scholarly journals Inclusive Social Lettings Practice: Opportunities to Enhance Independent Living for Disabled People

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 54-65
Author(s):  
Isobel Anderson ◽  
Dianne-Dominique Theakstone ◽  
Julia Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Social ◽  
Explicit Recognition ◽  
Housing Needs

Appropriate housing is a key element of independent living for disabled people, yet research evidence confirms the continuing, often negative, impact of unsuitable housing on their lives. This article examines access to social rented housing as a route to independent living, through a study of lettings practice for accessible and adapted homes. Drawing on the social and social-relational models of disability, the study adopted a disabled-led, co-production approach. Qualitative research methods were used to compare social landlord practice and track home seeker/tenant experiences. While housing providers were proactive in reviewing policy and practice to better meet the housing needs of disabled people, there remained some ‘distance’ between landlord goals and applicant experiences. Disabled people’s extended lived experience of inappropriate housing, while waiting for a more accessible home, impacted negatively on their quality of life and physical and mental health. Social lettings policies and practice were necessarily complex, but often difficult for applicants to understand. The complexity of disabled people’s housing needs meant that the matching process for suitable housing was also complex, often requiring individualised solutions. Recommendations to improve practice include making better use of technology to improve data on accessible/adapted properties and applicant needs; flexibility in lettings practice to facilitate effective matches; and flexibility in fully recognising disabled people’s housing and independent living needs. Social rented housing remains an important mechanism for achieving disabled people’s independence. Explicit recognition of the social-relational interpretation of disability could deliver more inclusive lettings practice and achieve more sustainable tenancies.

Smart City, Just City. An IHC Global Initiative in Support of the New Urban Agenda

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-186
Author(s):  
Judith Hermanson
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Social ◽  
Global Goal ◽  
Global Initiative ◽  
New Urban Agenda

This article describes IHC Global’s “Smart City. Just City” initiative which it launched at a panel at the ninth World Urban Forum (WUF 9) held in Kuala Lumpur in February 2018.  The initiative is a key component of IHC Global’s commitment to the New Urban Agenda and to achieving the aims of Global Goal 11.  By seeking to align two different approaches to urban development – the technology driven “smart city” approach and the “social justice” informed “just city” approach – its goal is to fill a policy and practice gap with a policy framework and supporting indicators which will enable cities to intentionally use technology to achieve greater inclusiveness and equity and so to create places and spaces which are both “smart” and “just.” Too often “smart cities” focus on technology almost exclusively and when other benefits are seen as “by-products” of the technology.  On the other hand, the human-centered focus of “just cities” too often fails to think sufficiently progressively or to use available technologies to advance its goals.  “Smart City. Just City” aims to bring these two approaches together, to show that “technology” and “human centeredness” are not mutually exclusive terms and that the often private-sector driven use of technology can in fact serve “public good” purposes when these purposes are intentionally pursued.  IHC Global’s premise is that when a city uses smart technology with the purpose to achieve greater inclusiveness and justice, divisions will be lessened; economic opportunities will be more plentiful and widely available; a large number of people will be more robustly prepared to cope with natural and other “shocks”; and the city, as a whole, will prosper.

scholarly journals Rehabilitation as a Disability Equality Issue: A Conceptual Shift for Disability Studies?

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Shakespeare ◽  
Harriet Cooper ◽  
Dikmen Bezmez ◽  
Fiona Poland
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Disability Studies ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Rehabilitation Science ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Conceptual Shift ◽  
New Research ◽  
Rehabilitation Sciences

Rehabilitation is a controversial subject in disability studies, often discussed in terms of oppression, normalisation, and unwanted intrusion. While there may be good reasons for positioning rehabilitation in this way, this has also meant that, as a lived experience, it is under-researched and neglected in disabilities literature, as we show by surveying leading disability studies journals. With some notable exceptions, rehabilitation research has remained the preserve of the rehabilitation sciences, and such studies have rarely included the voices of disabled people themselves, as we also demonstrate by surveying a cross-section of rehabilitation science literature. Next, drawing on new research, we argue for reframing access to rehabilitation as a disability equality issue. Through in-depth discussion of two case studies, we demonstrate that rehabilitation can be a tool for inclusion and for supporting an equal life. Indeed, we contend that rehabilitation merits disability researchers’ sustained engagement, precisely to ensure that a ‘right-based rehabilitation’ policy and practice can be developed, which is <em>not</em> oppressive, but reflects the views and experiences of the disabled people who rehabilitation should serve.

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Isolation during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical and Mental Health: The Lived Experience of Adolescents with Obesity and Their Caregivers

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3026
Author(s):  
Giada Pietrabissa ◽  
Clarissa Volpi ◽  
Michela Bottacchi ◽  
Vanessa Bertuzzi ◽  
Anna Guerrini Usubini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Developmental Phase ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

Adolescence is a complex developmental phase, made more complex by obesity and the social isolation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The literature related to the impact of social isolation on obesity self-management in adolescents is scant and inconsistent. This paper describes the phenomenon from the perspectives of a sample of adolescents with obesity enrolled in an inpatients’ multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for weight-loss and their caregivers, and its impact on different life domains. Individual semi-structured ad hoc interviews were conducted with 10 adolescent-caregiver dyads, and narratives were qualitatively investigated using an interpretative phenomenology approach to data. Twenty participants took part in the study. The major themes that emerged from this study fall into five basic categories: (1) COVID-19 as an opportunity to reconsider what makes a good life; (2) Persistence in life; (3) Empowering relationship; (4) Daily routine in quarantine; (5) Lives on hold. Understandings drawn from this study may assist health care professionals in providing holistic support, and guidance to adolescents with weight-related issues and their caregivers who experience social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cyberstalking: public danger, key factors and prevention

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Peter Kobets ◽  
Kristina Krasnova
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Private Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Large Area ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social

Cyberstalking has become a new form of crime and deviant behaviour. The authors research the problem of cyberstalking and intimidation via the Internet in details. These concepts are used interchangeably because all forms of stalking are threatening or have the purpose of distressing the victim (victim stress exhaustion). The authors tried to draw attention and show the interconnectcion between the social danger of cyberstalking and the violation of private life boundaries. The consequences of such interference can cause the significant harm to man interests, material harm; threaten the physical and mental health of a person. The authors in this article draw attention to the activities of people who use the Internet to threaten (intimidate) others. The phenomenon of cyberstalking constitutes one of the main aims of the analysis because it includes a rather large area of behavior performance (starting with the expression of threats to the theft of personal data). The main question of this research is simple: what makes an intelligent and law-abiding person in the offline world (outside the Internet), take part in anti-social or criminal activities online? The basic reason is the fact that the combination of technological and social factors encourages people to participate in crime or antisocial acts, such as incitement to violence against other people. The originality of the study is that the authors analyzed the public danger of cyberstalking and the consequences of privacy infringement by the negative impact on a person through the Internet. Authors highlight trends and developments, and give recommendations on how cyberstalking prevention matters can be improved.

scholarly journals PERSEPSI MAHASISWA PGSD PADA PEMBELAJARAN DARING DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Anang Fathoni ◽  
Ali Mustadi ◽  
Wahyu Kurniawati
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Primary School Teacher ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Primary School Teacher Education

SARS-CoV-2 or Coronavirus is a new virus variant that provides new challenges and adaptations for educators, learners, parents, and the wider community. The presence of Covid-19 provides complex problems that arise in the Education world. This research aimed to determine students' perspectives on online learning during the Covid-19 period and the negative side that was felt by students directly due to the existence of Covid-19. This research used a descriptive case study approach. The research was conducted online on May, 5-23 2020. This study's subjects were 38 students of 2nd-semester primary school teacher education, PGRI Yogyakarta University. Data were collected through open interviews via WhatsApp. The data analysis technique used the Bogdan and Biklen model to reduce, look for sub-themes, and look for relationships between sub-themes. The findings show that (1) technology is an essential key during the Covid-19 pandemic and a catalyst for learning that utilizes technology in the Fourth Industrial revolution; (2) the use of technology increases student engagement, and makes learning possible anywhere and anytime; (3) online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic has not run optimally; (4) obstacles that arise in online learning are influenced by gadgets and network conditions (5) online learning has a negative impact on students' physical and mental health; and (6) expectations that arise from students, namely a reduction in the workload, re-explanation from the lecturer on the material, and providing variations in learning. AbstrakVirus Corona (SARS-CoV-2) atau Covid-19 menjadi varian virus baru yang memunculkan tantangan dan adaptasi baru bagi pendidik, peserta didik, orang tua, dan masyarakat luas. Hadirnya Covid-19 memberikan kompleksitas permasalahan yang muncul di dunia Pendidikan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perspektif mahasiswa tentang pembelajaran daring di masa Covid-19, dan sisi negatif yang dirasakan oleh mahasiswa secara langsung karena adanya Covid-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan studi kasus deskriptif. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada tanggal 5 - 23 Mei 2020 secara daring. Subyek penelitian ini adalah 38 mahasiswa pendidikan guru sekolah dasar semester 2, Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara terbuka melalui WhatsApp. Teknik analisis data menggunakan model Bogdan dan Biklen melalui reduksi, mencari sub-tema, dan mencari hubungan antar sub-tema. Hasil temuan menunjukkan bahwa (1) teknologi menjadi kunci penting di masa pandemi Covid-19 dan katalisator bagi pembelajaran yang memanfaatkan teknologi di era revolusi industri 4.0; (2) pemanfaatan teknologi meningkatkan keterlibatan mahasiswa, dan membuat belajar dapat dilakukan di mana saja dan kapan saja; (3) pembelajaran daring di masa pandemi Covid-19 belum berjalan secara optimal; (4) hambatan yang muncul dalam pembelajaran daring dipengaruhi oleh gadget dan kondisi jaringan; (5) pembelajaran daring memberikan dampak negatif pada fisik dan mental dari mahasiswa; dan (6)  harapan yang muncul dari mahasiswa yaitu pengurangan beban tugas, penjelasan kembali dari dosen pada materi, dan munculnya variasi pembelajaran.

scholarly journals Long-Term Disaster Resilience: A Research Gap

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (s1) ◽  
pp. s21-s21
Author(s):  
Caroline Spencer ◽  
Saadia Majeed ◽  
Dudley McArdle ◽  
Deb Parkinson ◽  
Frank Archer
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
The Social ◽  
Clinical Diagnoses ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Sociological Studies

Introduction:This research identified a gap in understanding the lived experience of long-term disaster resilience (LTDR). Increasing disasters could influence more people. Therefore, understanding LTDR becomes imperative. Little research documents men and women’s reflections following disasters. Current research highlights survivors’ mental health, particularly clinical diagnoses like PTSD. Research remains limited on the social impacts long after disasters.Aim:Research aimed to identify a gendered perspective of the lived experience about what contributes to LTDR three years after Ash Wednesday in 1983, the Victorian floods in 1993 and 2010-11, and the 2009 Black Saturday fires.Methods:A comprehensive, systematized search was conducted of peer-reviewed, grey, and secondary literature for a narrative review and thematic analysis.Results:106 references were identified. After removing duplicates and papers not fitting the inclusion criteria, two papers met the criteria. However, two borderline papers were included due to the closeness of the timeframe and brevity of research available.Discussion:Most research is related to the immediate aftermath or short-term resilience. Papers provided no specific attributes to enhance the lived experience of LTDR as it related to gender. However, factors that could enhance the lived experience of LTDR were drawn from six themes in sociological studies. Presumptive interpretations were made about what factors may provide insight into the social and contextual issues of LTDR. The literature dearth identified the need for long-term disaster resilience research. The most striking conclusion drawn from themes tells how people perceived the way a disaster and the ensuing period affected their personal relationships and circumstances. Overall, positive experiences strengthened their resilience while negative experiences hindered their resilience. While the review resulted in a disappointing outcome, the dearth of LTDR research lacked any reference to gender but confirmed research opportunities for innovative research that could influence policy and practice.

scholarly journals PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES OF SIGNIFICANCE IN SOCIAL RESEARCH, POLICY, AND PRACTICE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S394-S394
Author(s):  
Robert Harootyan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
The Social ◽  
Practice Community

Abstract This presentation will cover public policy issues of significance to the aging population, focusing on the perspective of the social research, policy and practice community and on policies that may improve physical and mental health.

Responses of the Occupational Therapy Profession to the Perspective of the Disability Movement, Part 1

1996 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Craddock
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Social Model Of Disability ◽  
The Social ◽  
Occupational Therapy Interventions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Disability Movement

Since the 1960s, people with disabilities have been developing their own perspective on what it means to be disabled. At the vanguard of this development was the independent living movement which, with other organisations of disabled people, identified disabled people as a group experiencing a particular oppression, disabled by social processes and handicapped by society's lack of commitment to the creation of enabling environments. Part 1 of this article examines the genesis and development of the disability movement. The ideas and analysis that the disability movement has generated and its critique of the medical model of disability are outlined, and its impact — both ideological and legislative — is reviewed. The changing professional philosophy of occupational therapy is described and the impact on it of changing social values is assessed. Part 2 will review the explicit responses of the occupational therapy profession to the disability movement. The validity of the social model of disability for occupational therapy interventions will be considered and an analysis will be presented of the implications for the profession's philosophy and practice of the adoption of the social model of disability in appropriate areas of practice.

Disability, work, and welfare

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 527-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Barnes ◽  
Geof Mercer
Keyword(s):  
Independent Living ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Meaning Of Work ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Social Model Of Disability ◽  
The Social ◽  
British Labour ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Recent Developments

This article engages with debates relating to social policy and disabled people’s exclusion from the British labour market. Drawing on recent developments from within the disabled people’s movement, in particular, the concept of independent living and the social model of disability, and the associated disability studies literature, a critical evaluation of orthodox sociological theories of work, unemployment, and under-employment in relation to disabled people’s exclusion from the workplace is provided. It is argued that hitherto, analyses of work and disability have failed to address in sufficient depth or breadth the various social and environmental barriers that confront disabled people. It is suggested therefore that a reconfiguration of the meaning of work for disabled people - drawing on and commensurate with disabled people’s perspectives as expressed by the philosophy of independent living - and a social model analysis of their oppression is needed and long overdue.

scholarly journals Health Promotion in the Community Via an Intergenerational Platform: Intergenerational e-Health Literacy Program (I-HeLP)

2021 ◽  
pp. 349-357
Author(s):  
Vivien Xi WU
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Illiteracy

AbstractThe increase in life expectancy and emphasis on self-reliance for older adults are global phenomena. As such, living healthily in the community is considered a viable means of promoting successful and active aging. Existing knowledge indicates the prevalence of health illiteracy among the older population and the impact of poor health literacy on health outcomes and health care costs. Nevertheless, e-health literacy is a critical issue for a rapidly aging population in a technology-driven society. Intergenerational studies reported that older adults enjoy engaging with younger people and benefit from the social stimulation by improved social behaviours, intergenerational social network, and participation.An Intergenerational e-health Literacy Program (I-HeLP) is developed to draw upon the IT-savvy strength of the youth, and teach older adults to seek, understand and appraise health information from electronic sources and apply knowledge gained to address the health problem. I-HeLP is an evidence-based program, which provides comprehensive coverage on relevant health-related e-resources. I-HeLP aims to engage youth volunteers to teach older adults regarding e-health literacy, and enhance older adults’ sense of coherence, e-health literacy, physical and mental health, cognitive function, quality of life, and intergenerational communication. I-HeLP promotes social participation, health, and wellbeing of older adults, and empowers the younger generation to play an active role in society. Furthermore, I-HeLP aligns with the ‘Smart Nation’ initiative by the Singapore government to empower citizens to lead meaningful and fulfilled lives with the use of technology.

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