Evaluation of disable friendliness of a railway transport facility in Ludhiana city of Punjab, India

Sharma, Ruchi; Sharma, Manoj Kumar; Singh, Amarjeet

doi:10.1515/ijdhd-2012-0117

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“…Previous studies suggest that due to various environmental barriers, negative attitudes of people, and fewer social opportunities, WWD become socially disconnected and isolated from various spheres of life [ 4 ]. A study in Ludhiana, India highlighted that the public transport system was least accessible for PWD [ 5 , 6 ]. There were no special help desks for WWD in the study hospitals.…”

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Physical Access Related User-Friendliness of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Women With Disabilities in Various Hospitals in a City in North India: An Integrated Qualitative and Quantitative Study

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Kumar²,

Suri³

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Introduction: Access to optimum health care services is vital for every woman. Women with disabilities (WWD), in particular, face multiple discrimination and social exclusion on this issue. The objective of the study was to evaluate the user-friendliness of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in terms of the physical access to health facilities in various hospitals in a city in north India.Methods: This cross-sectional evaluation study was conducted during 2013-2017 in five purposively selected major government hospitals in a city in north India. A disabled friendliness evaluation tool was used to analyze the barriers to physical access in terms of approach to SRH care facilities. Data analysis was done through Microsoft Excel (Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA) and content analysis.Results: Overall, 270 respondents aged 15 years and above with at least 40% disability were interviewed for the study. Lack of access to SRH care in hospitals (infrastructure/equipment/communication/transport) was the main barrier (46.36%) reported by WWD. Most of the hospitals lacked any special provisions for people with disability (PWD). Proper ramps, stairs, toilets, etc. were not present in hospitals as denoted by their verbatim responses.Conclusions: All the hospitals scored low on access to sexual and reproductive health services for WWD.

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Physical Access Related User-Friendliness of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Women With Disabilities in Various Hospitals in a City in North India: An Integrated Qualitative and Quantitative Study

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Improving transfer feasibility for older travelers inside high-speed train station

Zhao

Dong

et al. 2018

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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Changing Socio-Cultural Models and Policy Programs in Rehabilitation of Persons With Communication Disorders

Venkatesan¹

2018

Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies

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The history of rehabilitation of communication disorder has journeyed from magical-religious conceptualizations through biological-medical approaches to the contemporary rights-based paradigm, wherein the person-in-environment is emphasized. The understanding of its nature and characteristics, classification, etiology, treatment, social perception, and practices, including law-making about the affected persons, have all moved in tandem with the temper of the times. This chapter attempts to outline the salient course of these changes under two sections: (1) changing models and paradigms and (2) impacts on policy programs in areas of health, education, economy, housing, and social security with special reference to the Indian sub-continent. Illustrative domains of social change in areas of education are specifically highlighted with appropriate case vignettes. The endnote raises oncoming challenges, issues, and problems related to communication disorders in the emergent dynamic socio-cultural matrix for generation next parents and children.

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Evaluation of disable friendliness of a railway transport facility in Ludhiana city of Punjab, India

Abstract: Background : Barriers make an environment unsafe and cause a high level of difficulty to the user.

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Physical Access Related User-Friendliness of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Women With Disabilities in Various Hospitals in a City in North India: An Integrated Qualitative and Quantitative Study

Physical Access Related User-Friendliness of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Women With Disabilities in Various Hospitals in a City in North India: An Integrated Qualitative and Quantitative Study

Improving transfer feasibility for older travelers inside high-speed train station

Changing Socio-Cultural Models and Policy Programs in Rehabilitation of Persons With Communication Disorders

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