Human rights, development and disability

Walsh, Patricia Noonan

doi:10.1046/j.1468-3156.2003.00242.x

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“…This social exclusion is the result of a constraint-based process that hinders an active participation of individuals or groups in the normal activities of their society (Preston & Rajé, 2007). This gap between traditional urban design and the way in which people live and interact in urban environments generates situations that may significantly limit the quality of social participation and the exercise of human rights (Alexander, 2013;Beck, 2001;Hall, 2005;Hall & Imrie, 1999;Hanson, 2004;Hastings & Thomas, 2005;Imrie & Kumar, 1998;Tessier & Tarabulsy, 1996, Quinn & Degener, 2002Jain, 2012;Walsh, 2003). An inclusive city is one that allows the exercise of human rights equally by unrestricted access to urban spaces and services -a concern which is clearly announced by national and international organizations such as the Office for people with disabilities in Quebec (Office des Personnes Handicapées du Québec.…”

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Using Geospatial Technologies for Assessing Accessibility of Urban Spaces for People with Motor Disabilities: Theoretical Framework of an Approach Centered on Users’ Perception

Yaagoubi

Mostafavi

Edwards

et al. 2019

Développement Humain, Handicap et Changement Social

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The quality of life of people with disabilities strongly depends on their ability to access urban spaces and conduct their daily activities without any restriction. Unfortunately, there is a significant gap between traditional urban design and the way people with disabilities live in urban environments, which significantly limits their mobility and hence their social participation. In recent years, several governments and administrations have issued norms and guidelines that aim to ensure the construction of environments that are accessible and barrier-free in order to facilitate the mobility of these people. However, the goal and the means to improve mobility and quality of access to urban environments are still misunderstood by the public authorities and the actors involved. In order to help people with disabilities overcome the existing environmental barriers, we need to better understand how they perceive the accessibility of an urban environment while taking into account the heterogeneity of their profiles. In this paper, we present a theoretical framework of a new approach to assess accessibility of urban environments centered on users’ perception. To take into consideration the diversity of users’ profiles, the proposed framework combines the principles of the Disability Creation Process model and ‘Cognitive Design’. These two paradigms provide a solid background for the definition of experimental protocols for assessing the level of accessibility of urban spaces that may contain diverse obstacles and facilitators. In addition, this paper illustrates the importance of geospatial technologies for the implementation of such protocols.

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Using Geospatial Technologies for Assessing Accessibility of Urban Spaces for People with Motor Disabilities: Theoretical Framework of an Approach Centered on Users’ Perception

Yaagoubi

Mostafavi

Edwards

et al. 2019

Développement Humain, Handicap et Changement Social

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“…However, these individuals are still subject to etiological, genetic and ethical discussions that diffi cult the full understanding of their especifi cities 15, 16 . Despite the efforts made by the most diverse societies, the studies currently developed show the existence of individual and social diffi culties for the maintenance of the working conditions, social life, education, leisure and health, among others 16, 17 .…”

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Anthropometric and nutritional characteristics of mentally disabled persons

Silva¹,

Silva²

2009

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Introduction:The obesity became a contemporaneous problem of public health. The present study aimed to investigate and to analyze the anthropometric and nutritional characteristics of the mentally disabled persons. Materials and Methods: The study was classifi ed exploratory, from the fi eld type, descriptive and quantitative. The participants were selected by accessibility, totalizing 76 of the 150 identifi ed subjects. The collection of the data was made of the Questionnaire of Alimentary Habits, Scale with stadiometer and Spreadsheet of Data Collection. The data was analyzed through the descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: It was verifi ed that most is from the feminine sex, adult, with body mass index out of the recommendable range and with bad alimentary habits. It was verifi ed, still, that there are not signifi cant associations between the "sex" and "alimentary habits" variables, and between the "sex" and "body mass index" variables. However, it was possible to verify signifi cant association between the "body mass index" and "alimentary habits" variables. Discussion: The individuals that possess bad alimentary habits are out of the recommendable range of body mass index.Introdução: A obesidade tornou-se um problema contemporâneo de saúde pública. O presente estudo visou investigar e analisar as características antropométricas e nutricionais de pessoas com deficiência mental. Materiais e Métodos: O estudo foi classificado como exploratório, de campo, descritivo e quantitativo. Os participantes foram selecionados por acessibilidade, totalizando 76 dos 150 indivíduos identificados. A coleta dos dados foi realizada através de Questionário de Hábitos Alimentares, Balança com estadiômetro e Planilha de Coleta de Dados. Os dados foram analisados através da estatística descritiva e inferencial. Resultados: Constatou-se que a maioria dos indivíduos investigados é do sexo feminino, adulto, com índice de massa corporal fora da faixa recomendável e com hábitos alimentares ruins. Verificou-se ainda que não existem associações significativas entre as variáveis "sexo" e "hábitos alimentares", assim como entre as variáveis "sexo" e "índice de massa corporal". Entretanto, foi possível verificar associação significativa entre as variáveis "índice de massa corporal" e "hábitos alimentares". Discussão: Os indivíduos que possuem hábitos alimentares ruins estão fora da faixa recomendável de índice de massa corporal. PALAVRAS-CHAVEAntropometria, Hábitos Alimentares, Pessoas Com Defi ciência Mental. CARACTERÍSTICAS ANTROPOMÉTRICAS Y NUTRICIONALES DE PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD MENTAL RESUMENIntroducción: La obesidad se trasformó en un problema contemporáneo de salud publica. El presente estudió visó investigar y analizar las características antropométricas y nutricionales de personas con discapacidad mental. Materiales y Métodos: El estudio fue clasificado como exploratorio de campo descriptivo y cuantitativo. Los participantes fueran seleccionados por accesibilidad totalizando 76 de los 150 individuos identificados. ...

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Human rights, development and disability

Cited by 2 publications

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Using Geospatial Technologies for Assessing Accessibility of Urban Spaces for People with Motor Disabilities: Theoretical Framework of an Approach Centered on Users’ Perception

Using Geospatial Technologies for Assessing Accessibility of Urban Spaces for People with Motor Disabilities: Theoretical Framework of an Approach Centered on Users’ Perception

Anthropometric and nutritional characteristics of mentally disabled persons

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