Access to Health Services for People with Disabilities
New
Open letter on height adjustable examination beds, August 2007
Updates
- UK Disability Rights Commission investigation report
- RACGP fact sheet on needs of Deaf patients (MS Word)
- Meeting on adjustable examination couches, February 2006
- December 2005 update
Commission forum on health access
28 May 2004, Sydney
Introduction: Dr Sev Ozdowski, Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner
Papers:
NSW
Council on Intellectual Disability
Women With Disabilities Australia (MS Word file)
Australian Association of the Deaf (MS Word file)
Blind Citizens Australia (MS Word file)
Deafness Forum of Australia (MS Word file)
Mental Health Council of Australia (MS Word file)
National Ethnic Disability Alliance (MS Word file)
Access for All Alliance (MS Word file)
Physical Disability Council of Australia (MS
Word file)
Notes of discussion
Other resources
- U.K. Disability Rights Commission investigation
- U.K. "You can make a difference: improving hospital services for disabled people"
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners practice standards review
- AUSLAN interpreting access for health services
- Centre for Developmental Disability Health, Monash University