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Fixing the system? The experience of service users of the quasi-market in disability services in Australia
Spall, Pamela; McDonald, Catherine; Zetlin, Diane - 2005
A qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews with 31 people with disabilities and 32 carers in the state of Queensland, Australia, found that their experience of supportive service delivery had not improved despite reforms of the service delivery system driven by a version of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447859
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Personas in the Design Process: A tool for understanding others
Williams, Karen Lindsay - 2006
Personas, fictional user profiles based on research data, have gained popularity in the design field over recent years. These profiles include names, personalities, behaviors, and goals that are representative of a unique group of individuals. This paper examines the creation and utilization of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475974
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Towards strategic intent: Perceptions of disability service provision amongst hotel accommodation managers
Darcy, Simon; Pegg, Shane - 2011
ascertain the perceptions of managers in the accommodation sector towards disability service provision with a view to … people with a disability to communicate their needs to the hotel; perceptions of accessible rooms by the general public; and … included: legislative responsibility, policy and building codes; disability as a market segment; staff awareness/training; and …
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Are workers with a disability less productive or less understood? An empirical investigation from an entrepreneurial business planning perspective
Hindle, Kevin; Noble, Jock; Phillips, Brian - 1999
group between workers with a disability and workers without a disability. On five measures of productivity, no significant … differences were discernible but on a sixth measure, length of employment, it was found that disability workers remained in … employment significantly longer. These results strongly refute the ‘intuitive wisdom’ that workers with a disability are less …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483816
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Identity and ownership : Since I came to work at dal I don?t have a disability
Marks, Genee - 2006
receive federal or state disability funding, and about half as many support staff. Rather than being seen as an agency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484592
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Since I came to work at DAL I don't have a disability
Marks, Genee - 2005
receive federal or state disability funding, and about half as many support staff. Rather than being seen as an agency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484663
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THE ECONOMIC PROGRESS OF A COUNTRY AND THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN SOCIETY - WHERE ARE WE?
Ancuța-Anisia, Chelba - 2023
The subject of disabled people began to be more and more debated in Romania, as well as in other countries. However, it is important to be aware of where we really stand when it comes to this topic. This article aims to highlight the existing relationship between the economic progress of a...
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Does having a newborn child affect income diversification opportunities?: evidence from the Peruvian Young Lives Study
Escobal, Javier; Suárez, Pablo; Huttly, Sharon; … - 2005
The ability of households to diversify their income sources is strongly related to their capacity to cope in times of pressure, such as during economic crises. This is particularly so among the poor, who often do not have adequate resources on which to draw when under such pressures. Households...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441486
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A multidimensional analysis of adaptation in a developing country context
Barr, Abigail; Clark, David - 2007
Econometric analyses of European datasets suggest that income aspirations increase with current income. This finding is consistent with the adaptation hypothesis –the notion that individual aspirations adjust to reflect personal circumstances and living conditions. We add to these existing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441497
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Consumption risk, technology adoption and poverty traps: evidence from Ethiopia
Dercon, Stefan; Christiaensen, Luc - 2007
Much has been written on the determinants of input and technology adoption in agriculture, with issues such as input availability, knowledge and education, risk preferences, profitability, and credit constraints receiving much attention. This paper focuses on a factor that has been less well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441498