Growing up with a sibling with a disability has its great rewards and its difficult moments, as in any family.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Down syndrome - the school experience
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   School is a big step for a child with Down syndrome, who may go to a mainstream school. This will develop the skills to live and work in the community. Your child may also attend playgroups, preschools or kinder and childcare. Like all children, those with Down syndrome display a wide range of abilities.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Living with a disability
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Having a disability means that a person is not able to do something that other people of their age and community can do because of something about their body.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Living with a disability
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   A disability means that a person is not able to do something that other people of their age and community can do because of something about their body.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Living with disability - parents and carers
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   This page introduces other sub-pages devoted to many of the common issues experienced by parents, carers and families of children with physical disability.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Living with disability - children
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   This page introduces sub-pages that provide information about many of the common issues experienced by children with physical disabilities.
Date:   Aug 2010

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