As a matter of interest, prompted by John Pilger's distressing new documentary 'Utopia', were any of the 10 disabled Victorians who took part in the study indigenous people? If not, is anyone aware of any studies of impairment, disability or aging within aboriginal communities?
I guess this is a long shot but I'd be particularly keen to access any papers which approach impairment and chronic health conditions within aboriginal communities from a social model perspective.
Utopia is currently on ITV player at: https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/utopia (probably UK only) and opens in Australia in January. Watch it and weep.
Paul
On 30 Dec 2013, at 04:02, margaret cooper <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm unfamiliar with current publishing protocols. Happy to forward to interested parties, a pdf of the article 'Cycles of Adaptive Strategies Over the Life Course' published in the Journal of Gerontological Social Work.
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> ABSTRACT
> An increasing number of Australia’s ageing population are aging with long-term physical impairments. This study explored the life experiences of this group using a qualitative approach. In depth interviews were conducted with 10 disabled Victorians, aged between 51 and 84 years and an inductive thematic analysis undertaken. A relationship was found between the adaptive strategies; participants developed as they moved through life phases and impairment stages. The implications of the emergence of a cyclical process of adaptation across the life course and particularly in respect of aging, delivery of aged care services and social workers in this sector are discussed
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> Sorry to see that unless you have you have access to Uni libraries you will have to pay £24 to read the article thus preventing the majority of elderly disabled from reading your thoughts on this important subject.
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