Travel by People With Physical Disabilities

Structural Constraints ◽

Tourism Planning ◽

Negotiation Strategies ◽

Depth Interviews

It is acknowledged that access to tourism by persons with disabilities continues to be shaped by a variety of constraints that are not being clearly or consistently addressed by those in charge of tourism planning and management. Based on these assumptions, this chapter is focused on the identification of structural constraints and negotiation strategies that influence the decision and participation to travel for people with physical disabilities. To achieve these objectives, the chapter used a qualitative methodology, with the analysis and discussion of the information collected through in-depth interviews. Results may ultimately contribute to deepen the knowledge about the factors that influence people with disabilities travel choices, allowing to identify specific recommendations for improving the tourist supply chain and, consequently, for the overall tourist experience quality.

Young People with Physical Disabilities at Work in Lithuania: Experiences and Attitudes

Socialiniai tyrimai ◽

10.15388/st.2014.23083 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 142-152

Author(s):

Ruta Braziene ◽

Ugne Zalkauskaite

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Labour Market ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Working Hours ◽

Disabled People ◽

Professional Activities ◽

Depth Interviews

The aim of this paper is to disclose the experiences and attitudes of young people with disabilities towards their professional activities and finding a job and to discover what the main opportunities and obstacles are for the integration of young disabled people into the Lithuanian labour market. The empirical basis of this research consists of 18 in-depth interviews with 18-35 year old young people with physical disabilities. In-depth interviews with young people with physical disabilities disclosed that a successful transition into the labour market first of all depends on the educational level (especially tertiary education) of a person, acquired appropriate employability skills, etc. Young disabled people experienced stigmatized attitudes by employers and a lack of interest to employ a disabled person. It is emphasized that employers in Lithuania are unwilling to employ a disabled person due to some special requirements (e.g., work assistant services, special requirements for the workplace, shorter working hours, etc.). In the high number of cases young people with disabilities face a double stigma, e.g., young and disabled, lack of working experience, etc.

Prevalence and factors associated with utilization of rehabilitation services among people with physical disabilities in Kampala, Uganda. A descriptive cross sectional study

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-019-8076-3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Swaibu Zziwa ◽

Harriet Babikako ◽

Doris Kwesiga ◽

Olive Kobusingye ◽

Jacob A. Bentley ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Data Collection ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Education Level ◽

Rehabilitation Services ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

People With Physical Disabilities

Abstract Background Worldwide, fifteen percent (15%) of the world’s population or one (1) billion people live with some form of disability. In Uganda, 12.4% of the Uganda’s population lives with some form of disability and Kawempe division accounts for (22.6%) of all persons with disabilities living in Kampala district. Rehabilitation services are provided within Kawempe division at Mulago hospital physiotherapy department and Katalemwa rehabilitation center in Kampala district, Uganda at a free and a subsidized cost to help to improve the function, independence, and quality of life of persons with physical disabilities. However, many people with physical disabilities do not utilize the services and the reasons are not clear. Methods The study design was a descriptive cross-sectional study employing quantitative methods of data collection. A total of 318 participants were included in the study. Simple random sampling was used to select the study participants. Ethical issues were maintained at all levels during data collection and dissemination of results. Results The study revealed a prevalence of 26.4% of the utilization rehabilitation services among people with physical disabilities in Kawempe division, Kampala, Uganda. Factors that were significantly associated with utilization of rehabilitation services among people with physical disabilities at multivariable logistic regression analysis included; age (AOR: 0.30; 95% CI: 0.12–0.74), socioeconomic status (AOR: 2.13; 95% CI: 1.03–4.41), education level (AOR: 4.3; 95% CI: 1.34–13.91) and awareness of the participants about the rehabilitation services (AOR: 5.1; 95% CI: 2.74–9.54) at p value ≤0.05. Conclusion The study revealed a prevalence of 26.4% of the utilization rehabilitation services among people with physical disabilities in Kawempe division, Uganda. Factors that were significantly associated with utilization of rehabilitation services included; age, socioeconomic status, education level and awareness of the participants about the services. Therefore, the government and other relevant stake holders should increase sensitization and awareness of rehabilitation services, their benefits and facilities providing such services to people with physical disabilities, healthcare professionals and the general public.

Socialization of athletes with disabilities in adapted physical activity

Medicina ◽

10.3390/medicina44110111 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 44 (11) ◽

pp. 877

Author(s):

Laimutė Samsonienė ◽

Rūta Adomaitienė ◽

Jurga Krivičiūtė ◽

Konstancija Jankauskienė ◽

Vilma Jurkštienė ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Disabilities ◽

Sports Participation ◽

Health Condition ◽

The Body ◽

Health Improvement ◽

Functional Impairments ◽

Self Service ◽

The Impact

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the impairment of the body functions on the participation of people with disabilities in sports activities. Material and methods. The study was carried out in the institutions mostly attended by people with severe physical disabilities. The participants took a modified Kenny test and answered the questions of a questionnaire. The study sample consisted of 35 persons with severe physical disabilities. Results. The findings of this study showed that people with disabilities who were not engaged in sports were of much worse opinion about their health condition (P=0.02) and they needed more help from family or friends (P=0.035) compared to the disabled who were not engaged in sports, but in the group of people with disabilities who were engaged in sports, the correlations of those indicators were statistically significant (r=0.59 and r=0.68, respectively). The main motivation of sports participation of people with disabilities (about 80%) was the need for communication and gaining independence. Health improvement was mentioned by less than half of people with disabilities (about 41%) engaged in sports. Conclusions. The syndrome of movement function impairment, duration of impairment, marital status, the age of persons with disabilities, and objectively determined impairment of biosocial self-service functions did not impact sports participation of people with disabilities. However, subjective sensation of pain and the need of medical aid, which did not match the objective functional impairments, could be the obstacle for people with disabilities to participate in sports.

IMPLEMENTASI AKSESIBILITAS FASILITAS PUBLIK BAGI PENYANDANG DISABILITAS

Jurnal Analisa Sosiologi ◽

10.20961/jas.v10i0.47635 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Jane Kartika Propiona

Keyword(s):

Public Service ◽

Research Method ◽

Social Awareness ◽

Public Facilities ◽

Physical Infrastructure ◽

High Level ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Service Theory

People with disabilities in their lives still experience various obstacles that come from their environment. The lack of opportunities given to them leads to limited access in meeting their needs,both as individuals and as part of citizens. As a result, the participation of people with disabilities in the community becomes low so that it is only considered as a burden and as an object of compensation (charity) so that in the end the creation of social exclusion in society. Since the state ratified the Convention on The Rights of Person with Disabilities and contained it into Law No. 19 of 2011 it is expected that social awareness about people with disabilities begins to grow. One of the areas that also adopted is Jakarta Province through Regulation No. 10 of 2011 on The Protection of Persons with Disabilities. The number of people with disabilities in Jakarta in 2019 as many as 14,459 people. The high level of mobilization in Jakarta should also be balanced with the fulfillment of accessibility of public facilities for all its citizens without exception. The availability of physical infrastructure that is friendly for people with disabilities can improve their capabilities. This research aims to see how to fulfill the accessibility of public facilities for people with disabilities in Jakarta through Regulation No. 10 of 2011. The research method used is descriptive qualitative by using inclusive public service theory, and accessibility theory. While collecting the data through observations, in depth interviews and literature studies. Keywords: Accessibility, Public Facilities, Implementation, Persons With Disabilities. <h2>Abstrak</h2>Penyandang disabilitas dalam kehidupannya masih mengalami berbagai hambatan yang berasal dari lingkungannya. Minimnya kesempatan yang diberikan kepada mereka menyebabkan mengalami keterbatasan akses dalam pemenuhan kebutuhannya, baik yang menyangkut sebagai individu maupun sebagai bagian dari warga negara. Akibatnya, partisipasi penyandang disabilitas di tengah masyarakat menjadi rendah sehingga hanya dianggap sebagai beban dan sebagai obyek santunan (charity) sehingga pada akhirnya terciptanya eksklusi sosial dimasyarakat. Sejak negara turut meratifikasi CRPD (Convention on The Rights of Person with Disabilities) dan memuatnya ke dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 19 Tahun 2011 diharapkan social awareness tentang penyandang disabilitas mulai tumbuh. Salah satu daerah yang turut mengadopsi adalah Provinsi DKI Jakarta melalui Perda Nomor 10 Tahun 2011 tentang Perlindungan Penyandang Disabilitas. Jumlah penyandang disabilitas di DKI Jakarta tahun 2019 sebanyak 14.459 jiwa. Tingginya tingkat mobilisasi di DKI Jakarta sepatutnya turut diimbangi dengan pemenuhan aksesibilitas fasilitas publik bagi semua warganya tanpa terkecuali. Ketersediaan infrastruktur fisik yang ramah bagi penyandang disabilitas dapat meningkatkan kapabilitasnya. Penelitian ini mempunyai tujuan untuk melihat bagaimana pemenuhan aksesibilitas fasilitas publik bagi penyandang disabilitas di DKI Jakarta melalui Perda Nomor 10 Tahun 2011. Metode penelitian yang dipergunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan menggunakan teori pelayanan publik inklusif, dan teori aksesibilitas. Sedangkan pengumpulan datanya melalui observasi, wawancara indepth dan studi kepustakaan. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa implementasi perda terkait fasilitas publik bagi penyandang disabilitas masih belum optimal. Masih ditemukannya fasilitas publik yang belum ramah dan tidak dapat diakses oleh penyandang disabilitas. Kata Kunci: Aksesibilitas, Fasilitas Publik, Implementasi, Penyandang Disabilitas.

Inclusion, physical activity and quality of life for people with disabilities

International Journal for Innovation Education and Research ◽

10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss1.2877 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 99-110

Author(s):

Luis Henrique Almeida Castro ◽

Diego Bezerra de Souza ◽

Fernanda Viana de Carvalho Moreto ◽

Nelson Thiago Andrade Ferreira ◽

Juliana Vicente de Souza ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord Injuries ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Catholic University ◽

Resistance Exercises ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Plan Making ◽

The University ◽

People With Physical Disabilities

Several social spaces have been attended by people with disabilities. The universities include some of them, in this context we point out the Don Bosco Catholic University, in which through the University Extension Project Vida Nova, mainly serves people with spinal cord injuries with physical activities and resistance exercises. At the head of the project are coordinating teachers and students, with participation from the Physical Education and Nutrition courses. After the anamnesis, the training routines are elaborated, attending the requirements and limitations of each person. The objective is to present the work of adapted exercises carried out in the project with the members with physical disabilities. Seven individuals participate in the project in the morning, two of them female and five male, with ages between 24 and 61, an average of 44.85 years. Currently, the project serves around 15 people with physical disabilities, having the thera band as the most used means of adaptation. Future studies on the implementation of adapted gyms can be carried out, considering the interdisciplinary relevance of the theme, which in addition to involving courses in the health area, can cover other areas such as engineering and exacting for floor plan making and budgeting.

Game Accessibility and Advocacy for Participation of the Japanese Disability Community

Information ◽

10.3390/info11030162 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 162

Author(s):

Muneo Kaigo ◽

Sae Okura

Keyword(s):

Video Games ◽

Assistive Technology ◽

Social Participation ◽

Special Functions ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Visual Disabilities ◽

Further Development ◽

Email Survey

In this paper we examine the recent situation of advocacy through game accessibility of video games for people with physical disabilities and its challenges in Japan. We conducted an email survey among the dominant gaming companies in Japan. We discovered that most gaming companies developing games for those with disabilities have actually attempted to provide some consideration to people with disabilities through setting additional special functions such as “easy mode” and “support for visual disabilities”. One out of five companies could be categorized as having successfully developed games based on the concept of specialized assistive technology, and the remaining companies could be categorized as having developed games for disabilities based on the concept of barrier-reducing goods. We also found out that the major Japanese gaming corporations had a tendency not to be active in communicating with the disability communities. Our results might indicate that stronger interaction with the gaming companies is one direct way to enhance further development of games for people with disabilities. In addition to that, considering that games are a significant form of social participation for people with disabilities, more social understanding is required in the Japanese domestic context.

The power of the tongue: Inherent labeling of persons with disabilities in proverbs of the Akan people of Ghana

Qualitative Social Work ◽

10.1177/1473325020910469 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 147332502091046

Author(s):

Festus Yaw Moasun ◽

Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Labeling Theory ◽

Critical Discourse ◽

Future Generations ◽

Special Effects ◽

Persons With Disabilities

Proverbs are an important feature of any language worldwide. In Africa, for instance, people in their everyday conversations use proverbs to add special effects and flavour. However, the inclusion of proverbs in speech goes beyond mere decoration. As a repository of African knowledge and culture, proverbs serve as a medium for educating present and future generations about society’s cultural values, beliefs, and ethics. In this powerful role, proverbs may have significant effects on speakers and their listeners. While these effects may be positive, in terms of their references to certain groups of people, proverbs may have telling effects. In this paper, we examined samples of Ghanaian Akan proverbs on mental and physical disabilities and their meanings, using critical discourse analysis and guided by labeling theory. We conclude that Akan proverbs predominantly label people with disabilities negatively, thereby leading to their stigmatization, marginalization, and exclusion. We recommend using proverbs with negative connotations for people with disabilities as a tool to educate society on how not to treat people with disabilities.

The Personal Assistance Dilemma for People with Disabilities Living in Rural Areas

Rural Special Education Quarterly ◽

10.1177/875687059201100108 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 36-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Margaret A. Nosek

Keyword(s):

Human Resources ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Individuals With Disabilities ◽

Personal Assistance ◽

Assistance Dilemma ◽

People With Physical Disabilities

Persons with physical disabilities who live in rural areas and require personal assistance in order to function face almost overwhelming barriers to pursuing independent lives. From the time of onset of disability, families assume the major responsibility for meeting their personal assistance needs. Often individuals with disabilities are poorly prepared to manage this need for themselves, lacking information and experiencing severe limitations in financial and human resources. The author presents information on personal assistance and methods used by people with physical disabilities to meet their need for personal assistance, and discusses the special assistance-related problems faced by people living in rural areas.

Intimacy, intercourse and adjustments: Experiences of sexual life of a group of people with physical disabilities in South Africa

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/1359105317741761 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 289-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Xanthe Hunt ◽

Stine Hellum Braathen ◽

Leslie Swartz ◽

Mark Thomas Carew ◽

Poul Rohleder

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Qualitative Methodology ◽

Reproductive Rights ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Past Research ◽

World Health ◽

Sexual Life ◽

Subjective Experiences ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Rights

There is a growing recognition of the sexual and reproductive rights of people with disabilities, and since the World Health Organisation’s World Report on Disability, increased international attention has been given to these issues. Past research, however, suggests that this group encounter barriers to sexual and reproductive rights, which are both physical and attitudinal. Against this backdrop, this article employs a sequential mixed qualitative methodology to explore the practical and subjective experiences of 13 people with physical disabilities in South Africa, with regard to their sexual lives and experiences of sexuality. These experiences were marked by concerns about their ‘fitness’ as sexual beings and indicated that social forces were key in shaping their expectations for their own sexual life.

Challenges faced by women with disabilities in accessing sexual and reproductive health in Zimbabwe: The case of Chitungwiza town

African Journal of Disability ◽

10.4102/ajod.v6i0.252 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Tafadzwa Rugoho ◽

France Maphosa

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Physical Disabilities ◽

Reproductive Health Services ◽

Women With Disabilities ◽

Reproductive Services ◽

Negative Perceptions ◽

The Government ◽

Depth Interviews

Background: Women with disabilities in Zimbabwe face numerous challenges in accessing sexual and reproductive health. Cultural belief still regards them as not sexually active. The government has also failed to promote policies that facilitate access to sexual and reproductive services by women with disabilities.Objectives: The reseach objectives were to explore the challenges faced by women with disabilities in accessing sexual and reproductive health in Zimbabwe.Method: The data were gathered using in-depth interviews with 23 purposively selected respondents. Thirteen women had physical disabilities, five were visually impaired, three were deaf and two were stammering. The respondents with physical disabilities were using wheelchairs, walking frames, prosthesis, crutches and caliper shoes. The participants’ ages ranged from 18 to 45 years. All interviews were transcribed and translated verbatim into English, and passages were extracted from the transcripts. Key themes and concepts were identified and coded to offer a rich framework for analysis, comparisons and presentation of the data.Results: Negative perceptions of health personnel towards people with disabilities, disability-unfriendly infrastructure at health facilities and absence of trained personnel for people with disabilities (sign language) are some of the challenges involved.Conclusion: The government, in partnership with other stakeholders, should address challenges faced by women with disabilities when accessing sexual and reproductive health services. Non-government, private hospitals and profit-making organisations should join hands with government in funding health requirements for women with disabilities.