Addressing the barriers to driver licensing for Aboriginal people in New South Wales and South Australia

Low rates of driver licensing have been linked to increased risk of transport‐related injury, and reduced access to health services, employment and educational opportunities in the Aboriginal population. This paper reports on how barriers to obtaining a driver licence are being addressed in four Abo...

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Vydané v:	Australian and New Zealand journal of public health Ročník 41; číslo 3; s. 280 - 286
Hlavní autori:	Clapham, Kathleen, Hunter, Kate, Cullen, Patricia, Helps, Yvonne, Senserrick, Teresa, Byrne, Jake, Harrison, James E., Ivers, Rebecca Q.
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	United States Elsevier B.V 01.06.2017 Elsevier Limited Elsevier
Predmet:	Aboriginal Aboriginal Australians Access Adult Alternative approaches Area planning & development Australia Automobile Driver Examination - statistics & numerical data Automobile Driving Barriers Community Community service Costs Councils Data analysis Data collection driver licensing Drivers Drunk driving Education Educational opportunities Employment Employment interviews Employment opportunities Family support Female Focus Groups Funding Generations Government agencies Health services Humans Indigenous peoples Injury prevention Interagency collaboration Interest groups Intergovernmental relations Interorganizational networks Interviews Interviews as Topic Job hunting Licenses Licensing Literacy Male Mentors Middle Aged Native peoples New South Wales NSW Occupant injuries Public health Qualitative analysis Qualitative Research Roads & highways Social determinants of health Social participation Stakeholders State government Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Vehicles Young Adult Young adults New South Wales Australia South Australia Australia New South Wales Australia Aboriginal NSW Australia SA driver licensing
ISSN:	1326-0200, 1753-6405, 1753-6405
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Shrnutí:	Low rates of driver licensing have been linked to increased risk of transport‐related injury, and reduced access to health services, employment and educational opportunities in the Aboriginal population. This paper reports on how barriers to obtaining a driver licence are being addressed in four Aboriginal communities in New South Wales and South Australia. Qualitative data were collected over a four‐month period in 2013. Interviews with Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal stakeholders (n=31) and 11 focus groups with Aboriginal participants (n=46) were analysed thematically using a framework approach. Factors facilitating licensing included: family support, professional lessons, alternative testing and programs that assist with literacy, fines management, financial assistance and access to a supervising driver. Stakeholders recommended raising awareness of existing services and funding community‐based service provision to promote access to licensing. Facilitating licence participation requires systemic change and long‐term investment to ensure interagency collaboration, service use and sustainability of relevant programs, including job search agencies. The disadvantage faced by Aboriginal people in driver licensing is a fundamental barrier to participation and a social determinant of health. Understanding the factors that promote licensing is crucial to improving access for under‐serviced populations; recommendations provide pragmatic solutions to address licensing disadvantage.
Bibliografia:	The authors have stated they have no conflict of interest. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23
ISSN:	1326-0200 1753-6405 1753-6405
DOI:	10.1111/1753-6405.12654