<strong>SSWAHS</strong> DISABILITY ACTION PLAN 2008-20118. AbbreviationsABS Australian Bureau of StatisticsAC&RS Aged Care and Rehabilitation ServiceACAT Aged Care Assessment TeamAHIS Aboriginal <strong>Health</strong> Impact StatementAMHS <strong>Area</strong> Mental <strong>Health</strong> ServiceASET Agedcare Services Emergency TeamAuslan Australian Sign LanguageBIRU Brain Injury Rehabilitation UnitBCA Building Code of AustraliaCACP Community Aged Care PackageCALD Culturally and Linguistically DiverseCEWD Centre for Education and Workforce DevelopmentCHVP Children’s Home Ventilation ProgramCRGH Concord Repatriation General Hospital (Concord Hospital)DADHC NSW Department of Ageing, <strong>Disability</strong> and Home CareDAP <strong>Disability</strong> <strong>Action</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>DAPI&AC <strong>Disability</strong> <strong>Action</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Implementation and Advisory CommitteeDDA <strong>Disability</strong> Discrimination ActDoHA Commonwealth Department of <strong>Health</strong> and AgeingDSU <strong>Disability</strong> Specialist UnitEDEmergency DepartmentELP Equipment Lending PoolGPs General PractitionersHACC Home and Community Care ProgramIROInstitute of Rheumatology and OrthopaedicsLGA Local Government <strong>Area</strong>OH&S Occupational <strong>Health</strong> and SafetyNGO Non-Government OrganisationPADP Program of Appliances for Disabled PeopleRPAH Royal Prince Alfred HospitalSDAC Survey of <strong>Disability</strong>, Ageing & CarersSDH <strong>Sydney</strong> Dental HospitalSEIFA Socioeconomic Index for <strong>Area</strong>s<strong>SSWAHS</strong> <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Area</strong> <strong>Health</strong> ServiceTACP Transitional Aged Care ProgramTAFE Technical And Further EducationTTY Telephone Text TypewriterVDQ Ventilator Dependent QuadriplegicW3C World Wide WebPage 50
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