scholarly journals Users’ Acceptance of Connected and Automated Shuttles for Tourism Purposes: A Survey Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 10188
Author(s):  
Roberto Battistini ◽  
Luca Mantecchini ◽  
Maria Nadia Postorino
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
High Confidence ◽  
Collective Transport ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

In recent years, autonomous vehicles have received increasing attention and many studies in the literature have discussed the potentialities and the opportunities they could offer. Despite the potential benefits, mainly related to the expected reduction in accidents and congestion phenomena as well as the potentially improved social inclusion of people with driving difficulties (e.g., people with physical disabilities or elderly people), many aspects remain to be addressed, mainly for understanding users’ acceptance in the case of collective transport vehicles. This study proposes an analysis based on a survey aimed at exploring user’s preferences with respect to the use of autonomous shuttles (ASs) for tourism purposes. The main correlations between the variables considered and the preferences of potential users have been discussed. Interviewees expressed high confidence in AS technology, although the analyses performed about willingness to pay show that users give more relevance to the provided transport services than the AS technology.

scholarly journals Physical Disability and Sexuality, Some History and Some Findings

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-51
Author(s):  
Stine Hellum Braathen ◽  
Mark T. Carew ◽  
Mussa Chiwaula ◽  
Poul Rohleder
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young People ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Sexual Health Education ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
South Africans ◽  
Personal Stories ◽  
The World ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

AbstractIn this chapter, we will explore some of the myths and misconceptions that exist about the sexual lives of people with physical disabilities. We look particularly at the myth of asexuality and we report on data from the survey study showing whether this myth exists in the views of South Africans without disability, about people with physical disabilities. We also look at the kinds of stereotypes about people with physical disabilities that survey respondents used. The chapter then looks at how this myth of asexuality among people with physical disabilities means that many young people with physical disabilities are excluded from sexual health education, may be vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation, and generally feel excluded from the world of dating and relationships. We draw on existing research knowledge, our survey findings, as well as the pictures and personal stories of participants in our research project in this chapter.

scholarly journals Support networks and people with physical disabilities: social inclusion and access to health services

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Marques de Almeida Holanda ◽  
Fabienne Louise Juvêncio Paes de Andrade ◽  
Maria Aparecida Bezerra ◽  
João Paulo da Silva Nascimento ◽  
Robson da Fonseca Neves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Family ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

This study seeks to identify the formation of social support networks of people with physical disabilities, and how these networks can help facilitate access to health services and promote social inclusion. It is a cross-sectional study, with data collected via a form applied to physically disabled persons over eighteen years of age registered with the Family Health Teams of the municipal district of João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba. It was observed that the support networks of these individuals predominantly consist of family members (parents, siblings, children, spouses) and people outside the family (friends and neighbors). However, 50% of the interviewees declared that they could not count on any support from outside the family. It was observed that the support network contributes to access to the services and participation in social groups. However, reduced social inclusion was detected, due to locomotion difficulties, this being the main barrier to social interaction. Among those individuals who began to interact in society, the part played by social support was fundamental.

scholarly journals Perceptions and stereotypes about mental illness in a sample of Portuguese employers

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1440-1440
Author(s):  
A.J. Marques ◽  
L. Lopes ◽  
C. Queiros
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Integration Policies ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

IntroductionDespite society argues that all citizens have equal rights and equal opportunities, mentally ill individuals face discrimination, especially in the employment context. Research reported benefits of working and have a job, witch help play social roles and feel useful, key components in social inclusion and recovery of mentally ill individuals.Employers have an important role in the access of mentally ill individuals into work. They take decisions that affect life opportunities, but, due to their powerful position, their attitudes can influence all enterprise and maintain stereotypes and stigma.AimsKnow perceptions and stereotypes about mental illness in Portuguese employers.MethodsData were collected using a translation of Attitude Scale for Mental Illness (Hahn, 2002), evaluating dimensions such as separatism, stereotyping, restrictiveness, benevolence, pessimistic prediction and stigmatization. The scale was fulfil using online anonym way, by 50 employers from small (under 250 employees) metallurgic or textile enterprises (60% male, 40% female; mean age 45.9 years).ResultsNone of the enterprises have employees with mental illness, neither integration policies. Employers prefer to give a job to people with physical disabilities than to people with mental illness, choosing people with schizophrenia as the last possibility. They have little contact with mentally ill individuals, 96% don’t know governmental policies for job inclusion and only 54% accepts to participate in meetings to understand those policies. Stereotyping, benevolence and pessimistic prediction present highest values.ConclusionsEmployers must be informed about governmental policies using work as a form of social inclusion from mentally ill people.

scholarly journals 1) Bridge: a piloting project of social enterprise to enhance reablement and social inclusion for people with physical disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (s2) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Verdiana Morando ◽  
Tiziana Redaelli ◽  
Riccardo Biella ◽  
Elena Chiara ◽  
Loredana Luzzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

scholarly journals Improving Social Inclusion for People with Physical Disabilities: The Roles of Mobile Social Networking Applications (MSNA) by Disability Support Organizations in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2333
Author(s):  
Hyeon-Cheol Kim ◽  
Zong-Yi Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities ◽  
The Impact

Having friendships and interpersonal social connections is a normal and expected necessity of life that enhances an individual’s well-being. Digital platforms, such as mobile social network applications (MSNA), present a means for people with disabilities to integrate in society. This study combines intrinsic benefits (such as enjoyment experience and information) and extrinsic benefits (such as social networking) to explore the impact of these benefits on online friendships, and the influence of these online friendships on the perceived social connectedness and well-being of people with physical disabilities. The partial least squares methodology was used to conduct statistical analysis on survey data; the outputs were obtained through convergent analysis, discriminant analysis, and bootstrapping. The results showed that enjoyment experience and social network benefits significantly influence online friendships, which influence perceived social connectedness and well-being. In addition, the perceived social exclusion has a significant moderation effect. Our findings are expected to help local disability service organizations develop effective digital disability inclusion strategies to combat widespread social exclusion among people with disabilities.

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