How Judicial Myopia Is Jeopardizing the Protection of People with HIV/AIDS Under the ADA

2001 ◽  
Vol 27 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 301-327
Author(s):  
Tony R. Maida
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Social Equality ◽  
Civil Rights Act ◽  
Barriers To Employment ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Physical Barriers ◽  
The Government ◽  
Social Prejudice

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 promised to be a “secondgeneration” civil rights statute, comparable in importance and scope to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The breadth of the act reflected congressional and disability activists' desire to change society in order to enable the disabled to achieve economic autonomy and social equality. Historically, disabled individuals were characterized by their inability to normally function in society, either due to physical obstacles or social myths and stereotypes. Up until 1990, the federal government had taken baby steps to address these issues. Indeed, most federal activity was limited to assisting disabled people in overcoming physical barriers to employment. However, the government did little to change the structure of those barriers, and most certainly did not address the widespread social prejudice against the disabled.

scholarly journals PERMASALAHAN AKSESIBILITAS BAGI PENYANDANG CACAT DI KOTA PALEMBANG, PROVINS! SUMATERA SELATAN

Sosio Informa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ike Atikah Azhuri
Keyword(s):  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Public Buildings ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Public Work ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Public Area ◽  
The Government ◽  
Essential Problem

(The Accesibility Problem for People with Disabilities in Palembang, South Sumatera) - The essential problem discussed in this paper is accesesibility of infras tructures and equipments for the disable in public area such as in buildings, streets, parks, cemeteries, public transportations. This accessibility is provided for the disabled people to have their activities in public area easrly. These efforts are based on the law Number 4, year 1997 concerning the welfare of People with Disabilities. It is necessary for the government and communities to provide the medium accessibility of infrastructures and equipments amenity for disabled. The objective of the research is identifiying medium accessibility infrastructures in building and its surrounding to make the d isabled do their activities easily. Since the application of this law in the reality the providing of that accessibility is still minimum and have not yet get properly standarized according to min istrial decree of public work number 468/KPTS/1998 about technical conditions of accessibilities in public buildings and its environment. The application of minis trial decree of public work, on the provision of accessibility have not been arranged in the provincial regulation, so the social iza tion of that accessibility provision for the disables is less effective. It is because of limiting power between the governments in the provincies, regencies, etc. as well as the often rotation of selfs for them in government institutions resulted the lack of experience.

scholarly journals HOUSING FOR DISABLED PEOPLE: WHAT DO THEY NEED?

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syakir Amir Ab Rahman ◽  
Nasriah Samsudin ◽  
Mariana Mohamed Osman ◽  
Syahriah Bachok ◽  
Noor Suzilawati Rabe
Keyword(s):  
Residential Property ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The People ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Government ◽  
Housing Standard ◽  
Design Factors ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Across the world, people with disabilities, advocacy companies, key nonauthorities and government stakeholders are trying to find approaches to enhance housing assist preparations for the disabled people. In order to do so, the housing industry should be more adaptive to meet the demand of the people with special needs. The government also needs to plan for suitable housing policies for all groups of people. Housing is the central focus for human being including the disabled people and houses that follow housing standard for the disabled will improve their quality of life. The objective of this paper is to study the preferences in terms of price, location and design factors in owning a residential property among the disabled community in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. A survey questionnaires was distributed to 400 respondents of the disabled community. The survey focused on two categories of disability, which are the physical disability and visual impairment. The outcome of this study describes the preferences in owning a residential property in term of price, location and design of the property. Recommendation was then made on housing strategy in planning for the price, location and design of residential property for the disabled community in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.

scholarly journals Policy Analysis Of Supporting Children With Disabilities Access To Social Security

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. first
Author(s):  
Nguyễn Thanh Huyền
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Government ◽  
Disadvantaged People ◽  
Disabled Adults

If disabled people are considered as the weak individuals in community, the handicapped children will be more vulnerable as they are lack of the ability to take care of themsselves. The disadvantage of these people is the dependence on others in many aspects of their lives. The Government has issued amble policies in order to help paralyzed people and children, specifically policies related to social security. According to the Children Law No. 102/2016/QH13, the disabled children are ranked in the top 14 of those who are having underprivileged lives. This law is really important in reducing the handicapped children's burdens in life by providing them with caring and sharing from others. Despite this attention of the Government, the policies for disabled children are given less prioritization than those for normal children and disabled adults. In fact, the policies for disabled children are the same as those for children under 6 years old as well as the disabled adults. However, there are a number of troubles from processing to implementing the policies, negatively affecting the opportunities of accessing to social security of disabled people in general and handicapped children in particular. As a result, those disadvantaged people still have many difficulties in life need to be shared from others.

scholarly journals Assessment of efficiency of providing disabled people of the Sverdlovsk region with technical means of rehabilitation and prosthetic and orthopedic products on the basis of the carried-out questioning of disabled people

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-39
Author(s):  
Irina I. Kuznetsova ◽  
I. B Parpura ◽  
N. E Smushkina ◽  
N. K Kozhevnikova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Insurance Fund ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Social Insurance Fund ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government

On the basis of the performed selective questioning of disabled people the assessment of the efficiency of providing disabled people with technical means of rehabilitation is given. The vast majority of technical means of rehabilitation (99,1%) is recommended by experts of medico-social expertise within the Federal list of rehabilitation actions, technical means of rehabilitation and the services provided to the disabled person, accepted by the Government of the Russian Federation approved by the order of December 30, 2005 No. 2347-r. Disabled people received the majority of technical means of rehabilitation through Social insurance fund. Other sources of receiving of technical means of rehabilitation are (in the order ofdecreasing ofpopularity): independent acquisition, rental centers, receiving as a gift. In the Sverdlovsk region there is a need ofthe delivery of the regional list of technical means of rehabilitation consisting of the mostdemanded technical means of rehabilitation not included in the Federal list.

scholarly journals A Look at the Tradition of Lack of Accommodating of Citizens with Disabilities in The People’s Republic of China

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xingran Zhao ◽  
Nan Mu ◽  
Xiao Xu ◽  
Yu Liang ◽  
Mingxi Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Disability ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Unfair Treatment ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government

It is common to encounter a citizen with disability in everyday life. According to data from the second national survey of disabled people, the group accounts for 5.26% of the population of Guangzhou. Citizens with vision, hearing or physical disability accounts for the largest part of this statistic. Citizens with disabilities in The People’s Republic of China often are treated as inferiors. There is a history of complaints of a lack of physical and service related accommodation by this group. Citizens with disabilities state that it is very difficult to find a job because of the unfair treatment. Zhang Hai Di is a famous Chinese writer with severe disability. A true advocate, Di, devoted her life to helping peoples with disabilities to have the same rights as others. This acclaimed writer has played a critical role helping the government build many policies which have had some effects to the disabled people. There is still room for improvement in China (Wang,2017). For example, the majority of building are lack wheelchair accessibility. This is a serious problem for the blind and disabled citizens of The People’s Republic of China. Moreover, most signage and computers are not designed for the blind. Special phones for the deaf citizens are not common.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF STATE AID AND ITS CREATED VALUE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE IN LITHUANIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 905-922
Author(s):  
Laura Girlevičienė ◽  
Alina Kvietkauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
State Aid ◽  
Simple Linear Regression ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Countries facing social issues related to the disabled apply various measures to solve them, including State aid. However, the application of these measures does not always enable them to achieve the goals of state policy or to improve indicators such as the integration of the disabled into the labor market and reduction of social exclusion. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of State aid usage and influence on the implementation of disabled employment policies, this research develops a set of social and economic indicators to reflect the examined issue, allow for the assessment of the situation of the target group, and envisage areas of improvement. To evaluate the impact of State aid on the selected indicators, a simple linear regression analysis is performed. According to our evaluations, we establish that in order for the government to solve problems of poverty by employing disabled people, questions of financial capacity as well as the effectiveness of allowances for the disabled should be addressed. The expected effects of this measure are a growing number of employed disabled people and reduction of poverty and social exclusion among disabled people.

Disability–Poverty Nexus

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajit K. Dalal
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Important Prerequisite ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Downward Spiral ◽  
Physical Barriers

The article examines the close nexus between disability and poverty that renders the disabled people the poorest among the poor. It discusses psycho-social and environmental impediments which prevent active participation of the poor with disability in developmental programmes. In this context, the article particularly focuses on social exclusion which nourishes on negative attitudes, prejudices, stigma and discrimination, together with inaccessible physical environment. The poor with disabilities have remained passive targets and recipients, not stakeholders and participants, and as a result they hardly benefit from health, educational and employment schemes and are caught in a vicious downward spiral. It is argued that dealing with psycho-social and physical barriers is an important prerequisite for active participation of the poor with disabilities in the developmental programmes.

SOCIALISM AND SOCIAL DIMENSION OF WORK — EMPLOYMENT POLICIES ON DISABLED GROUPS IN CHINA

2009 ◽  
Vol 43 (01) ◽  
pp. 19-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
RUBY C. M. CHAU
Keyword(s):  
Social Dimension ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Employment Policies ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Important Means ◽  
The Government ◽  
Education And Employment

This paper is about employment policies on disabled people in China. It argues that the Chinese government has constantly emphasised the social dimension of work. Employment has therefore been regarded as an important means for disabled people to integrate into the society and to contribute to public interests. Various measures have been introduced in legislation and in policies on education and employment to enhance job opportunities for disabled people in the last two decades. However, the effectiveness of these measures is limited. In face of the keen competition in the expansion of the private market, many enterprises and welfare services do not have sufficient capacity or enthusiasm to promote employment for disabled groups. The paper argues it is important for the government to provide more support and incentives to enterprises, services, disabled people and their family in order to realise the social dimension of work among the disabled groups.

scholarly journals HOUSING FOR DISABLED PEOPLE: WHAT DO THEY NEED?

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syakir Amir Ab Rahman ◽  
Nasriah Samsudin ◽  
Mariana Mohamed Osman ◽  
Syahriah Bachok ◽  
Noor Suzilawati Rabe
Keyword(s):  
Residential Property ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The People ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Government ◽  
Housing Standard ◽  
Design Factors ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Across the world, people with disabilities, advocacy companies, key nonauthorities and government stakeholders are trying to find approaches to enhance housing assist preparations for the disabled people. In order to do so, the housing industry should be more adaptive to meet the demand of the people with special needs. The government also needs to plan for suitable housing policies for all groups of people. Housing is the central focus for human being including the disabled people and houses that follow housing standard for the disabled will improve their quality of life. The objective of this paper is to study the preferences in terms of price, location and design factors in owning a residential property among the disabled community in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. A survey questionnaires was distributed to 400 respondents of the disabled community. The survey focused on two categories of disability, which are the physical disability and visual impairment. The outcome of this study describes the preferences in owning a residential property in term of price, location and design of the property. Recommendation was then made on housing strategy in planning for the price, location and design of residential property for the disabled community in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.

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