Appendix B: Topic Guide
Key topics to explore - what would help, what would hinder
Independence | Social / Community participation |
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People with disabilities | Advocates, families, frontline staff |
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Independence | Independence |
The big life decisions | The big life decisions |
To live the life you want to live and feel happy with your life(e.g. Role, career, relationships) | What would promote greater independence for people with disabilities in living the lives they want to lead |
| What would restrict greater independence for people with disabilities in living the lives they want to lead |
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Choice about where and with whom you live | Choosing where and with whom to live |
Where would you like to live in 5 years time? | What do you see as the best housing arrangement for adults with disabilities |
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Who would you choose to live with? | What supports would help people with disabilities live more independently |
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Everyday life | Everyday life |
What would help you be more independent in your everyday life, and your daily activities and in choosing how you spend your day and where you go to, | What would help people with disabilities be more independent on a day to day basis - how they spend their day, daily and activities, where they go |
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Social and community participation | Social and community participation |
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Mixing with people you want to be with | Mixing with people you want to be with |
What would help you spend more of your day to day time with the people you would like to spend your time with? | What could help someone with a disability mix more in mainstream society? |
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Joining in like your peers | Joining in like peers |
Think of things and activities you'd like to do that other local people, at your age or stage in life, would do | What would help someone with a disability doing the things they would like to do that others in their area of their age or stage in life would do |
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Using local facilities | Using local facilities |
What would help you use facilities and amenities in your neighbourhood or downtown that you might like to use (e.g. Shops, pubs, cafés, cinema, gym, sports facilities, etc), and what would hold you back | What would help or hinder someone with a disability using facilities and amenities, in the neighbourhood or downtown (e.g. Shops, pubs, cafés, cinema, gym, sports facilities, etc) |
Likely Health Questions - views on | Likely Health Questions - views on |
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Money follows the person/individualised budgets | Money follows the person/individualised budgets |
Mainstream services for people with disabilities, e.G separation of housing and health supports; mainstream health services | Mainstream services for people with disabilities, e.G separation of housing and health supports; mainstream health services |
Moving from a care framework to supports for inclusion in mainstream activities (work/leisure etc) | Moving from a care framework to supports for inclusion in mainstream activities (work/leisure etc) |