General Overview of Disability and Health Behaviors of Disabled Children

Abstract

World Health Organization (WHO) defines disability as "an umbrella term that involves impairments in body function or structure, the difficulties encountered in performing an action, and the restriction of participation in life requirements". While 5% of children under the age of 15 years have a moderate or severe disability worldwide, 21.1% of the disabled individuals are under 15 years old ın our country. Disabled individuals face serious obstacles in reaching many services such as medical care, employment, education, transportation and housing. Although there are various legal arrangements in the world and in our country to determine and secure the rights of disabled people, permanent solutions have not been obtained. Disabled individuals subject to discrimination and exclusion, particularly in terms of school and work life, access to economic resources and public services. The physical environment conditions, which are not designed according to the disabilities increase the exclusion from the society. So children with disabilities are one of the most vulnerable groups. Disadvantageous conditions come into the foreground for disabled children in almost all health problems. Disabled children's health may be improved and socialized through a comprehensive approach including the education of the child and the families, providing health and care services. The necessary interventions to maintain and improve the health of the disabled children should be adopted and implemented by all sectors in order to socialize them.

Investigation of Difficulties to Sports Participation in Disabled Individuals in terms of Some Variables

“…Disabled individuals expose various difficulties and restrictions in their life. These difficulties and restrictions are due to some personal and environmental reasons (Çoban and Özcebe, 2019;Tekin, 2019;Wilson and Khoo, 2013). Besides their own deficiencies, disabled individuals struggle other obstacles due to environmental inadequacies.…”