Educational Opportunity, Post-School Life and CBR: A Multisectoral Approach in Rural Sri Lanka

The relationship between the community participation of disabled youth and socioeconomic factors: mixed-methods approach in rural Sri Lanka

“…Nonetheless, most of them, even those who did not participate in the community regularly, reported taking part in religious activities outside the home. These findings support the observations of field studies in another part of rural Sri Lanka, which revealed a lifestyle without any activities (Higashida, Kumara, and Nakashima 2016) and the importance of religious participation for disabled people (Higashida 2016), although the difference between religious and other community activities from a local viewpoint would also need to be considered in the context of cultural and religious norms.…”

“…Personal assistance by caregivers and sociocultural images were also identified as having an impact on community participation. This finding added important evidence to the ICF's theoretical framework (World Health Organization 2001, 2007 and observations from a previous field study (Higashida, Kumara, and Nakashima 2016) that alluded to the potential impact of the caregiver's conditions and attitudes.…”

“…According to a systematic review of disability issues in Sri Lanka (Peiris-John et al 2014), the community participation of disabled people also appears to be under-addressed. Field reports in the North-Central Province (Higashida 2014;Higashida, Kumara, and Nakashima 2016) suggest further practices and evaluation of CBR/CBID, as well as the concern about limited participation of disabled people. Hence there is still a gap between academic literature and practices regarding the community participation of disabled people in the country.…”