Disability (Child protection)

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	748838
Registration status:	Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021
Definition:	Disability is the umbrella term for any or all of: an impairment of body structure or function, a limitation in activities, or a restriction in participation. Disability is a multidimensional concept, and is considered as an interaction between health conditions and environment and personal factors. It refers to a limitation, restriction or impairment which has lasted, or is likely to last for at least six months and restricts every day activities.
Context:	Child protection

Collection and usage attributes
Comments:	This definition of disability applies within the Child protection national minimum data set. For more information, see the Glossary Item Disability.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2021. Child protection national minimum data set, data collection manual 2020-21. Canberra: AIHW.
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	See also Disability Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021 Disability, Standard 28/09/2016 Health, Standard 29/06/2016 Supersedes Disability Children and Families, Superseded 03/11/2021 Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Health, Superseded 29/06/2016 Housing assistance, Standard 01/03/2005
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Child protection (CP) client file cluster Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021 Disability Children and Families, Standard 03/11/2021 Disability, Standard 28/09/2016 Health, Standard 29/06/2016