Affirming diversity
Updated Term 3 2023
Read this first...
Below we have websites to help you with the first part of the task. They are all from trustworthy sources and they present the information concisely (they aren't really long). The research has been conducted by different organisations at different times, which is why the dates are different. Make sure you are using the most recent research you can find.
You may need to do your own research for parts 2 and 3 of the task. Further down the page we've given you some advice about how to find the information you need.
Below we have websites to help you with the first part of the task. They are all from trustworthy sources and they present the information concisely (they aren't really long). The research has been conducted by different organisations at different times, which is why the dates are different. Make sure you are using the most recent research you can find.
You may need to do your own research for parts 2 and 3 of the task. Further down the page we've given you some advice about how to find the information you need.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Resources from the Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing (AIHW) (The AIHW is a fantastic source for statistics in PDHPE) First Nations people overview Indigenous health and wellbeing Social determinants and Indigenous health Cultural safety in health care for Indigenous Australians Indigenous community safety The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: 2015 |
Other websites
First Nations disadvantage in Australia - Australians Together
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - PDHPE.net - This website is aimed at HSC students so the syllabus outcomes in the video are different to yours but the information is relevant to you
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inequity graphs - Torrens University Australia [archive*] *what does [archive] mean? - Click on the topic that interests you then click on the geographic region you need data for and the graph will open in a new window. Use the drop down menus to pick the information you need.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Australian Bureau of Statistics
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a disability - Australian Bureau of Statistics
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2023 - Summary report
Video resources
Our numbers, our health stories - ABSstatistics YouTube
Cardiovascular health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet YouTube
Kidney health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet YouTube
Eye health statistics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet YouTube
Food availability in remote Indigenous communities - SBS The Feed YouTube
Aboriginal housing - ABC News YouTube
Indigenous incarceration in Australia - Triple J YouTube
Laws intended to lock people up - NITV YouTube
The battle to close the education gap for Indigenous students - ABC News YouTube
People with Disabilities
Resources from the Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing (AIHW) (The AIHW is a fantastic source for statistics in PDHPE) People with disability in Australia 2022: in brief People with disability in Australia - Use the menu on the left to see different topics Health of people with disability Specialised supports for people with disability Australia's disability strategy |
Other websites
People with disabilities - PDHPE.net
Disability, ageing and carers in Australia: Summary of findings - Australian Bureau of Statistics
Disability and the labour force - Australian Bureau of Statistics
Mixed outcomes for people with a disability - Australian Bureau of Statistics
Disability and employment in Australia - Australian Human Right Commission
Disability and human rights - People with Disability Australia
I dug deep into the big issues for people with disability in Australia today. This is what I learned - ABC News
Having access to toilets is a basic human right, but for those with a disability, access is still a common problem - ABC News
Poverty and disability: Fast facts - Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
Video resources
People with disability facing huge barriers to workforce - The Drum
Is enough being done to support people with disabilities? - ABC News
Barriers people living with disability face finding employment under the microscope - ABC News
The new guide to help families and carers assist people with intellectual disabilities - ABC News
People with disabilities under-represented on screen - ABC News
Australians with a disability detail the barriers they face getting work - The Drum
Living regionally with a disability is a challenge, but community support is invaluable - ABC News
What's it like catching public transport with a disability? - ABC News
Health inequalities for disabled people - Share Community
About academic articles
When you're looking for information you will probably get a lot of academic articles in your search results. You can recognise them because they have the author and the year the article was published, as well as the number of people who have cited the article.
When you're looking for information you will probably get a lot of academic articles in your search results. You can recognise them because they have the author and the year the article was published, as well as the number of people who have cited the article.
If you're confident with using long and complex articles you may find some of these useful. If you're not you can just ignore them because you can find the information you need without using academic articles.
If you do decide to use academic articles, when you open the page it might only have the abstract because the full article isn't available for free. The abstract is only a summary of the article so it probably won't have the information you need.
If you do decide to use academic articles, when you open the page it might only have the abstract because the full article isn't available for free. The abstract is only a summary of the article so it probably won't have the information you need.
Follow these steps to find information for your task:
1. Start by deciding on the key words that you’ll use to search. Those are the words from your assessment notification that sum up what you’re looking for. You don't need to put the whole question into Google- that will actually make it harder to find good information.
2. It will be easier to break up your searching into the different questions/learning intentions so it’s less confusing, so do different Google searches- on inequities, on strategies to overcome inequities, and on support services.
3. Make sure you are looking at Australian information. If you are using 'Torres Strait Islander' as a key word the search results should all be Australian, but remember that other countries have First Nations populations as well so if you are only using 'Aboriginal', 'First Nations' or 'Indigenous' as your key words you might get pages talking about First Nations inequity in other countries. Add 'Australia' as a key word.
4. When you put your search into Google, before you open any pages...
2. It will be easier to break up your searching into the different questions/learning intentions so it’s less confusing, so do different Google searches- on inequities, on strategies to overcome inequities, and on support services.
3. Make sure you are looking at Australian information. If you are using 'Torres Strait Islander' as a key word the search results should all be Australian, but remember that other countries have First Nations populations as well so if you are only using 'Aboriginal', 'First Nations' or 'Indigenous' as your key words you might get pages talking about First Nations inequity in other countries. Add 'Australia' as a key word.
4. When you put your search into Google, before you open any pages...
DON'T just open the first website in the list. Just because it's the first doesn't mean it's the best.
Instead, look down the page before you open anything, and look for the websites that are the most likely to be up to date and have the most accurate information. These will be from organisations who are currently involved in the area of inequity you have chosen. Some websites to look out for are:
FINALLY you should get into the habit of opening Google results in a new tab (right click on a PC, two finger click on a Mac, and select 'open in new tab'). That way you can easily get back to your original search if you need to change it or keep looking through it. It also means you can immediately close the tab on websites you decide aren't useful, and easily flip between the websites that are useful.
You can use the SLASA Referencing Generator for your bibliography.
Instead, look down the page before you open anything, and look for the websites that are the most likely to be up to date and have the most accurate information. These will be from organisations who are currently involved in the area of inequity you have chosen. Some websites to look out for are:
- Government websites (url ends in .gov)
- University websites (url ends in .edu)
- Charity organisations who support and advocate for First Nations people
- Bodies who represent your chosen group
- Reputable news websites like ABC, the Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald
- Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing (AIHW) - This is the best place for up to date statistics
FINALLY you should get into the habit of opening Google results in a new tab (right click on a PC, two finger click on a Mac, and select 'open in new tab'). That way you can easily get back to your original search if you need to change it or keep looking through it. It also means you can immediately close the tab on websites you decide aren't useful, and easily flip between the websites that are useful.
You can use the SLASA Referencing Generator for your bibliography.
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