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

10 p.

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

xii, 83 p.

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


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