The Disability Marketing and the Cultural “Product”

2014 ◽  
pp. 321-346
Author(s):  
Guido Migliaccio
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Production System ◽  
Opportunity Cost ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Disability Management ◽  
Italian Experience ◽  
Publishing Houses ◽  
Cost Measurement ◽  
Medical Advances

Differences among people have to be considered as an opportunity, even in the field of economy. This would contribute to socially and professionally enhance the condition of people with disabilities. Due to an increase in life expectancy and medical advances, there are currently many people with disabilities. Disability creates significant burdens for public expenditure and for private enterprises including people with disabilities in their staff. Disability management facilitates the inclusion of people with disabilities in the production system, by considering diversity as an opportunity. There have been significant initiatives from museums and other cultural institutions, as well as publishing houses. Studies on this subject should therefore multiply in order to encourage the development of specific opportunity/cost measurement standards regarding the inclusion of disabled people in working processes and investments on products that, planned for all, favor disabled and non-disabled. In this new context, the education and culture of people with disabilities play a crucial role. In this chapter, the author focuses on the Italian experience which is assumed to be useful in broader contexts.

scholarly journals Food for thought: the importance of nutritional well-being during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
L. Burke-Furey ◽  
F. McNicholas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Balanced Diet ◽  
Current Experience ◽  
Roll Out

Individuals with mental illness have poorer physical health, nutritional status, and lowered life expectancy. Optimising their physical and nutritional status has become an increasingly important therapeutic goal. Current experience with COVID-19 has further emphasised the susceptibility to physical illness and poorer outcomes amongst individuals with mental illness and those who are nutritionally compromised. Although life as we knew it has been suspended until the widespread roll-out of a vaccine, individuals can take immediate action to improve physical and mental health by attending to and optimising their nutritional well-being. Clinicians within mental health services have a crucial role to play in assisting such change, and reminding their patients of the importance of pursuing a healthy and balanced diet.

Life expectancy for people with disabilities

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raji Thomas ◽  
Michael Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
People With Disabilities

scholarly journals Disability management in the workplace: Problems and trends in Latvia

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 03010
Author(s):  
Zaiga Oborenko ◽  
Marga Zivitere ◽  
Elina Konstantinova
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Disability Management ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Employment Rate ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Slow Movement ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
State Institutions

People with disabilities are a largely untapped employment resource in many countries. About 48.5% of people with disabilities are employed in the European Union (EU), compared with only 24.4% in Latvia. Although there has been some progress on employing disabled people in Latvia, as the statistical facts and figures show, the problem still remains. This paper investigates how developing disability management in the workplace could open the possibilities for work for people with disabilities. It can be matched with the opportunities to increase the employment rate according to the European Disability Strategy (2010–2020) objectives, as well as fighting against social exclusion and allowing practical implementation of the United Convention on the rights of this group of people in Latvia. The aim of this research is to analyse the employment problems for people with disabilities and investigate disability management trends in Latvia. The main findings of this research are as follows: 1) people with disabilities are not considered as a prospective labour force by employers, 2) Latvian companies generally play a passive role in recruiting disabled people, especially those who have never had work experience with disabled people, 3) employers think that they do not receive state institutions’ interest and support to encourage them to employ people with disabilities. The disability management is developing, although it shows quite slow movement in understanding people with disabilities as a valuable human resource.

Disability in Physical Education Textbooks: An Analysis of Image Content

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Inés Táboas-Pais ◽  
Ana Rey-Cao
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Coding Scheme ◽  
Camera Angle ◽  
Publishing Houses ◽  
Elite Sports ◽  
Sports Activities ◽  
Gender Type

The aim of this paper is to show how images of disability are portrayed in physical education textbooks for secondary schools in Spain. The sample was composed of 3,316 images published in 36 textbooks by 10 publishing houses. A content analysis was carried out using a coding scheme based on categories employed in other similar studies and adapted to the requirements of this study with additional categories. The variables were camera angle, gender, type of physical activity, field of practice, space, and level. Univariate and bivariate descriptive analyses were also carried out. The Pearson chi-square statistic was used to identify associations between the variables. Results showed a noticeable imbalance between people with disabilities and people without disabilities, and women with disabilities were less frequently represented than men with disabilities. People with disabilities were depicted as participating in a very limited variety of segregated, competitive, and elite sports activities.

scholarly journals A heijunka study for the production of standard parts included in a customized finished product

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0260515
Author(s):  
Paulina Rewers ◽  
Jacek Diakun
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Production Planning ◽  
Production System ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Production Planning And Control ◽  
Production Flow ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
And Control ◽  
Order Execution

Efficient order execution plays a crucial role in the activity of every company. In production planning it is important to find a balance between the fluctuations of orders and stability of production flow regarding the company. One of the methods of achieving this goal is heijunka (production leveling). This paper presents a study of choosing the best variant of the production planning and control system for the production of standard parts. Three variants are investigated regarding delays in order delivery. The analysis of variants was conducted using a simulation method. The method of choosing the best variant for the production system being investigated is also proposed. The results show that the best variant is a mix of production leveling and production "for stock".

scholarly journals Godność, codzienność, wsparcie osób starszych z niepełnosprawnością

2018 ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
BERNADETA SZCZUPAŁ
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Older People ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Life Support ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Theoretical Issues ◽  
Life Phenomenon

Bernadeta Szczupał, Dignity, everyday life, support for seniors with disabilities, Interdisciplinary Contexts of Special Pedagogy, No. 22, Poznań 2018. Pp. 15–26. Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN 2300-391X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/ikps.2018.22.02 The process of ageing is an inevitable life phenomenon in both the individual and social aspects. With the growing life expectancy of humans, the way of living in the old age becomes a challenge in the context of respect for the dignity of the elderly. In this article, I present selected theoretical issues concerning the sense of dignity, everyday life and helplessness of elderly people with disabilities, which is unfortunately often associated with it. I also show the complexity of contemporary problems and expectations and the challenges faced by older people with disabilities.

Disability Management and Entrepreneurship: Results From a Nationwide Study in Sweden

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stig Larsson
Keyword(s):  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Disability Management ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Nationwide Study ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

AbstractVarious factors have meant that employment in welfare states is much more insecure than just a few decades ago. Entrepreneurship has become an important alternative for many people, as a way to increase both security and flexibility. At the end of the 1990s and the start of the 2000s, an average of just over 10,000 people per year received grants in Sweden to start their own business. Of these, just under 10% had some type of ‘work handicap’. This study surveyed a group of new entrepreneurs with disabilities about their entrepreneurial activities. Of those who answered the questionnaire 51% were women. The average age of respondents was 43 years. Only 31.2% reported at follow-up that they were 100% involved in their business. The vast majority of disabled entrepreneurs worked part-time in their firm, which is quite different to the work contribution of entrepreneurs without disabilities. However, the main finding is clear: entrepreneurs with disabilities succeed to roughly the same extent as other entrepreneurs. In terms of disability management programs, entrepreneurship should also be considered as an option for people with disabilities.

scholarly journals Inclusion of people with disabilities in the production system of a footwear industry

Work ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 4767-4774 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.S. Bitencourt ◽  
L.B. de M. Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
Production System ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Footwear Industry

Longevity in the 21st Century

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 685-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Willets ◽  
A. P. Gallop ◽  
P. A. Leandro ◽  
J. L. C. Lu ◽  
A. S. Macdonald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Cohort Effect ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Mortality Trends ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Scheme Design ◽  
The Future ◽  
Mortality Improvement ◽  
Medical Advances

ABSTRACTThe main objective of this paper is to offer a detailed analysis of mortality change in the United Kingdom at the beginning the 21st century. Starting from an exploration of 20th century mortality trends, focusing in particular on the 1990s, underlying forces driving trends in longevity are discussed. These include the ‘cohort effect’ and the ‘ageing of mortality improvement’. International mortality statistics and trends are also analysed. The pace of medical advances is discussed, with specific focus on research into the ageing process and a potential treatment for cardiovascular disease. The paper also discusses the potential threat from infectious diseases.The analysis of underlying trends suggests that life expectancy in retirement in the U.K. is likely to increase rapidly in the early part of the 21st century. Some scientists are also claiming that we will be seeing the fruits of anti-ageing research within just a few decades.A core theme of the paper is that future projections should be grounded in as good an understanding of the past as possible. Different methods for projecting future rates of mortality are discussed, and it is noted that emphasis should be placed on the uncertainty surrounding projections.The financial impact of using different assumptions for future mortality is explored. Significant differences in the cost of an annuity or pension arise from the use of the various projection bases.Life assurance companies have already declared significant losses as a result of strengthening reserves on annuity portfolios. Taken together, future increases in life expectancy, increasing awareness of the risk of providing longevity insurance, changes in legislation and shortages in market capacity and capital, may well lead to worsening annuity rates.It is difficult to assess the precise impact of future changes in life expectancy on final salary pension schemes. There is a lack of readily available information on the mortality assumptions being used in practice. It is therefore suggested that more disclosure in this area would be helpful. Employers sponsoring final salary schemes are making promises to their employees that extend up to 70 or 80 years into the future. Actuaries should be clear in spelling out to employers and trustees the nature of the risks behind the promises they are making. Future scheme design should reflect the possibility of substantial increases in life expectancy.An over-riding implication of the anticipated increases in life expectancy is that people will remain in work for longer in the future. The age at which people retire will inevitably have to increase, and this trend will necessarily drive changes in all aspects of our society. As actuaries we have a vital role in helping to inform the wider debate.

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