Disability
A disability is a societal imposition on people who have impairments, making it more difficult for people to do certain activities or interact with the world around them. Due to cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, and/or sensory differences, disabled people are “unnecessarily isolated and excluded from full participation in society.” As a result of impairments, people with disabilities can experience disablement from birth, or may be labeled as disabled during their lifetime. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities defines disability as: long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may …
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Eurofound · 1 December 2024 English
This report explores the implications of the right of all EU citizens to live independently. It investigates the barriers faced by people who wish to live independently, and the situation …
December 2024 Research report Forthcoming Care Disability and chronic disease Living conditions Living …
OTT: On Think Tanks · 20 November 2024 English
This report provides an in-depth overview of the global think tank landscape in 2023-2024. It examines key trends, challenges, and innovations in the sector across 95 countries, drawing insights from …
Race/ethnicity Disability Language 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Gender Age Social class Race/ethnicity Disability Language … 80% 100% Gender Age Social class Race/ethnicity Disability Language Central Asia Anglosphere sub-Saharan … 80% 100% Gender Age Social class Race/ethnicity Disability Language Less than $100,000 $100,000 to $499 …
SFRI: Scanlon Foundation Research Institute · 19 November 2024 English
The 2024 Mapping Social Cohesion report provides a comprehensive analysis of social cohesion trends in Australia amidst a backdrop of national and global challenges. Conducted annually since 2007, this eighteenth …
Australia on the basis of their health or a disability. Growing belief that immigration is too high … housing tenure, migrant background, religion, disability and neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage … basis of their health or whether they have a disability, while 65 per cent disagree. ➤ 26 per cent agree … agree/strongly agree Race/ethnicity Religion Health or disability Coming from a country experiencing conflict or …
Impact Economics and Policy · 19 November 2024 English
This report examines the growing unmet demand for specialist homelessness services (SHS) in Australia, contextualized within a severe housing and cost-of-living crisis. The analysis highlights that over 250,000 Australians were …
due to characteristics such as race, gender, or disability. 3. Low social resources and supports: Lacking …
WHO: World Health Organization · 18 November 2024 English
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of the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability and Rehabilitation, World Health Organization … Hemmingsen (Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability and Rehabilitation, WHO). Bente Mikkelsen (Department … (Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability and Rehabilitation, WHO) and Jerome Salomon (Assistant …
WHO: World Health Organization · 18 November 2024 English
vii, 219 p.
public health impact on mortality, morbidity and disability. ` Actionability and preventability. Each clinical … account for most of the mortality, morbidity and disability related to congenital anomalies. • Tell participants: …
NIESR: National Institute of Economic and Social Research · 18 November 2024 English
The research aims to understand the needs and experiences of young people and to evaluate the effectiveness of a new space for support services. [...] For the purpose of data …
Ethnicity • Gender • Employment status • Health and disability • Experiences related to education, employment …
WHO: World Health Organization · 17 November 2024 English
Every day, thousands of letters are sent from health authorities encouraging recipients to attend an appointment, vaccinations, cancer screening, or a health check-up, or engage in other health-related behaviours. Many …
engaging in the behaviour (e.g. disease, death, disability, poorer quality of life). For example, a gain …
WHO: World Health Organization · 15 November 2024 English
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coordination with local rehabilitation providers and disability organizations is an important aspect of discharge …
WHO: World Health Organization · 14 November 2024 English
Five global diabetes targets have been developed to strengthen the prevention and control of diabetes. There are different approaches and data sources that can be used to measure progress against …
diabetes patients under 23 years of age who have a disability. It is possible that data sources (such as primary …