Search results for "Disabled people"
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The mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between health locus of control and life satisfaction: A moderator role of movement disabil…
2019
Abstract Background Self-efficacy and health locus of control are widely recognized as psychological factors related to life satisfaction. However, little is known about the mechanisms of the decrease in life satisfaction in disabled people. Objective/Hypothesis The aim of the present study was to clarify the relationship between health locus of control (HLOC) and life satisfaction in people with acquired mobility impairment in comparison to a non-disabled sample, and to specify how self-efficacy interacts with these components. We hypothesized that self-efficacy is a mediator between HLOC and life satisfaction, and that disability moderates this relationship. Methods The cross-sectional st…
Integrating retirement and permanent disability in NDC pension schemes
2015
ABSTRACTIn this article, we develop a theoretical basis for integrating retirement and permanent disability using a generic nonfinancial defined contribution framework. The methodology we use relies on a multistate overlapping generations model that includes the so-called survivor dividend. Currently, this feature can only be found in the Swedish defined contribution (DC) scheme. The results achieved in the numerical example we present endorse the fact that the model works well. Special attention is given to the assumptions made about mortality rates for disabled people and disability incidence rates, which largely determine the contribution rate assigned to disability. The model could be o…
Test Bench Realization and Application of Specific Working Cycles for the Characterization of Wheelchair Electrical Drives
2006
The life quality of motion disabled people is increased by the use of more and more sophisticated electrical wheelchairs. Despite the diffusion of such aid tools, specific technical standards for the determination of characteristic parameters of their electric drives are not so developed as the ones available for urban electric vehicles. In this paper, in order to define new technical standards for wheelchairs electrical drives, a wheelchair test bench has been purposely carried out. Moreover two specific working cycles, previously conceived and defined by some of the Authors to characterize the performances of the propulsion systems suitable for electrical wheelchair applications, have bee…
Test cycles for the characterization of electrical drives devoted to wheelchair applications
2003
Today electrical wheelchairs are giving valuable increase of the quality of life of disabled people in developed countries. Despite the increasing diffusion of such an aid tool, specific standards for the characterization of their electric drives are not so developed as those available for urban electric vehicles. This paper presents a proposal for the test characterization of a wheelchair drive by means of test cycles with fixed speed trajectories. To this aim, the method, which is well known in the field of automobiles, has been purposely adapted and the obtained simulation results are satisfactory.
Child Protection in Mediterranean Countries: Italy and Greece
2023
Abstract This chapter explores the child protection systems in Italy and Greece. Both countries have to deal with immigrant children due to the conflict between the rights of minors and immigration laws on control and defense. In Italy, the child protection system is the result of a patchwork of norms and regulations addressing different societal demands and pressures. Family and cash-transfers are fundamental factors in Italy’s child welfare system. Greece, on the other hand, has adopted fragmented measures and policies connected with financial benefits, income support, social security, social care for disabled people, and rehabilitation for children at risk. The chapter also notes how the…
Reliability and validity of the COPE Index among caregivers of disabled people.
2017
Aim To study the reliability and validity of the Carers of Older People in Europe (COPE) Index among caregivers of disabled people of different ages. Methods A cross-sectional design of Finnish caregivers (n = 1117). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed separately on samples of three different age groups, and the internal consistencies of the subscales were investigated. Results Three factors were identified; Cronbach's alpha was 0.83–0.86 for negative impact and 0.77–0.78 for quality of support, indicating good internal consistency. The third factor, positive value, was less consistent across the age groups (α < 0.66). Conclusions The COPE Index is a valid and reliable screening…
Emprendimiento en personas con discapacidad. Un diagnóstico a través de la técnica de grupo nominal
2018
The aim of this work is to identify the dimensions and aspects that foster and / or restrict the entrepreneurial action of disabled people from a qualitative methodological perspective. The analysis was carried out by means of the nominal group technique. As a result of the analysis, this work proposes, through the work done with disabled people, a set of interventions that will reduce barriers and foster the entrepreneurship of such vulnerable group
Astronomical Activities with Disabled People
2010
With this contribution we would like to share our experiences in organizing astronomical activities addressed to people with disabilities. The goal is twofold: we would like to invite all those with similar experiences to contribute to the compilation of a document to guide other astronomers who might be interested in carrying out these kind of activities aimed at groups of people with special needs. We also want to persuade public outreach officers that working with disabled people is not as difficult as it may seem at first, as long as they are provided with adequate educational material and guidelines about how to do it. The final goal is to build a repository that can be used by educato…
From Exclusion to Inclusion: Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students in the Spanish University
2008
The educational inclusion of disabled people constitutes one of the most relevant educational and pedagogical innovations in the past decades. This article analyses such inclusion at the university level choosing students with deafness as a representative and extrapolative sample. After specifying the main limitations and needs for this group of students, the study revises the solutions put forward by the current legislation and it details in depth, by way of a comparative study, the services provided now by the newly created University Services for the Integration of students with special educational needs. The study points out conclusively some proposals for the future?principles, strateg…
LEGAL ASSESSMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY WHILE OUTPATIENT FORENSIC MEDICINE EXAMINATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED PEOPLE
2020
Die Zurechnungsfahigkeit ist eine Schlusselinstitution sowohl in zivilen als auch in kriminellen Rechtsverhaltnissen. Nur zurechnungsfahige Person kann strafrechtliche Verantwortung tragen und fur die Folgen zivilen Geschafts haften. Bei der Durchfuhrung forensisch-psychiatrischer Expertise wird die Unzurechnungsfahigkeit im Unterschied zur Handlungsfahigkeit in jedem Einzelfall und in Bezug auf eine konkrete Straftat oder ein Geschaft festgestellt. Im Unterschied zu Fallen, in denen die forensische Expertise durchgefuhrt wird, um ein Gutachten als Beweis fur wichtige Umstande in einem Fall zu erhalten, wird die forensisch-psychiatrische Expertise durchgefuhrt, um festzustellen, ob die Aufn…