The impact and benefits of techinical helps for disabled people

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Pinos ◽  
Margarita Illescas ◽  
Darwin Tapia
Keyword(s):  
Disabled People ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Creating Community and Belonging in a Designated Housing Estate for Disabled People

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 66-76
Author(s):  
Liz Ellis ◽  
Sarah-Anne Muñoz ◽  
Katia Narzisi ◽  
Sara Bradley ◽  
Jenny Hall
Keyword(s):  
Social Care ◽  
Supported Housing ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Emotional Outcomes ◽  
New Community ◽  
The Impact

In recent years there has been an ideological push within social care away from segregated housing provision towards supported housing integrated within the wider community (McConkey, Keogh, Bunting, Iriarte, & Watson, 2016; Merrells, Buchanan, & Waters, 2019; Overmars-Marx, Thomése, Verdonschot, & Meininger, 2014). Despite this, many housing solutions for older and disabled people continue to be built on a designated basis, with physical and emotional wellbeing outcomes being both contested and mixed. After reviewing key policy relating to social care housing alongside some of the theoretical and ideological positions, this article explores the social and emotional outcomes of a diverse group of disabled people living with mental health difficulties, physical and intellectual impairments, illnesses and age-related conditions, who moved into a small, purpose-built estate of smart homes. Drawing primarily on qualitative data collected from tenants prior to moving and again seven months following relocation, the impact of moving into the estate on tenants’ sense of wellbeing and feelings of inclusion will be analysed and discussed in relation to efforts to build a new community.

Measuring the Impact of Rehabilitation Services on the Quality of Life of Disabled People in Cambodia

Disasters ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce A. Powell ◽  
Stewart W. Mercer ◽  
Carson Harte
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Evaluating the percentage of handicapped individuals using media in Herat province

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-19
Author(s):  
Namatullah Sarwary
Keyword(s):  
Critical Condition ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
The Media ◽  
Handicapped People ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

Afghanistan is among the countries where majority of its people deal with tough circumstances. People with disabilities have more critical condition than others; they are deprived from many facilities and equipment, especially access to media. This research investigates the extent handicapped people use media and the impact of media on these people. By employing a qualitative method, data were collected from 21 disabled people through in-depth semistructured interviews. The results demonstrated that a large number of handicapped individuals use media. The media which had been used among the handicapped individuals were radio, television, and magazines, whereas Radio was considered more practical. Media can have either positive or negative impacts on disabled people, but this impact differs among disabled people depending on their disabilities.

scholarly journals Warunki mieszkaniowe jako wyznacznik jakości życia osób niepełnosprawnych na przykładzie osób z dysfunkcją narządu wzroku

Ekonomia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-113
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Sadowa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Important Place ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Right ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Housing conditions as a determinant of the quality of life of disabled people, based on the example of people with sight dysfunctionOne of the basic needs of a person is to have a place to live. Virtually everyone dreams of having their own place, to relax and feel safe. Such a space is an important place for people with disabilities, because it is often the only place that is tailored to their needs, where they feel safer than in any other spaces. Every citizen of the country has the right to housing, which is provided by numerous docu­ments and regulations.The purpose of this article is to evaluate the impact of housing conditions on the quality of life of people with disabilities. The following thesis has been formulated in the work: the disabled aim to improve the quality of their lives by changing housing conditions.Literature sources have been reviewed to define basic concepts, the results of previous studies have been correlated. After accessing the database, the results of the research carried out in March 2015 by the foundation “Nie widzę problemu” literally meaning “I do not see the problem” with involvement of employees and students of the University of Wroclaw have been compiled.The analysis shows that respondents most often live together with their parents and spend a large part of their income on purchases related to household appliances. As much as 60% of re­spondents do not own a flat. Approximately 68% find the buildings they live in are not suited to their needs, however only 23% of them try to get social housing.Translated by Karolina Riemel

scholarly journals Professional rehabilitation as aspect integration of disabled people in society (on example of the Republic of Mari El)

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
Lyudmila M. Nizova ◽  
M. I Danilova
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact

In the article there is reflected the complex of the most important andfundamental problems ofintegration ofpersons with disabilities into society in two ways: in the theoretical and methodological and analytical-sociological. There are considered institutional aspects of the vocational rehabilitation atfour levels: international, national, regional and local. The study of the views ofdomestic researchers in theoretical and methodological terms has shown problems of the employment ofpersons with disabilities at the regional level to be insufficiently studied up until now. In this connection there were investigated main directions of vocational rehabilitation and integration of disabled people into society thanks to efforts of the Government of the Mari El Republic, Main Bureau of Social and Medical and Expertise of the Republic of Mari El of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, Department of Labor and Employment ofpopulation of the Republic of Mari El. There is given an estimation of the management and vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities in the competitive mesoeconomic labour market. On the basis of monitoring and sociological research of two categories of respondents there were identified priorities, issues andfactors, determined the employment of the disabled persons as a specific population group. The dynamics of active forms of the employment and ranging opinions of respondents allowed to prove the positive role of vocational rehabilitation to expedite the integration processes of disabled persons in society: decline in the number of cases of disability among working age persons surveyedfirstly, reducing the percentage of the gain in the severity ofdisability, the increase in the proportion of the complete rehabilitation among the adult population, the decline in the proportion ofpersons with disabilities among the unemployed people owing to such forms as the organization of specialized job fairs, quotas and creation of work places, referral of disabled persons about self employment. Nevertheless, bearing in mind the persistence of revealed problems, there are proposed author measures on the improvement of the efficacy of the impact of vocational rehabilitation ofpersons with disabilities to accelerate their integration into society, taking into account vectorness, including governing bodies, employers and people with disabilities.

scholarly journals Neuro-Advancements and the Role of Nurses as Stated in Academic Literature and Canadian Newspapers

Societies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Rochelle Deloria ◽  
Gregor Wolbring
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Computer Interfaces ◽  
The Impact

Neurosciences and neurotechnologies (from now on called neuro-advancements) constantly evolve and influence all facets of society. Neuroethics and neuro-governance discourses focus on the impact of neuro-advancements on individuals and society, and stakeholder involvement is identified as an important aspect of being able to deal with such an impact. Nurses engage with neuro-advancements within their occupation, including neuro-linked assistive technologies, such as brain-computer interfaces, cochlear implants, and virtual reality. The role of nurses is multifaceted and includes being providers of clinical and other health services, educators, advocates for their field and their clients, including disabled people, researchers, and influencers of policy discourses. Nurses have a stake in how neuro-advancements are governed, therefore, being influencers of neuroethics and neuro-governance discourses should be one of these roles. Lifelong learning and professional development could be one mechanism to increase the knowledge of nurses about ethical, social, and legal issues linked to neuro-advancements, which in turn, would allow nurses to provide meaningful input towards neuro-advancement discussions. Disabled people are often the recipients of neuro-advancements and are clients of nurses, therefore, they have a stake in the way nurses interact with neuro-advancements and influence the sociotechnical context of neuro-advancements, which include neuro-linked assistive devices. We performed a scoping review to investigate the role of narrative around nurses in relation to neuro-advancements within academic literature and newspapers. We found minimal engagement with the role of nurses outside of clinical services. No article raised the issue of nurses having to be involved in neuro-ethics and neuro-governance discussions or how lifelong learning could be used to gain that competency. Few articles used the term assistive technology or assistive device and no article covered the engagement of nurses with disabled people within a socio-technical context. We submit that the role narrative falls short of what is expected from nurses and shows shortcomings at the intersection of nurses, socio-technical approaches to neuro-assistive technologies and other neuro-advancements and people with disabilities. Neuro-governance and neuroethic discourses could be a useful way for nurses and disabled people to co-shape the socio-technical context of neuro-advancements, including neuro-assistive technologies. Lifelong learning initiatives should be put in place to provide the knowledge necessary for nurses to take part in the neuroethics and neuro-governance discussion.

scholarly journals Equity/Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Universities: The Case of Disabled People

Societies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Gregor Wolbring ◽  
Aspen Lillywhite
Keyword(s):  
Academic Staff ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

The origin of equity/equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives at universities are rooted in the 2005 Athena SWAN (Scientific Women’s Academic Network) charter from Advance HE in the UK, which has the purpose of initiating actions that generate gender equality in UK universities. Since then, Advance HE also set up a “race charter” to deal with equality issues that are experienced by ethnic staff and students within higher education. Today “equality, diversity and inclusion” and “equity, diversity and inclusion” (from now on both called EDI) are used as phrases by universities in many countries to highlight ongoing efforts to rectify the problems that are linked to EDI of students, non-academic staff, and academic staff, whereby the focus broadened from gender to include other underrepresented groups, including disabled students, disabled non-academic staff, and disabled academic staff. How EDI efforts are operationalized impacts the success and utility of EDI efforts for disabled students, non-academic staff, and academic staff, and impacts the social situation of disabled people in general. As such, we analysed in a first step using a scoping review approach, how disabled students, non-academic staff, and academic staff are engaged with in the EDI focused academic literature. Little engagement (16 sources, some only abstracts, some abstracts, and full text) with disabled students, non-academic staff, and academic staff was found. This bodes ill for the utility of existing EDI efforts for disabled students, non-academic staff, and academic staff, but also suggests an opening for many fields to critically analyse EDI efforts in relation to disabled students, non-academic staff, and academic staff, the intersectionality of disabled people with other EDI groups and the impact of the EDI efforts on the social situation of disabled people beyond educational settings. The problematic findings are discussed through the lens of ability studies and EDI premises, as evident in EDI policy documents, EDI academic, and non-academic literature covering non-disability groups, and policy documents, such as the 2017 “UNESCO Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers” and the 1999 “UNESCO World Conference on Sciences” recommendations that engage with the situation of researchers and research in universities.

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