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article, we present an analysis about the most important characteristics of a disability definition suitable for economic … disability and incapacity to work, using instead limitations to daily activities; and allowing a head count. Some second order … characteristics are also identified: putting limits to selfclassifications; measuring disability severity, and their changes along …
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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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makers, program administrators and discharge planners. Data were analyzed using a critical disability ethics approach and …
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Wearables may have notable potential as an assistive technology for persons with various difficulties. Although quite popular, smartwatches' niches are still revealing. One of them is definitely in the domain of assistive technology due to their communication and location features. Positioning...
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This article describes how accessibility to ICTs is understood as conformity to standards, which usually ends in designs that do not consider the singularities of people. This article delves into a participatory approach to accessible design, as an alternative to design guided simply by...
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This paper focuses on the relation between the onset of disability and employment outcomes. We develop an event history … onset of a disability by around 138%. However, health shocks are relatively rare events and therefore the larger part of … observed disability rates result from gradual deteriorations in health. We find no direct effect of health shocks on employment …
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personal income (30% for those entering disability insurance) two years after the shock. There is no subsequent recovery in …
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Disability is one of the features that differentiate individuals and groups in modern societies. People with reduced … disability and reduce the barriers faced by persons with disabilities in access to different kinds of resources, spaces and …
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