Rural and Remote Disability Employment Assistance Study 

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Selected references 

  • Anderson P. and Golley L., Open employment services for people with disabilities 1997-98, AIHW, 1999.

  • Ariotti, L., 'Social Construction of Anangu Disability', Australian Journal of Rural Health, 7, 1999.

  • Arnold, N. Seekins T., 'Self Employment as a Vocational Rehabilitation Closure', Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Vol 5, No. 2, 1994.

  • Arnold, N., Bernier, B., and Seekins, T., 'Strategies for Increasing Rural Employment', in Lessons for Improving Employment of People with Disabilities from Vocational Rehabilitation Research, Menz FE, Eggers J, Wehman P, Brooke V (Eds). pp. 161-178, 1997,

  • Arnold, N., Seekins T., 'Rural and Urban Vocational Rehabilitation - Counsellors perceived strengths and weaknesses', Journal of Rehabilitation, 64 (1), 1998.

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  • Baume, P. and Kay, K., 'Working Solution: Report of the Strategic Review of the Commonwealth Disability Services Program', AGPS, 1995.

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  • Disability Industry Reference Group, 'The effectiveness of the new employment assessment and streaming arrangements for job seekers with disabilities', Department of Family & Community Services,

  • E-QUAL and Donovan Research, 'National Satisfaction Survey of Clients of Disability Services', A report prepared for the Steering Committee for the review of Commonwealth/State service Provision and the National Disability Administrators, AusInfo, Canberra, 2000.

  • Commonwealth Grants Commission, Indigenous Funding Inquiry, Draft Report, 2000.

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  • Human Resources Development Canada, 'The Will to Act for Canadians with Disabilities; Research Papers', Federal taskforce on Disability Issues, 1996

  • Hyde, M., 'Sheltered and Supported Employment in the 1990s: the experiences of disabled workers in the UK', Disability and Society, Vol. 13, No. 2, 1998.

  • KPMG, 'A Viable Future - strategic imperatives for Business Services', Business Services Review, February 2000.

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  • Parliament of Australia. Senate Committee, 'Jobs for the region', refer to http://wopared.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/EET_CTTE/regional/JobChap1.htm

  • Research and Training Centre on Rural Rehabilitation, 'Rural Transportation & Disability', University of Montana, Fall/Winter 1999/2000.

  • Riemer-Reiss M., 'Vocational rehabilitation counselling at a distance: Challenges, strategies and ethics to consider', The Journal of Rehabilitation, 1 Jan 2000.

  • Rogers E., et al., 'A Benefit Cost Analysis of a Supported Employment Model for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities', Evaluation & Program Planning, Vol 18, 1995.

  • Seekins, T., Arnold, N., 'Self-employment and economic leadership as two promising perspectives on rural disability and work', Work 12, pp 213-222, 1999.

  • Taylor, J., 'Rural Social Service Provision an Competitive Tendering: Against the Heart', Rural Social Work, Vol. 4, April 1999.

  • Tuckerman, P., Smith, R. Borland, J., 'The Relative cost of employment for people with significant intellectual disability: the Australian experience', Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation 13, pp 109-116, 1999.

  • West M., Johnson A., Cone A., et al., 'Extended Employment Support: Analysis of Implementation and Funding Issues', Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 33 (4), 1998.

  • West M., Revell G., and Wehman P., 'Conversion from Segregated Services to Supported Employment: A Continuing Challenge to the VR Service System', Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 33 (3), 1998.

  • West, M. Revell, W., Cheng, Y., 'Funding Supported Employment', Journal of Disability Policy Studies, pp 60-79, 1999.

  • Wolstenholme R., 'Caring for Aboriginal people with Disabilities', Australian Disability Review, 3, 1996.

  • Yeatman, A., 'Getting Real: The Final report of the review of the Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement', AGPS, July 1996.


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Web sites of interest

  • American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Centre http://www.nau.edu/~ihd/airrtc

  • State of Alaska, Division of Vocational rehabilitation http://www.labor.state.ak.us/dvr/home.htm

  • Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities http://wwwdol.gov/dol/_sec/public/programs/ptfead/rpts_pres.htm

  • Accessibility / Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA) http://www.health.gov.au/pubs/hfsocc/ocpanew6a.htm

  • Government of Canada, Office of Disability Issues http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/bcph-odi

  • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare http://www.aihw.gov.au

  • Making Connections Unit, Scotland, UK http://www.connections.gcal.ac.uk/

  • Syracuse University, Centre on Human Policy http://soeweb.syr.edu/thechp/chp.htm

  • Disability net, UK http://www.disabilitynet.co.uk/

  • National Institute on Disability and rehabilitation Research, USA http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR/

  • National Centre for the Dissemination of Disability Research http://www.ncddr.org/

  • University of Montana, Rural Institute http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/rtcrural/


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