Living with Disability.....Living with DignityNeeds Assessment of Persons withDisabilities in the NWT -Findings Report
Final ReportResearch conducted by Lois Little, Sandy Auchterlonie andBob Stephen, Lutra Associates Ltd.on behalf of the partnership of:•NWT Council for Disabled Persons•GNWT Health and Social Services•Yellowknife Association for Community Living•GNWT Education, Culture and Employment
(College and Careers Division)
•YWCA of Yellowknife•Human Resources Development Canada•MaryAnne Duchesne July 2000
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Needs Assessment of Persons with Disabilities in the NWT - Findings
Table of Contents PageAcknowledgmentsExecutive Summary
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1. An Introduction to the Needs Assessment of Personswith Disabilities
11.1 An Overview 11.2 Objectives and Parameters 21.3 Needs Assessment Methodology 31.4 Participation 71.5 Other Research on Disability in the NWT 101.6 Validity of the Needs Assessment 171.7 Projections of the NWT Population with Disability 211.8 Research Notes21
2. People with Disabilities in the NWT
242.1 An Introduction to People with Disability24-Gender24-Ethnicity and Language25-Residency and Care27-Marital Status and Dependents29-Education, Employment and Income302.2 Describing Disability34-Type of Disability34-Severity and Assessment of Disability38
3. Living with Disability
463.1 Use of and Need for Special Aids/Equipment and Support463.2 Living with Various Types of Disability 49-Physical Disability 50-Hearing Disability52-Speech Disability 53-Visual Disability55-Cognitive, Intellectual and Learning Disabilities56
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3.3 Work, Home, School, Recreation and Leisure Activities 593.4 The Major Challenges of Living with Disability 623.5 Parent/Caregiver Perspectives on Living with Disability65
4. Programs and Services
694.1 Current and Future Program/Service Needs Among Personswith Disability in the NWT 70-Medical/Physical Health Services 71-Social and Mental Health Service73-Accommodation/Housing Services76-Income78-Life Skills, Employment and Residential Supports79-Education and Training for Adults 81-Education and Training for
Children and Youth83-Legal Services85-Protection Services 86-Other Programs and Services 874.2 Program/Service Needs of Parent/Caregivers of Personswith Disability 894.3 Delivering Appropriate Programs and Services to PersonsAffected by Disability 924.4 Programs and Services Best Practices97
5. Recommendations to the Needs Assessment Partners
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