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Younger People with Disability in Aged Care

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Younger people with disability in residential aged care: update from the 2009-10 Minimum Data Set.  This report presents data from the Younger People with Disability in Residential Aged Care (YPIRAC) program during its first four years of operation to 2009-10.  For more information please click here. For a copy of the Report, please click here. For the tables accompanying the Report, please click here.

New guideline on Premises Standards released 30 March 2011

Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, released a guideline that will assist building professionals and those concerned with access to better understand how the Premises Standards apply to new and upgraded public buildings.  The Disability (Access to Premises – buildings) Standards 2010 (the Premises Standards) commence on 1 May 2011.  The Guideline on the application of the Premises Standards is available online at www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/standards/PSguide.html

A guide to designing accessible homes

The most recent comprehensive Australian guide to designing accessible homes.

Adaptable Housing Brochure

Please click to view PDCN Adaptable Housing Brochure

Australian Network for Universal Housing Design

Universal design is the design of products, services and environments to be useable by everyone regardless of age or ability.

Build for Life

Provides design ideas to create an accessible home.

Lifecycle Housing

Please click to download document from www.disabilitycouncil.nsw.gov.au

Home Modification and Maintainance Clearing House

Gathering, collating, summarising, analysing and disseminating home modification information.

Housing for Life

Provides an overview and example of the adaptable housing concept.

Housing NSW Disability Action Plan 2009-2013

Please click here to download readable document.

Planning NSW - Housing Policies

Aim that all people in New South Wales, including older people, people with disabilities and those on low incomes have access to affordable and well designed housing.

AIDER PROGRAMME

The NSW Rural Fire Service AIDER Programme (Assist Infirm Disabled and Elderly Residents) AIDER is designed to reduce bush fire hazards on property that is bush fire prone. AIDER

See also

Access to the Built Environment

 

was started in 2009 with additional funds from the NSW Government. For more information, please click here.

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