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Reading the National Disability and Rehabilitation Policy in the light of Foucault’s technologies of power

LESHOTA, Lekholokoe P
2013

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In the area of disability studies, models have been at the centre of debates, influencing social policies, practices and legal frameworks. The former Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in the Kingdom of Lesotho was not an exception. In its efforts to tackle issues of disability, it produced The National Disability and Rehabilitation Policy: Mainstreaming persons with disabilities into society in 2011. This policy document is rooted in the social model and seeks to address long-standing problems and challenges of people with disabilities in the Kingdom. Using ideas from Foucault, particularly the technologies and regimes of power, which work through language and practice, this article examined ways in which people with disabilities are constituted through state knowledge and government policies, and concluded that these constructions form the basis for alienation and marginalisation in society.

Fulfilling potential : building a deeper understanding of disability in the UK today

OFFICE FOR DISABILITY ISSUES (ODI)
February 2013

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"The aims of this report are: to provide an analysis of the current evidence on disability in the UK to inform the development of the next stage of work on Fulfilling Potential - the development of actions, outcomes and indicators; to inform public understanding and prompt debate about disability and the issues faced by disabled people; to raise awareness, drive a change in attitudes and support an increase in commitment to improving the lives of disabled people in the UK today. The main document is structured in two parts: Part 1 provides analysis of the number of disabled people in the UK as well as looking at the way disability develops over the life course and at the fluctuating nature of disability. Part 2 focuses on the lives of disabled people by looking at trends in outcomes and barriers to taking part in different areas of life"
Note: The main report is available for PDF, RTF and easy-to-read
Note: A technical appendix is provided as well as a summary version in PDF, RTF and video in BSL with audio voice-over and subtitles

Disability and HIV : what drives this relationship in eastern and southern Africa?

HANASS-HANCOCK, Jill
REGONDI, Ilaria
NAIDOO, Kerisha
February 2013

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"This article uses global socio-economic and HIV datasets and compares them to data contained in the most recent World Report on Disability in order to examine the relationship between HIV and disability in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA). The analysis suggests that disability prevalence may be related to HIV-prevalence in ESA. It identifies research and policy gaps and seeks to shed light on the relationship between the two phenomena. It concludes that, more than any other region in the world, ESA needs to ensure better data collection on disability and the inclusion of disability throughout its HIV programmes in order to provide a comprehensive and appropriate response to the epidemic"

African Journal of Disability, Vol 2, No 1 

Impact of rehabilitation services on quality of life of persons with disabilities in Cambodia

SIT, Song
et al
January 2013

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This study aimed "to assess the quality of life (QoL) of person with disability (PWD) before and after receiving rehabilitation services and/or Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) services from Veterans International Cambodia (VIC) and to determine factors associated with the improvement of the QoL of PWD other than the rehabilitation services and/or CBR services. A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst PWDs from three physical rehabilitation centers in Cambodia. ComQoL-A5 was used to measure the QoL of adults with disabilities (age18 years and above) and KIDSCREEN-27 for children with disabilities aged from 10 to 18 years-old...The QoL of PWDs was significantly improved after receiving rehabilitation services. Within each stratum of disability, improvement was observed when comparing before and after scores. However, no significant differences across different types of disability were seen. Gender, age, education and income were found to be significantly associated with the improvement of QoL of adults with disabilities. The services offered by the Veterans International significantly improve the QoL of PWDs"
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The key informant child disability project in Bangladesh and Pakistan

MACTAGGART, Islay
MURTHY, GVS
2013

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The Key Informant Method (KIM) has previously been tested by CBM, LSHTM and others, and found to be a valid method for the identification of children with severe visual impairment and blindness in Bangladesh, using community volunteers in the place of a door-to-door survey. This report outlines a study that set out to expand this and test whether voluntary, community-level Key Informants (KIs) could be trained to effectively identify children with moderate or severe physical impairments, sensory impairments (visual and hearing) or epilepsy in Bangadesh and Pakistan, and if so whether this process could be used to assess prevalence and plan appropriate referral services for children meeting these criteria

Disabled people and the post-2015 development goal agenda through a disability studies lens

WOLBRING, Gregor
MACKAY, Rachel
RYBCHINSKI, Theresa
NOGA, Jacqueline
2013

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The purpose of this study was to examine the role and visibility of disabled people in the discourses of various global policy processes related to sustainable development and the Post-2015 development agenda. This article makes several recommendations for strengthening the role of disabled people in these discourses. The research addresses the question of how the disability community and sustainable development community relate to each other in these discourses. This study provides quantitative and qualitative data on three aspects of the relationship. One set of data highlights who is seen as a stakeholder in general and the visibility of disabled people in the social sustainability, sustainable consumption, Rio+20 and Post-2015 development agenda proposals discourses and what participants of the online consultation for a disability inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond had to say about the issues of visibility of disabled people in development discourses. A second set of data illuminates the attitudes towards disabled people evident in the SD discourses including through the eyes of the participant of the online consultation for a disability inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond. The final set of data compares the goals and actions seen as desirable for the advancement of SD evident in the SD literature covered and the online consultation for a disability inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond. This study interpreted the data through a disability studies lens. The study found that disabled people were barely visible to invisible in the SD literature covered, that the goals and actions proposed in the SD discourses are of high relevance to disabled people but that these discussions have generally not been explicitly linked to disabled people. It found further that disabled people have clear ideas why they are invisible, what the problems with development policies are and what needs to happen to rectify the problems. It found also that there was a lack of visibility of various SD areas and goals within the disability discourse. This paper provides empirical data that can be used to further the goal of mainstreaming of disabled people into the SD and Post-2015 development discourses as asked for in various high-level UN documents. However, we posit that the utility of our paper goes beyond the disability angle. Our quantitative data also highlights other forms of social group visibility unevenness in the literature and as such, we argue that the data we present in this paper is also of use for other stakeholders such as youth, women and indigenous people and also for NGOs and policy makers.

 

Sustainability, Vol 5

The sustainability analysis process : the case of physical rehabilitation

BLANCHET, Karl
BOGGS, Dorothy
December 2012

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"This guide describes the Sustainability Analysis Process (SAP), a coordinated planning approach that aims to facilitate the development of a common vision of sustainability among various actors in a system. Specifically, it is a participatory process which outlines how to achieve consensus on a common vision, and how to define sustainability indicators that can be used to monitor progress towards this vision within the context of the national rehabilitation system. Ultimately, the SAP outlined in this guide is a practical tool that can help all actors in a system to understand the various components of sustainability and analyse the concept of sustainability in relation to their own system"

Disability at a glance 2012 : strengthening the evidence base in Asia and the Pacific

UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (ESCAP), Social Development Division
October 2012

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This report series aims to provide a regional overview of disability policies and practices, as well as relevant country data and information. This fourth edition highlights the complexity of interpreting disability data and stresses the urgent need to work towards a greater common understanding of disability, related data and data collection practices. The report consists of an introduction, two analytical chapters and subregional and country snapshots. The progress in data collection efforts is reflected in the number of country snapshots included in the current edition (52 countries and areas). The data are drawn from national Government sources, based on bilateral communication between national disability focal points and ESCAP, as well as the 2011 ESCAP Disability Survey. This report is useful for policymakers, statisticians and representatives of organizations of, and for, persons with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific
ST/ESCAP/2642

Disability, CBR and inclusive development (DCID), 2012, Vol. 23 No. 4

2012

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Reviews

  • The Human Resources Challenge to Community Based Rehabilitation: The Need for a Scientific, Systematic and Coordinated Global Response
  • Alternative Responses to the Human Resource Challenge for CBR

Original Research Articles

  • Human Rights, Social Inclusion and Health Equity in International Donors' Policies
  • Music as the Means to Stimulate Novelty and Challenge Seeking in Persons with Intellectual Disability
  • A Framework for Healthcare Provision to Children with Intellectual Disability
  • Knowledge, Beliefs and Perception of Leprosy

Brief reports

  • Quality of Life of Nigerians with Unilateral Lower Limb Amputation
  • Community-based Physiotherapy in Western India: Some Findings from Surveys

Experiential Accounts

  • Goal Oriented Activity Towards Life Skill Training: Preliminary Indications of a Task-intensive Approach to Manage Cerebral Palsy

Disability, CBR and inclusive development (DCID), 2012, Vol. 23 No. 3

2012

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Original Research Articles

  • Sexual Health of Women with Spinal Cord Injury in Bangladesh
  • Core Concepts of Human Rights and Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups in the Namibian Policy on Orthopaedic Technical Services
  • Quantitative Exploratory Evaluation of the Frequency, Causes and Consequences of Rehabilitation Wheelchair Breakdowns delivered at a Paediatric Clinic in Mexico
  • Attitudes of Students towards Peers with Disability in an Inclusive School in Nigeria
  • Impact Assessment of a Vocational Training Program for Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh
  • Inclusion of Children with Hearing Impairment in Schools: A Survey on Teachers’ Attitudes
  • Assessing Children with Language Impairments: A Study on Kannada, a South Indian Language

Brief reports

  • Efficacy of Family Intervention in Acquired Head-Injury Cases in India
  • Functional Independence and Quality of Life for Persons with Locomotor Disabilities in Institutional Based Rehabilitation and Community Based Rehabilitation - A Comparative Study

Letters to the Editor

  • Perceptions of City Dwellers of Kolkata, India about Speech and Hearing Disabilities

Disability, CBR and inclusive development (DCID), 2012, Vol. 23 No. 2

2012

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Original Research Articles

  • A Comparative Analysis of Institutional Capacities for Implementing Disability Policies in East African Countries: Functions of National Councils for Disability
  • Parental Stress in Raising a Child with Disabilities in India
  • Shoulder Pain among Rehabilitated Spinal Cord Injured Persons Using Manually Propelled Wheelchairs in the Gaza Strip: A Survey
  • Functional Social Skills of Adults with Intellectual Disability

Reviews

  • Inclusive Education for Students with Intellectual Disability

Brief reports

  • Financial Aid for the Rehabilitation of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries in Bangladesh

Case Studies

  • Enhancing Eye-Hand Coordination with Therapy Intervention to Improve Visual-Spatial Abilities using ‘The Re-training Approach’ in Children with Down Syndrome: Three Case Studies

Letters to the Editor

  • The New Millennium Development Goals and Inclusive Development

Disability, CBR and inclusive development (DCID), 2012, Vol. 23 No. 1

2012

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Original Research Articles

  • The Role of Community Health Workers in the Mongolian CBR Programme
  • Improving Accessibility to Medical Services for Persons with Disabilities in Thailand
  • Lady Health Workers (LHWs) as Flag Bearers for Children with Disabilities in Pakistan
  • Attitudes of Parents towards Children with Specific Learning Disabilities

Reviews

  • Rights, Equality, Educational Provisions and Facilities for Students with Disabilities in Thailand: Legal and Practical Perspectives over the Past Decade

Brief reports

  • Awareness among Family Members of Children with Intellectual Disability on Relevant Legislations in India

Letters to the Editor

  • Awareness About Benefits of a Disability Certificate Among Persons with Hearing Impairment in Kolkata, India

Enabling and protecting : proactive approaches to addressing the abuse and neglect of children and young people with disability

ROBINSON, Sally
2012

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Many families report to Children with Disability Australia (CDA) that their children are subjected to limited opportunities, low expectations, exclusion, bullying, discrimination, assault, and violation of their human rights.

 

This paper draws from recent research about abuse and neglect and from national policy approaches in child protection and disability to better understand the causes, experience and responses to maltreatment of children and young people with disability.

 

A series of key concerns about abuse and neglect are raised to stimulate discussion and action which is in the interests of children and young people. Taking a rights informed approach, the paper focuses on building more effective national responses to children and young people who are maltreated

 

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Promoting empowerment|Emancipatory research in community-based rehabilitation programmes : a guide for CBR programmes managers

DEEPAK, Sunil
2012

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This practical guide is written for organizations and persons involved in CBR projects. It is also targeted at DPOs, especially those working at community and peripheral levels. The information provides a straight forward guide for people working in CBR programmes to carry out simple emancipatory research (ER). Examples are provided from successful ER projects. This resource is useful to anyone interested in ER in community-based rehabilitation programmes

Expanding ableism : taking down the ghettoization of impact of disability studies scholars

WOLBRING, Gregor
2012

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This paper highlights the utility of an expanded ableism concept beyond how it is used in disability studies; expanding the concept of ableism so it connects with all aspects of societies and making ableism applicable to many academic fields. It introduces this expanded form of ableism as a new angle of cultural research and suggests it to be one possible venue for disability studies scholars to escape the ghettoization of their impact.

 

Societies, Vol 2, Issue 3

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