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Sustaining community inclusion for people with profound disabilities: opportunities and barriers; the findings of a seminar held in Dundee, 5-6 July 1996
- Author:
- ENABLE
- Publisher:
- ENABLE
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Paper based on a 2 day round table discussion by delegates from the European Union, held in Dundee and focusing on inclusion in every day life of people with profound and multiple disabilities.
Reducing disablement with adequate and appropriate resources: a New Zealand perspective
- Authors:
- WILKINSON-MEYERS Laura, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 29(10), 2014, pp.1540-1553.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article presents the qualitative findings from a larger mixed methods study of the barriers and costs associated with disability in New Zealand. A social model of disability framework was integrated with an economic cost model using consensual budget standards to (1) identify key barriers disabled people experience in their everyday living and (2) develop consensus about the resources disabled people agree they require to reduce or remove them. Forty-nine people with physical, hearing, vision or intellectual impairment participated in a series of 8 impairment-based focus groups. The analysis identified inaccessible environments, negative attitudes, unreliable transportation and poor access to information as key barriers. However, lack of adequate and appropriate resources (e.g. equipment, modifications, support, transport and time) to address these barriers was the overarching obstacle to participation. The inclusion of time as both a barrier and a valuable resource is arguably the most important contribution of the study. (Publisher abstract)
En/countering disablement in school life in Australia: children talk about peer relations and living with illness and disability
- Author:
- MCMAUGH Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 26(7), 2011, pp.853-866.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper reports the experiential accounts of young people with physical disability or chronic illness as they made the transition to junior high school, with a particular focus on their social experiences with peers and friends. The participants were 24 young people, with a mean age of 12.4 years, with visible and physically limiting disabilities and health conditions including cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and cystic fibrosis. Their personal accounts were gathered in 3 interviews during the course of a year from late Year 6 to late Year 7. A total of 72 recorded conversations, amounting to more than 100 hours of communication, documented the transitional experiences of the participants. Children’s reports were examined in a reflexive, disability studies framework, in which commonalities and difference in experience were examined. The findings highlight a common experience of disability-related harassment and differential experiences of friendship, peer rejection and school culture. While children encounter and actively counter disablement in a variety of ways, it is clear that they are also cognisant of the stigma, prejudices and disabling expectations that are at the core of these experiences.
A contextual analysis of caregivers of children with disabilities
- Author:
- WASHINGTON Leon
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 19(5), July 2009, pp.554-571.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Caring for children with disabilities takes an excessive amount of time and energy and places the carers under extreme stress, and often results in the family’s financial resources, personal well-being, self identity, and social networks being negatively affected, which in many cases, places the child at risk for maltreatment. This study explored the issues a caregiver faces when caring for his or her child, specifically the contextual factors that might affect a caregiver’s adaptation process that could possibly lead to maltreatment. In this contextual analysis, seven caregivers of children with moderate-to-severe disabilities completed a questionnaire, were interviewed individually, and assisted the researcher in constructing an ‘ecomap’ of their current living environment. Discussing subjects such as support from family and friends, stress, and spirituality, content from the interviews was analysed and several themes developed from the data, notably relationships between the carers and others within the family and greater community, leading to social isolation. Implications for clinical practice and future research ideas are discussed.
Physical and social barriers to social relationships: voices of rural disabled women in the USA
- Authors:
- TAUB Diane E., McLORG Penelope A., BARTNICK April K.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 24(2), March 2009, pp.201-215.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Through exploring the lived experiences of disabled women, this study investigates how physical and social barriers affect their social relationships. In-depth tape-recorded interviews investigating a variety of social and interpersonal issues were conducted with 24 women with physical or visual impairments who lived in a rural region of the midwestern USA. Using content analysis, the researchers examined interview data for common themes and patterns relating to social relationships. The findings indicate that physical barriers, related to the physical environment and personal physicality, along with social barriers, involving preconceptions of others about impairment and restrictions in personal networks, hamper the initiation and maintenance of social relationships. Further, the experiences of this group of disabled women corresponded most closely with the premises of a social relational understanding of disability.
Environmental barriers experienced by urban and rural disabled people in South Africa
- Authors:
- MAAT S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 22(4), June 2007, pp.357-369.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The aim of this study was to investigate the experience of disabled people with regard to environmental barriers in an urban as opposed to a rural setting. The specific objectives were to identify which items within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) checklist of environmental factors presented people with disability with the most barriers and to see whether the barriers were different for those living in a rural as opposed to an urban setting. The study was conducted amongst Xhosa speaking people in the Eastern and Western Cape areas of South Africa which have, respectively, 5.8% and 4.1% disability prevalences. A descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study was used to gather the data. The primary data collection tool was the Xhosa version of the ICF checklist. The sample consisted of 468 respondents, with 375 living in the Eastern Cape and 93 in the Western Cape. Physical problems were reported by 54.6 % of the sample, 14.6% had had an intellectual impairment and 9.9% had visual, hearing or speech problems. Approximately 2% of the sample reported more than one impairment. The prevalence of the different types of impairments between the two areas was similar. Respondents from the urban area reported experiencing more barriers in the categories Products and technology and the Natural and built environment, while respondents from the rural area experienced more barriers with Attitudes. An equivalent number of people in the respective areas identified barriers in the Services category. In this study the face and construct validity of the ICF appeared to be acceptable and it is recommended that further studies be conducted to establish the reliability and content and concurrent validity of the instrument.
Disability and psychology: critical introductions and reflections
- Editors:
- GOODLEY Dan, LAWTHOM Rebecca, (eds)
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 228p.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
This book critically examines the relationship between disability studies and psychology. By illuminating the interpersonal, social, cultural, historical and political causes of "disability" (the exclusion of people with physical, sensory or intellectual impairments), the editors and contributors propose ideas for enabling psychological theory and practice.
Social divisions
- Editors:
- PAYNE Geoff, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 408p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
- Edition:
- 2nd
The book presents a view of social fragmentation, inequality and cohesion. The articles by explore the key divisions in contemporary society. The book includes major chapters on class, gender and ethnicity and also dedicated coverage of national identity, age, childhood, sexuality, disability, health, and community. Each chapter covers theories and current patterns, offering an up-to-date critical guide to its field.
The dynamics of social exclusion in Europe: comparing Austria, Germany, Greece, Portugal and the UK
- Editors:
- APOSPORI Eleni, Millar Jane, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Edward Elgar
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 199p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cheltenham
This book reports findings from a study funded by the European Commission, using data from the European Community Household Panel, with a multi-dimensional approach to international comparisons of poverty and social exclusion. The research, compares four groups who are anticipated to be at particular risk of poverty and social exclusion; young adults, lone parents, the sick or disabled, and those retired from employment. Following individuals over a twelve month period, the analysis explores a wide range of indicators of poverty and social exclusion. These include low incomes, lack of household amenities, personal necessities and consumer durables, and the extent of social contact with friends, neighbours and membership of clubs or organisations. The contributors not only provide country-based data, locating empirical findings in the context of national policy, but also cross-national data, with implications for supranational policy.
Good company
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 01.12.05, 2005, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
When a council-run employment service for socially excluded people hit a funding crisis the solution was to turn it into a charitable company. The chief executive of Pure Innovations explains to the author how he went about it and the services they provide.