DIY Home Modifications: Point-of-Sale Support for People with Disability and their Carers Positioning Paper

Authors Bleasdale, M., Bridge, C., McNamara, N., Zmudzki, F.
Published 6th August 2014
Audience Authors, Consumers, Government/NGOs/Peaks, Industry, Librarians/Researchers/Students
ISBN 9780733435058

Despite a vast amount of research into home modifications in Australia and their benefits for government and individuals, there exists a significant knowledge gap about home modifications that are undertaken outside of government-subsidised schemes. This project investigates a previously overlooked area of home modifications research, to examine do-it-yourself (DIY) home modifications and expand upon current research that examines the cost-benefit of home modifications for consumers and governments.

Table of Contents

Glossary 

Executive Summary 

Section 1: Introduction 

  Do-it-yourself home modifications

  Structure of the paper

  Theoretical framework 

  Aims and research questions 

  Conclusion

Section 2: Background to the research 

  Introduction 

  Economic drivers for home modifications 

  Home modification schemes 

  Reform context

  Conclusion 

Section 3: Review of DIY home modifications literature 

  Introduction 

  Methodology 

  DIY: meanings, resources and growth 

  Choosing to DIY  

  Housing suitability 

  Conclusion 

Section 4: Methodology

  Introduction 

  Qualitative methods 

  Economic evaluation 

  Proposed future research methods 

Section 5: Next steps 

  Introduction 

  Proposed resources 

  Summary 

Bibliography 

Appendix 1 - 6

Specialist Review Panel

Name	Organisation	Panel
Colin Jensen	Ageing, Disability and Home Care	Guest Expert Reviewer
Oya Demirbilek	Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW Australia	Guest Expert Reviewer
Lyndal Millikan	Occupational Therapist	Guest Expert Reviewer