Persons with Disabilities and Employment

Chima, Felix O.

doi:10.1300/j198v04n03_05

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“…Some of the reported implications from the inaccessible built environment were anger, desperation, dependency, inadequacy, loss of dignity and respect, lack of control of own life, limited choices and inequality in social and family roles, and responsibility. Whilst some of these experiences by PWD have also been reported by the United Nations (UN 2010b) and other studies (Bromley et al 2007;Chima 2005;Hammel et al 2008;Gray et al 2008;Stark et al 2007;Wee & Paterson 2009), this study highlights the dire situation of PWML in Zambia. The acknowledgement by PWML of the country's limited resources in meeting all the needs of its citizenry was a positive aspect of their high expectation of the government's role in including accessibility as part of the national agenda and development.…”

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Impact of Inaccessible Spaces on Community Participation of People with Mobility Limitations in Zambia

Banda

2015

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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“…Inaccessible education and employment environments have been identified elsewhere as contributing to unemployment of PWD (Barnartt 1992;Braithwaite & Mont 2009;Chima 2005;Hurst 1995;Hammel et al 2008;Lawson 2007). Amongst those participants who had managed to gain education, few were employed.…”

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Impact of Inaccessible Spaces on Community Participation of People with Mobility Limitations in Zambia

Banda

2015

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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“…Inaccessible education and employment environments have been identified elsewhere as contributing to unemployment of PWD (Barnartt 1992 ; Braithwaite & Mont 2009 ; Chima 2005 ; Hurst 1995 ; Hammel et al . 2008 ; Lawson 2007 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Whilst some of these experiences by PWD have also been reported by the United Nations (UN 2010b ) and other studies (Bromley et al . 2007 ; Chima 2005 ; Hammel et al . 2008 ; Gray et al .…”

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Impact of inaccessible spaces on community participation of people with mobility limitations in Zambia

Banda-Chalwe

Nitz

Jonge

2014

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BackgroundThe study investigated the perspective of people with mobility limitations (PWML) in Zambia, firstly of their accessibility to public buildings and spaces, and secondly of how their capacity to participate in a preferred lifestyle has been affected.ObjectivesFirstly to provide insight into the participation experiences of PWML in the social, cultural, economic, political and civic life areas and the relationship of these with disability in Zambia. Secondly to establish how the Zambian disability context shape the experiences of participation by PWML.MethodA qualitative design was used to gather data from 75 PWML in five of the nine provinces of Zambia. Focus group discussions and personal interviews were used to examine the accessibility of the built environment and how this impacted on the whole family’s participation experiences. The nominal group technique was utilised to rank inaccessible buildings and facilities which posed barriers to opportunities in life areas and how this interfered with the whole family’s lifestyle.ResultsInaccessibility of education institutions, workplaces and spaces have contributed to reduced participation with negative implications for personal, family, social and economic aspects of the lives of participants. Government buildings, service buildings, and transportation were universally identified as most important but least accessible.ConclusionZambians with mobility limitations have been disadvantaged in accessing services and facilities provided to the public, depriving them and their dependants of full and equitable life participation because of reduced economic capacity. This study will assist in informing government of the need to improve environmental access to enable equal rights for all citizens.

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Impact of Inaccessible Spaces on Community Participation of People with Mobility Limitations in Zambia

Impact of inaccessible spaces on community participation of people with mobility limitations in Zambia

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