Evaluation of the Matching Process of Disabled People Through a Macroeconomic Approach: the Italian Case
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DOI: 10.1007/s12061-015-9176-9
Abstract: This paper estimates a spatial matching function for disabled people by using a panel of 20 Italian regions over the period 2006–2011. According to the results obtained, in the regional labour market analysed there is… read more here.
Keywords: evaluation matching; people macroeconomic; disabled people; process disabled ... See more keywords
An IoT-based deep learning approach to analyse indoor thermal comfort of disabled people
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DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108056
Abstract: Abstract Monitoring the thermal comfort of building occupants is crucial for ensuring sustainable and efficient energy consumption in residential buildings. Existing studies have addressed the monitoring of thermal comfort through questionnaires and activities involving occupants.… read more here.
Keywords: disabled people; indoor thermal; comfort; collection ... See more keywords
Food insecurity and disability among working-age and older adults
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DOI: 10.1017/s1368980024000570
Abstract: Abstract Objective: To explore relationships between disability, food insecurity (FI) and age and examine how socio-economic factors impact risk of FI among disabled people in working and older age. Design: Logistic regression models used to… read more here.
Keywords: age; food; disabled people; among working ... See more keywords
Education for disability equality through disabled people’s life stories and narratives: working and learning together in a school-based professional development programme for inclusion
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DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2017.1297574
Abstract: Abstract This paper reports on the findings of an action research project that took place in a primary school in Cyprus. A professional development programme was devised with contributions from teachers involved in the research.… read more here.
Keywords: disabled people; professional development; disability; education ... See more keywords
Comparative Analysis of Civil Society and State Discourse on Disabled People’s Rights and Welfare in Southeast Asia 2010–16
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DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2017.1336612
Abstract: Abstract Over the next quarter century it is likely that Southeast Asian countries will experience high levels of growth in the number of disabled people. It is therefore significant that, over the past decade, the… read more here.
Keywords: state; comparative analysis; disabled people; civil society ... See more keywords
A “Disruption of How We Tell Our Stories”: The Feasibility of Life Plotting with Disabled People of Color as a “Double Burdened” Community
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DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2025.2520510
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study examines the feasibility of an innovative narrative-based tool called LifePlot. Life plotting, the process of creating a LifePlot, uses fictional storytelling techniques to facilitate the story construction and story sharing of lived… read more here.
Keywords: disabled people; life plotting; story; people color ... See more keywords
Introduction to, and Interview with, Disabled People Against Cuts
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DOI: 10.1080/13604813.2020.1739458
Abstract: The interview with Disabled People Against Cuts campaign group illuminates ways that disabled people in the UK are campaigning on and off the streets against neoliberal austerity measures and, more widely, against the capitalist city.… read more here.
Keywords: disabled people; interview disabled; city; people cuts ... See more keywords
‘Nothing about us without us’: organizing disabled people’s solidarity within and beyond borders in a polarized age
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DOI: 10.1080/14742837.2020.1770069
Abstract: This article examines collective action and the alliances between social movement organizations engaged in the work of solidarity with disabled people within and across borders during austerity. Bu... read more here.
Keywords: disabled people; organizing disabled; without organizing; solidarity ... See more keywords
Accessible tourism online resources: a Northern European perspective
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DOI: 10.1080/15022250.2018.1478325
Abstract: ABSTRACT Increasing market opportunities have been identified for accessible tourism as a result of improved quality of life. Disabled tourists tend to be loyal, spend more and enjoy longer stays in their destinations, although their… read more here.
Keywords: tourism; disabled people; accessible tourism; official tourism ... See more keywords
The divisive origins of sports for physically disabled people in Switzerland (1956–1968)
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DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2016.1273596
Abstract: Abstract Today’s Swiss movement for disability sports is made up of two distinct institutional entities. This division originated in the 1960s, when prominent figures in the Swiss movement were seeking to institutionalize their practices. In… read more here.
Keywords: disabled people; divisive origins; origins sports; people switzerland ... See more keywords
A Comparative Analysis of Disability Policies in Aotearoa New Zealand and the United Kingdom Through the Lens of the Capability Approach
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DOI: 10.1080/19452829.2025.2502023
Abstract: ABSTRACT Disability policy intersects many policy domains, requiring cross-governmental responses. How policy understands and responds to disability affects capabilities for millions of people. Applying Amartya Sen’s capability approach (CA) positioned in the social model of… read more here.
Keywords: new zealand; disabled people; capability approach; policy ... See more keywords