Getting on with your life

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Getting on with your life whats out there.

• Developed by Spinal Outreach Team
• July 2008

To be reviewed January, 2009
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This package is designed to

• Assist individuals (and carers) to get
  identifying the benefits of different types of
  activities
• Assist individuals (and carers) to find and
  navigate some different sites relevant to
  activities they are interested in
• Give people some information about what supports
  there are available to assist
• The package has been divided into two parts, each
  of which have a menu
• The things you might like to do click on topics
• The things that will help you do them click on
  facilitators
• It is possible to navigate around the package as
  instructed on the slides and to move from one
  menu to the next. Good
  Luck

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Self Directed Learning Package topics
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• (use mouse click to choose topic)
• Work
• Study
• Sport
• Leisure
• Spirituality
• Social Networks

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work
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• Need to promote interventions for speedy return
  to work
• Explore pre-injury skills
• Matching post injury abilities and interests
• Identify education needs
• Need to establish realistic expectations and
  goals
• Workplace assessment, modifications
• Sites
• Centrelink www.centrelink.gov.au
• Senior customer service advisors
• Job Access www.jobaccess.gov.au
• Job Search www.jobsearch.gov.au
• Disability employment network (eg SIA)
  www.spinal.com.au
• Vocational rehabilitation (eg CRS)
  www.crsaustralia.gov.au
• Disability employment network www.workplace.gov.au
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study
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• Sites www.studyqueensland.qld.edu.au
• Links to all levels of study including
• TAFE www.openlearning.tafe.qld.gov.au
• USQ www.usq.edu.au
• QUT www.qut.edu.au
• JCU www.jcub.edu.au
• CQU www.cqu.edu.au
• Griffith www.griffith.edu.au
• Disability support services may include
• assistance with finances
• equipment including technology, scooters (1 site
  only !)
• physical assistance
• note takers
• disability liaison officer who negotiate on your
  behalf with academic staff

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sport/physical activity
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• Benefits
• improve functional capacity
• improve bone density in upper
• limbs
• increased endurance
• increased muscle strength
• psychological well being
• stress reduction

• Risks
• impaired heat regulation
• soft tissue injuries ie joint, muscle and tendon
  injuries, nerve entrapment
• dehydration

• Sites
• www.sportrec.qld.gov.au try the get active
  quiz to assist
• with selection or direct selection to links,
  Queensland wide
• www.sportingwheelies.org.au
• www.healthyactive.gov.au benefits of activity,
  healthy eating and weight
• www.ebility.com.au accessible accommodation,
  classifieds, various information
• www.d-ability.org global web links, personal
  stories, variety of disabilities

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leisure/hobbies
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• leisure experience must be
• intrinsically motivating of its own merit
• form of entertainment or rest period of time
  outside work and essential domestic activity
• voluntary
• Sites
• volunteer www.volunteeringqueensland.org.au
• travel
• www.queenslandholidays.com.au
• www.disabilityforum.org.au
• www.toiletmap.gov.au
• culture network www.acn.net.au
• multiple www.d-ability.org
• arts www.artsaccessaustralia.org

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spirituality
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• relates to
• search for meaning
• ability to do something meaningful or achieve
  goals
• developing a sense of self including self esteem,
  self concept and locus of control
• can include formalized religious beliefs
• priority needs
• social connectedness (women) including family
  acceptance and support
• achievement, independence and mastery (men)
• benefits
• increased life satisfaction
• promote client self management and control
• role achievement
• socialization
• employment
• emotional sharing with family and friends
• Sites
• www.dmoz.org/society/religion_and_spirituality
• www.religion-online.org

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social networks
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• social network
• includes ability to create and maintain healthy
  interactions with others family, friends,
  colleagues, neighbours etc
• facilitates rehabilitation and recovery from
  acute illness
• reduces stress on physical and emotional health
• maximises informal and formal supports
• counteracts isolation
• sites
• spinal injury association www.spinal.com.au
• member networks
• peer support workers
• relationship supports
• relationships australia www.relationships.com.au
• counselling supports www.serviceseeker.com.au
• family /parenting advice

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Self Directed Learning Package - facilitators
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• Transport
• Physical Assistance
• Finances
• Equipment
• Domestic Support
• Information Resources

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transport
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• Queensland Transport www.transport.qld.gov.au
• disability parking permit scheme
• taxi subsidy scheme
• accessible taxis / public transport
• concessions for public transport
• Centrelink www.centrelink.gov.au
• Mobility allowance
• Australian Tax Office www.ato.gov.au
• GST exemption on car
• Transport services
• HACC - for appointments community access
• Red Cross

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physical assistance
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• Care Agencies
• Home and Community Care (HACC) www.health.qld.gov.
  au/hacc
• Blue Care
• Spinal Injuries Carers
• Centacare www.centacare.net
• Respite Services
• National Respite for Carers Program
  www.agedcareaustralia.gov.au
• Workplace
• CRS
• Study
• Uni and TAFE programmes

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finances
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• Centrelink www.centrelink.gov.au
• Mobility allowance
• Disability Services Queensland www.disability.qld.
  gov.au
• Care packages
• Equipment funding
• Compensation
• Workcover
• CTP
• Work/Study support via the institution or
  www.trainandemploy.qld.gov.au (Dept. Education,
  Training and the Arts)
• Apprenticeship - funding for employer and
  employee www.qas.org.au
• Spinal Cord Injury Response

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equipment
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• Personal equipment
• Medical Aids Subsidy Scheme www.health.qld.gov.au/
  mass
• Continence Aids Assistance Scheme (CAAS)
  www.bladderbowel.gov.au
• Adult Lifestyle Support / Family Support Packages
• funding for equipment, non recurrent or change of
  purpose
• Spinal Injuries Association equipment loan
  service
• Lifetec information about range of disability
  equipment www.lifetec.org.au
• Other assistive devices
• Computers
• technology and computer adaptations
  www.abilitytech.com.au
• affordable computers www.brisbane-stories.webcentr
  al.com.au/access (resources)
• Telephones and Environmental Controls
  www.novitatech.org.au
• TAD - www.technicalaidqld.org.au
• Home and workplace modifications
• CRS - www.crsaustralia.gov.au
• Major Home mods area specific
• Minor mods Home assist
• Queensland home adapt loan www.housing.qld.gov.a
  u

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domestic support
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• Childcare
• Respite services
• Carers Queensland www.carersqld.asn.au
• Volunteers www.volunteersearch.gov.au
• Homehelp
• Commonwealth carelink centres
• www.commcarelink.health.gov.au
• www.caresearch.com.au
• Queensland Health Home Care Services
• Local area coordinators
• www.disability.qld.gov.au
• www.health.qld.gov.au

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information resources
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• advocacy services
• Stand Up For Your Rights (Sufy)
• Impact of government on social policy
  www.acoss.org.au
• National Disability Network www.nds.org.au
• exchanging information
• Computer access services
• Use of technology including phones (see
  equipment)
• accommodating speech patterns
• Forums
• www.disabilityforum.org.au
• www.scia.org.au
• Web-based information
• Queensland Spinal Cord Injury Service
  www.health.qld.gov.au/qscis
• www.disabilitylifestyles.org.au
• www.accessibility.com.au