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Aboriginal Ageing And Disability Issues In South West And Inner West Sydney, Terri Farrelly, Bronwyn Lumby
Aboriginal Ageing And Disability Issues In South West And Inner West Sydney, Terri Farrelly, Bronwyn Lumby
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
The Department of Ageing, Disability & Home Care (DADHC) recently sought to conduct a needs analysis and develop resources that would provide the Sydney Metro South region with tools to assist in planning for service development activities, Home and Community Care (HACC) planning processes, and project development around access issues in Aboriginal communities. The Echidna Group Indigenous Research & Development Consultancy was externally contracted by Campbelltown City Council, and by Inner West Aboriginal Community Company, to complete the project objectives for the DADHC South West and Inner West Sydney Local Planning Areas. This article reports the results of community consultation …
A Meaningful Exchange: The Benefits Of Aboriginal Community Participation In The Nsw Hsc Aboriginal Studies Course., Debra Wray
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
For Aboriginal students, the involvement of Aboriginal community members inschools has long been seen as a contributing factor in valuing and promoting theirAboriginality and identity. Whilst non-Aboriginal students are given opportunitiesto interact with Aboriginal people within schools, for many, it could be their firstcontact with an Aboriginal person. An important aspect of the NSW HSCAboriginal Studies course is the links it provides to Aboriginal communities. Thispaper focuses exclusively on an element of a larger investigation into the benefits ofthe NSW HSC Aboriginal Studies course for Aboriginal students. Results presentedhere relate specifically to a research question into the strengths and limitations …