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


World Bank Group · 6 May 2024 English

(Disaggregated by sex of household head / by disability status of household member) RA3: Inclusion


MC23: Musicians' Census 2023 · 27 March 2024 English

Gender inequity is still a prominent, alarming issue in the music industry, with female musicians facing much higher levels of discrimination, sexual harassment, financial challenges, and structural barriers to career …

Disabled women are more likely to experience both disability and gender- based discrimination than non-disabled Prefer not to say 13 Musician demographics Disability 50% Sensory Physical Mental health Neurodiverse a wider pay gap.” Female, age 25-34 Scotland Disability Only 14% of disabled women reported experiencing experienced discrimination because of their disability and just 4% of women who said they experienced of disability said they reported it. This discrimination could be one way in which disability impacts


Plan International · 27 March 2024 English

with disabilities experience heightened levels of inequity, exclusion, and violence due to their disability status and gender.2 As part of its response to the Ukrainian crisis in Poland and the region, Plan describe children’s impairments or special needs on the basis of the Washington Group Short Set of Disability Questions.3 Among study participants, young children have impairments and difficulties related healthcare and administrative services, which are linked to long waiting times for official decisions on disability status and essential specialist care. [...] Recommendations As a crosscutting consideration, it

Globally, diverse children and youth living with disability are at a heightened risk of social exclusion inequity, exclusion, and violence due to their disability status and gender.2 As part of its response to essible_pdf.pdf. 2 Plan International (2024) Disability Inclusion Programme Guidance. Profiles and experiences the basis of the Washington Group Short Set of Disability Questions.3 Among study participants, young children International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) as a conceptual framework.


The Health Foundation · 25 March 2024

Options for funding reform The next government has a mix of options for reforming social care funding, based on political choices about social care spending and the balance of responsibility …

with a range of care needs, mostly because of disability and/or ill health. At its best, social care enables


RAND Corporation · 25 March 2024 English

The RAND Center on Housing and Homelessness brought together practitioner experts from across Los Angeles (L.A.) County’s homelessness and housing services community to address the following question: What policy and …

Do they have a disability? Is it a physical disability or a mental disability? Do they need an they already meet the homelessness and mental disability requirements?” they said, in the context of


ISER: Institute for Social and Economic Research · 25 March 2024

For more information on UKMOD visit researchers and policy analysts to calculate the effects of taxes and benefits on household incomes and work incentives for the UK as a whole …

benefits depend on certain contingencies such as disability or (lone) parenthood but do not require contributions (AA) non-means-tested Carer’s Allowance (CA) Disability Living Allowance (DLA) Guardian’s Allowance Industrial 2008 this replaced Incapacity Benefit and the disability element of Income Support (IS). The contributory or both (higher rate) due to their illness or disability. It is taxable. In Scotland, from 2022 it was was be replaced by the Pension Age Disability Payment but has remained broadly like Attendance Allowance


JCIE: Japan Center for International Exchange · 22 March 2024 English

The first year’s sessions focused on the impact of the pandemic on women, ways to address the societal inequities that the pandemic had revealed, and the need to amplify the …

of caregiving for a relative with illness or disability. In fact, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour


ADIA: Australian Digital Inclusion Alliance · 21 March 2024 English

highlights the demand for affordable digital devices across Australia, challenges and opportunities in the role device donation can play in addressing this demand, and potential policy levers. Access to an …

Australia, First Nations Australians, people with a disability, and people vulnerable across income and employment telcos, community organisations, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, plus state, territory and


TCF: The Century Foundation · 21 March 2024 English

Introduction The Century Foundation published its first care policy report card, “Care Matters,” in 2021.1 That report card graded each state on a number of supportive family policies and worker …

This is true even as the demand for aging and disability care in the home and community continues to Home and Community-Based Services/Aging and Disability Care Most people want to live and age in their they need. Current investments in aging and disability care continue to undervalue care while leaving quality jobs and access to affordable aging and disability care as well as child care. Scoring The care states to increase availability of aging and disability care services and support disabled workers by


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