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Karen R. Fisher
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Karen Fisher
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Preventing abuse and promoting personal safety in young people with disability: full report
This research addresses a knowledge gap about personal safety and abuse prevention by exploring the perspectives of young people with disability.
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Shared home ownership by people with disability
This study investigated the most appropriate and beneficial shared home ownership models for people with disability. While shared ownership brings potential benefits such as can enhancing housing choice, security of tenure and sense of ownership, it can expose people to debt risks. Capital investment by people with disability into shared ownership may also reduce the...
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Shared ownership can help make housing affordable for people with disability
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is expected to help more people with disability access the support services they need to live independently in the community. But the majority of NDIS participants have low incomes. So, without substantial financial assistance, they struggle to find affordable housing to move into. In recent years there has been...
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What do people with intellectual disability think about their jobs and the support they receive at work?
This study focused on the perceptions and perspectives of people with intellectual disability working in open employment with support from Disability Employment Services (DES); supported employment through Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs); and social enterprise employment.
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Transitioning Australian respite
This research examined the costs, benefits and impacts for participants, carers, communities and government of the transition to consumer directed care (CDC) markets for respite outputs and outcomes. Drawing on a policy and literature review, stakeholder consultations, and cost/benefit and impact modelling, the project mapped the service infrastructure as it transitions to consumer-directed care and...