Investigation of Disability Level, Leisure Satisfaction, and Quality of Life in Disabled Employees

Ki̇ti̇ş, Ali̇; Eraslan, Umut; Koç, V.; Giresun, Ferudun; Usta, H. Gonca

doi:10.1080/19371918.2016.1188748

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“…The majority of the PwD co-workers agreed (83.4%) that, in general, there is good communication with the PwD. These results are in line with those of Kitis et al (2017) who concluded that the employee with intellectual disabilities is seen as communicative, sociable, honest, sincere, and punctual at work. The co-workers of the PwD disagreed that the PwD usually have problems in relationships with colleagues.…”

Section: Interpersonal Communicationsupporting

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Assessing the Importance of Work for People with Disabilities at Auchan, Portugal

Nogueira¹,

Sousa²

2021

ESJ

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The inclusion of People with Disabilities (PwD's) in the labor market is a challenge and a great opportunity for companies. This inclusion process has the power to generate a great social impact in the life of PwD since they can be paid and can also play an important role that makes them feel proud and useful to society. However, this community faces many difficulties both in their inclusion and during their day-to-day work. This paper, therefore, focuses on exploring and understanding how organizations welcome these workers, what emotions they feel and how they manage them, and how well communication takes place in this context. A mixed methodology was used, with recourse to qualitative and quantitative research. Fifty disabled workers and 314 of their co-workers, employees of the Auchan Portugal Group, participated in the study. The results showed that PwD's recognize their emotions when interacting with their co-workers, but most of them disguise themselves when they feel discomfort. The feeling/emotion that mostly characterizes the daily professional life of these people is pride, which refers to the importance that work plays in their daily lives. As for organizational communication, PwD's consider it to be accessible. It was also possible to notice that although most PwD feel integrated, they suggest greater sensitivity from the employer, adapted work, and more accessibility in the workplace.

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Section: Interpersonal Communicationsupporting

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Assessing the Importance of Work for People with Disabilities at Auchan, Portugal

Nogueira¹,

Sousa²

2021

ESJ

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“…The results could indicate that a social lock-in effect, expressed by a reduction of PA for "family", and also for leisure, occurs over time due to a decrease in PA partly provided by family members. Since nonwork rather than paid employment is the norm for persons with disabilities, leisure takes on great significance for a meaningful existence and plays a vital role in habilitation or rehabilitation processes [2,23,24]. It can, however, not be ruled out that the result was due to impaired abilities associated with ageing and disability.…”

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Do personal assistance activities promote participation in society for persons with disabilities in Sweden? A five-year longitudinal study

Granitz

Sonnander

Reine

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Disability and Rehabilitation

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Purpose: To explore whether the personal assistance (PA) activities provided by the Swedish Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairment in 2010 and 2015 promote participation in society according to Article 19 of the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Methods: Register data and data from two questionnaires were used (N ¼ 2565). Descriptive statistics and chi-square (McNemar's test) were used to describe the basic features of the data. Mixed binominal logistic regression was used to examine correlation between gender and hours of PA between 2010 and 2015. Results: Despite an increase in the number of PA hours, more care activities and a reduction of most PA activities representing an active life were found. The result was especially evident for women, older people, and for a particular person category. Conclusions: The results offer evidence of a shift to a medical model and indicate a risk of social exclusion due to fewer activities representing an active life. An increase on average of 16 h of PA over the period studied does not guarantee access to an active life and may indicate a marginal utility. The noted decline of PA for participation in society enhances the importance of monitoring content aspects to fulfil Article 19 of the UNCRPD. ä IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Personal assistance (PA) in Sweden is a supportive measure for persons with disabilities; however, there are few studies to show whether PA activities are fulfilling disability rights of participation in society. The results show that PA activities are used more for medical care and home-based services over the five-year period. The study highlights the importance of monitoring aspects of content to ensure that the activities of PA comply with the policy objectives of the LSS legislation and Article 19 of the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), i.e., full participation in society. Monitoring efforts should include individualised planning and follow-up, moreover, ensure compliance with social service capacity at PA providers.

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Tracing the refinement of policy tools for disability rights: a content analysis of how the granting process of state-funded personal assistance in Sweden is aligned with the LSS Act

von Granitz,

Sonnander,

Winblad

2024

Disability and Rehabilitation

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Investigation of Disability Level, Leisure Satisfaction, and Quality of Life in Disabled Employees

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

Assessing the Importance of Work for People with Disabilities at Auchan, Portugal

Assessing the Importance of Work for People with Disabilities at Auchan, Portugal

Do personal assistance activities promote participation in society for persons with disabilities in Sweden? A five-year longitudinal study

Tracing the refinement of policy tools for disability rights: a content analysis of how the granting process of state-funded personal assistance in Sweden is aligned with the LSS Act

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