The meaning of experiencing disability and its effect on one’s perception of society

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-16
Author(s):  
Monika Skura
Keyword(s):  
Physical Disability ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Social Mechanisms ◽  
Check List ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Adjective Check List ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

People with physical disabilities, just as other people who have a different appearance or function in a different way may experience negative social mechanisms. Therefore, it is worth asking, what does it mean to experience different stages of the process of accepting one's disability in a society. The research sample consisted of 75 people with physical disabilities. The data was collected using a questionnaire and the Adjective Check List (ACL) by H.B. Gough, A.B. Heilbrun. The first part of this article aims to determine what difficulties are involved in experiencing a disability. Subsequently, the data is presented regarding the perception of the disabled people of: non-disabled people, people with physical disabilities and people with a different type of disability. It turns out, that regardless of the stage of adapting to their own disability, people with a physical disability are most likely to meet with the able-bodied and their own group of people.

scholarly journals The Impact of Workplace Disability Facilities on Job Retention Wishes among People with Physical Disabilities in South Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7489
Author(s):  
Eun Jung Kim ◽  
Inhan Kim ◽  
Mi Jeong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Work Satisfaction ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Job Retention ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities ◽  
The Impact

The 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to end poverty “in all forms” and achieve sustainable development by 2030, while ensuring that “no one is left behind”, including people with disabilities. Disability is referenced eleven times in the Agenda. Disabled people face high risks of poverty because of barriers such as lack of workplace disability facilities. The goal of the study was to examine how workplace disability facilities affect job retention plans among workers with physical disabilities in South Korea and how perceived workplace safety and work satisfaction act as mediators. The 2018 Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled was used, and we examined 1023 workers with physical disabilities. Path analysis was used to examine the relationships. Results showed that workers whose workplaces provided more disability facilities were significantly more likely to perceive their workplaces as safe and had higher work satisfaction; hence, they were more likely to wish to maintain their present jobs than those whose workplaces offered fewer facilities. However, many workplaces in Korea did not provide any disability facilities. The study provides empirical evidence to support development of policies for improved workplace facilities and work environments for disabled people, in accordance with the UN Agenda.

scholarly journals Relationship between Sleep Duration Trajectories and Self-Rated Depressive Symptoms in South Koreans with Physical Disabilities

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 361
Author(s):  
Su Jeong Yi ◽  
Yoo Mi Jeong ◽  
Jae-Hyun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Bayes Factor ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Physically Disabled People ◽  
The Relationship

Physically disabled persons can have sleep problems, which affects their mental health more than those in non-disabled people. However, there are few studies on the relationship between sleep duration and mental health targeting physically disabled people in South Korea, and existing studies on the disabled have mostly used data collected from convenience rather than nationally representative samples, limiting the generalization of the results. This study used data from the second wave of the Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled (PSED, 2016–2018, 1st–3rd year). Participants included 1851 physically disabled individuals. The Chi-square test and generalized estimating equation (GEE) were used and the Akaike information criterion (AIC) value and the AIC log Bayes factor approximation were used to select sleep trajectories. This is the first study to elucidate multiple sleep trajectories in physically disabled people in Korea, and the relationship between sleep duration trajectories and self-rated depressive symptoms. People with physical disabilities who sleep more than 9 h have the highest risk of depression and need more intensive management as a priority intervention.

scholarly journals Inteligencia emocional, Resiliencia y Autoestima en personas con discapacidad física y sin discapacidad

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-283
Author(s):  
Magdalena Gómez-Díaz ◽  
María Jiménez-García
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Emotional Management ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

Introducción: La Inteligencia emocional, resiliencia y autoestima son conceptos relacionados con el desarrollo personal. Las personas que presentan discapacidad física, la percepción de las diferentes situaciones a las que tienen que enfrentarse pueden influir en sus emociones y comportamiento.Objetivo: Analizar las diferencias o similitudes entre las personas con discapacidad y sin discapacidad en el ámbito de la inteligencia emocional, la resiliencia y la autoestima. Metodología: Estudio cuantitativo de tipo descriptivo, transversal, y prospectivo, utilizando las escalas de la Inteligencia emocional TMMS-24, la escala de la Resiliencia CD-RISC10 y la escala de la autoestima de Rosemberg, con un total de 100 participantes. Resultados: Las personas con discapacidad física presentan medias estadísticamente superiores en inteligencia emocional y resiliencia, aunque en autoestima las personas sin discapacidad presentan medias superiores. Discusión: Distintos autores ponen de manifiesto que las emociones juegan un papel fundamental en el bienestar de los individuos. En el caso de las enfermedades que implican discapacidad física, afectan a los diferentes aspectos de la vida de las personas, por lo tanto se hace más necesario aún el buen manejo emocional para evitar que la persona sufra mayores consecuencias físicas y/o emocionales. Conclusiones: Las personas con discapacidad física presentan unos niveles adecuados de inteligencia emocional en sus diferentes dimensiones, desarrollando estrategias de afrontamiento que les permiten hacer frente a dichas dificultades. La autoestima de las personas con discapacidad física, se ve mermada por la baja percepción de control independiente. Introduction: Emotional intelligence, resilience and self-esteem are concepts related to personal development. People who have physical disabilities, the perception of the different situations that have to face may influence emotions and behavior.Objective: Analyze the differences or similarities between people with disabilities and without disabilities in the field of emotional intelligence, resilience and self-esteem.Methodology: Type descriptive, transversal and prospective, quantitative study using the scales of the emotional intelligence TMMS-24, the scale of the Resilience CD-RISC10 and the scale of the Rosenberg self-esteem, with a total of 100 participants.Results: Persons with physical disabilities present mean statistically higher on emotional intelligence and resilience, although regarding self-esteem people without disabilities have an upper mean.Discussion: Different authors have shown that emotions play a fundamental role in the well-being of individuals. In the case of diseases that involve physical disability, affect different aspects of the life of people, therefore even good emotional management is necessary most to avoid that the person may suffer greater consequences physical and/or emotional.Findings: Persons with physical disability have adequate levels of emotional intelligence in its different dimensions, developing coping strategies that enable them to cope with such difficulties. The self-esteem of people with physical disabilities is weakened by the low perception of independent control.

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

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-152
Author(s):  
Ruta Braziene ◽  
Ugne Zalkauskaite
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Physical Disability Affects Women’s but Not Men’s Perception of Opposite-Sex Attractiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farid Pazhoohi ◽  
Francesca Capozzi ◽  
Alan Kingstone
Keyword(s):  
Social Desirability ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Social Desirability Bias ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
Disabled Women ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities ◽  
Positive Effect

Physical appearance influences our perceptions, judgments, and decision making about others. While the current literature with regard to the perceptions and judgments of nondisabled people’s attractiveness is robust, the research investigating the perceived physical attractiveness and judgments of physically disabled individuals is scarce. Therefore, in the current study, we investigated whether people with physical disabilities are perceived by the opposite sex as more or less attractive relative to nondisabled individuals. Our results, based on over 675 participants, showed a positive effect for women’s attractiveness ratings of men with physical disabilities, but not men’s attractiveness ratings of physically disabled women. Moreover, social desirability bias was positively associated with attractiveness ratings of physically disabled individuals, meaning those with higher tendency to be viewed favorably by others rated physically disabled individuals more attractive. Finally, our results revealed that attractiveness ratings of individuals with physical disabilities are positively associated with extroversion and empathy in both men and women, and positively with agreeableness and negatively with neuroticism in women. In conclusion, our study showed women rate men with physical disabilities as higher on attractiveness than nondisabled men, which is also influenced by their social desirability bias.

Adapting for Community Care, Part 2

1996 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Adams
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Housing Tenure ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

This article examines the provision and funding of home adaptations for people with physical disabilities. Part 1 concluded that people with disabilities receive an adaptation service that Is skewed according to housing tenure and local policy implementation. Part 2 examines the response of one county's social services department and its senior grade occupational therapists in the assessment and allocation of a home adaptation service across housing tenure and across the county. It investigates, first, the role of community occupational therapists in assessing home adaptations across that county and, secondly, the shortcomings in the Disabled Facilities Grant system as documented by service users. Recommendations are made for Improving the adaptation service across housing tenure for people with disabilities.

Scarred savior: A sermon on crucifying an ableist God

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-117
Author(s):  
Rebekah Rhea
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Physical Pain ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Embodied Theology ◽  
The Church

This sermon addresses the necessity of embodied theology in order for Christ’s crucifixion to maintain practical relevance to marginalized people, specifically individuals with disabilities. Personal experience is combined with critical analysis in this reflection on “doubting Thomas” (John 20:24–29). According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, disabled people are one of the country’s most prolific minorities. Consequently, millions in the United States are experiencing visceral and debilitating pain not only from physical disabilities, but also from ableist micro-aggressions and ignorance. This sermon uses personal experience to describe how the church has insufficiently addressed disability. Thomas is a reminder that a Christ distant or unaffected by physical pain is irrelevant to human experience. A scarred, disabled Savior is necessary to put to death any notions of an ableist God. Crucifixion without scars would make a disembodied Messiah, and the disability community, one in which all take part as they age, cannot afford to follow a disembodied God. Modern bioethical debates make clear that the disabled body is considered a disposable one, so disabled people need to know their bodies are not disposable to God. If life consists only of waiting for death and resurrection, then God is of no more use to the disability community than the trite theologies used to poorly address it. This sermon is a challenge to imagine a God impacted by imperfections, a God for whom scars matter.

scholarly journals GAMBARAN PENYESUAIAN DIRI PENYANDANG TUNADAKSA DI TEMPAT KERJA STUDI PADA PESERTA PELATIHAN DI BBRVBD CIBINONG

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-73
Author(s):  
Faustine 2014070030 ◽  
Penny Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Physical Condition ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Defense Mechanism ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Adjustment Factors ◽  
Use Stage ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

The increasing number of people with disabilities in Indonesia who are at work and still perceived as a burden on companies affect disability to work. This study focuses on participant who has physical disabilities because people with physical disability are the second most in Indonesia and their conditions of disability that can be seen directly, and cause psychological problems. As individuals, people with physical disabilities need to live independently, one of the ways to fulfill it by working. Physical disabilities will be in new environments and new situations. This requires adjustment so that eventually they can work productively. This research is using qualitative method using one on one interview. Three participants have attended training in BBRVBD Cibinong. This study use stage passed and the factors that influence their adjustment in the workplace. The results of this study indicate that the three participants experienced an emerging stage of stress at the beginning of work, defense mechanism, resolving problems, and after eight to ten months in the workplace, they are already in the adjustment stage. Three participants were influenced by five adjustment factors from Schneiders (1964). There are other factors that affect their adjustment, namely the perspective that physical disabilities has equal rights and opportunities at work. The desire to be independent, and prove to others who have to insult their physical condition.

scholarly journals Atividade física e deficiência física: preferências, motivações e barreiras para a prática de atividade física

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-151
Author(s):  
Luciana Erina Palma ◽  
Bhianca Conterato Patias ◽  
Roberta Marostega Feck
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Motivational Factor ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Health Dimension ◽  
Specific Activities ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

OBJETIVO: Objetivou-se identificar as preferências, barreiras e motivações para a prática de atividade física por pessoas com deficiência física. MÉTODOS: A pesquisa é de caráter qualitativo, do tipo descritivo. Participaram do estudo 34 indivíduos com deficiência física, 27 eram ativos e 7 inativos, com média de idades de 35,5 anos. Para as coletas dos dados, utilizaram-se questionários sobre preferência, motivações e barreiras para prática de atividade física. RESULTADOS: A partir dos resultados, as preferências identificadas envolvem a prática esportiva, especialmente, o basquetebol em cadeira de rodas. Sobre as motivações, a dimensão saúde se sobressaiu como o fator motivacional mais citado. Quanto às barreiras, a falta de equipamentos disponíveis e adaptados foi a mais evidenciada para a prática de atividades físicas. CONCLUSÃO: Estes resultados subsidiam a criação de atividades específicas considerando as preferências e as motivações apresentadas pelas pessoas com deficiência física, aliado à tentativa de minimizar as barreiras para esta prática.ABSTRACT. Physical activity and physical disability: preferences, motivations and barriers for the practice of physical activity.OBJECTIVE: The objective was to identify preferences, barriers and motivations for the practice of physical activity by people with physical disabilities. METHODS: The research is qualitative, of the descriptive type. Thirty-four individuals with physical disability participated in the study, 27 were active and 7 were inactive, with an average age of 35.5 years. For data collection, questionnaires were used on preferences, motivations and barriers for the practice of physical activity. RESULTS: From the results, the identified preferences involve the sports practice, mainly, the wheelchair basketball. On the motivations, the health dimension stood out as the most cited motivational factor, both by the active and the inactive subjects. As for the barriers, the lack of equipment available and adapted was the most evidenced for the practice of physical activities. CONCLUSION: These results subsidize the creation of specific activities considering the preferences and motivations presented by people with physical disabilities, along with the attempt to minimize the barriers for this practice.

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