Michelle DiGiacomo|Patricia M. Davidson|Penelope Abbott|Patricia Delaney|Tessa Dharmendra|Sarah J. McGrath|Joanne Delaney|Frank Vincent
Childhood disability in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a literature review
Centre for Chronic Disease Control|University of Technology Sydney|Centre for Chronic Disease Control|University of Technology Sydney|Tharawal Aboriginal|Tharawal Aboriginal|Centre for Chronic Disease Control|University of Technology Sydney|Centre for Chronic Disease Control|University of Technology Sydney|Tharawal Aboriginal|Tharawal Aboriginal
aboriginal torres strait islander children higher rates disability nonindigenous children considered doubly disadvantaged yet little data reflecting prevalence service access inform design delivery services failing address physical social psychological factors lifelong consequences perpetuate longstanding health disparitiesa narrative literature review undertaken identify peer reviewed literature describing factors impacting prevention recognition access support management disability indigenous australian childrentwentyseven peerreviewed journal articles met inclusion criteria majority articles focused hearing loss learning disabilities consequent otitis media articles reported data urban metropolitan indigenous populations described interventions individualcommunity provider systems level factors identified impacting recognition management disability young indigenous childrengiven burden childhood disability limited literature retrieved concerning barometer activity investment solutions addressing childhood disability require collaboration health social educational disciplines well increased investment prevention identification promotion access