Social Inclusion and Mental Health of Children with Physical Disabilities
                        in Gaza, Palestine

Nasser, Khaled; MacLachlan, Malcolm; McVeigh, Joanne

doi:10.5463/dcid.v27i4.560

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“…OPDs require sufficient funding to provide services for persons with disabilities-services that are "critical to their day-to-day lives, critical to giving people the care they need to stay alive, a chance to live a life of their choosing, a voice" [53]. Moreover, persons with disabilities have worse socioeconomic outcomes and poverty than those without disabilities [5,54,55]. For example, in the UK, half of all people living in poverty either have a disability or reside with a person who has a disability [56].…”

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Strengthening the Participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the Decision-Making of National Government and the United Nations: Further Analyses of the International Disability Alliance Global Survey

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The participation of organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) is crucial at each stage of policy processes at the local, regional, and international levels. However, decision-making mechanisms have traditionally excluded OPDs, failing to consult with them on decisions that impact on their daily lives. The overall aim of this study was to examine the participation of persons with disabilities and OPDs in development programmes and policies by exploring recommendations from a sample of OPDs on ways to strengthen their participation with government and the UN. Secondary data analysis was conducted using a global survey on the participation of OPDs, administered by the International Disability Alliance to OPD representatives. Two open-ended items were analysed, which explored participants’ recommendations on ways to strengthen their participation with government and the UN. Data were analysed using the descriptive and interpretive qualitative methods. Respondents provided recommendations on how to strengthen their participation with their national government and the UN, focusing on several issues including accessibility, human rights, and the need for inclusion of all OPDs and all groups of persons with disabilities. The synergy between the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Sustainable Development Goals presents opportunities for OPDs to increase their participation in development policies and programmes. It is vital, however, to dismantle the barriers to participation in decision-making by OPDs and persons with disabilities.

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“…To ensure that policy becomes fully inclusive, these intersectional forms of marginalization have to be recognized and taken into account; preventing different forms of marginalization multiplying disadvantage. For instance, the use of assistive technology is associated with inclusion and wellbeing even among marginalized groups in very difficult circumstances; such as children with amputations in Gaza [62]. However, we recognize that there are often greater barriers for those with a weaker voice, such as people with intellectual disability, who also have much to benefit from initiatives such as GATE [18] and so greater efforts need to be made to address these barriers.…”

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Assistive technology policy: a position paper from the first global research, innovation, and education on assistive technology (GREAT) summit

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Banes

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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

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Increased awareness, interest and use of assistive technology (AT) presents substantial opportunities for many citizens to become, or continue being, meaningful participants in society. However, there is a significant shortfall between the need for and provision of AT, and this is patterned by a range of social, demographic and structural factors. To seize the opportunity that assistive technology offers, regional, national and sub-national assistive technology policies are urgently required. This paper was developed for and through discussion at the Global Research, Innovation and Education on Assistive Technology (GREAT) Summit; organized under the auspices of the World Health Organization's Global Collaboration on Assistive Technology (GATE) program. It outlines some of the key principles that AT polices should address and recognizes that AT policy should be tailored to the realities of the contexts and resources available. AT policy should be developed as a part of the evolution of related policy across a number of different sectors and should have clear and direct links to AT as mediators and moderators for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The consultation process, development and implementation of policy should be fully inclusive of AT users, and their representative organizations, be across the lifespan, and imbued with a strong systems-thinking ethos. Six barriers are identified which funnel and diminish access to AT and are addressed systematically within this paper. We illustrate an example of good practice through a case study of AT services in Norway, and we note the challenges experienced in less well-resourced settings. A number of economic factors relating to AT and economic arguments for promoting AT use are also discussed. To address policy-development the importance of active citizenship and advocacy, the need to find mechanisms to scale up good community practices to a higher level, and the importance of political engagement for the policy process, are highlighted. Policy should be evidence-informed and allowed for evidence-making; however, it is important to account for other factors within the given context in order for policy to be practical, authentic and actionable. Implications for Rehabilitation The development of policy in the area of asssitive technology is important to provide an overarching vision and outline resourcing priorities. This paper identifies some of the key themes that should be addressed when developing or revising assistive technology policy. Each country should establish a National Assistive Technology policy and develop a theory of change for its implementation.

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“…For example, lack of network accessibility, social isolation and ostracism exert significantly adverse effects on adolescents’ psychological distress, leading to anxiety, depression and loneliness (Levula et al., 2016; Niu et al., 2016; Pharo et al., 2011). Conversely, inclusion and integration into social relations protect children's mental health and contribute to an elevated level of psychological well‐being (Nasser et al., 2016). Participating in team sports, school activities and extracurricular activities are also associated with a high level of subjective well‐being and psychological adjustment (Abdallah et al., 2014; Fredricks & Eccles, 2010).…”

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Effects of structural‐economic and socio‐relational exclusion on well‐being of Chinese migrant children

Jiang

Ngai

2021

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Social exclusion is a widely accepted risk factor for child well‐being, but relatively little is known about its dynamics and effect on multiple well‐being domains. This study aims to extend prior research by examining the influencing mechanisms of structural‐economic and socio‐relational exclusion on the physical, psychological, behavioural and educational well‐being of Chinese migrant children. Multi‐stage cluster random sampling is used to recruit a sample of migrant children (N = 484; Mage = 11.65 years; 52.9% girls) in Kunming, China, and structural equation modelling is used for data analysis. Results indicate that a high level of structural‐economic exclusion predicts a high level of socio‐relational exclusion, which, in turn, leads to low levels of physical, psychological, behavioural and educational well‐being among migrant children. This study not only contributes to the understanding of the dynamic effects of social exclusion but also provides practical implications for social policy and interventions to reduce social exclusion and improve the well‐being of Chinese migrant children.

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Social Inclusion and Mental Health of Children with Physical Disabilities in Gaza, Palestine

Abstract: Purpose: Social inclusion of children with physical disabilities is essential for their mental health. The long-standing conflict and political instability in

Cited by 8 publications

References 14 publications

Strengthening the Participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the Decision-Making of National Government and the United Nations: Further Analyses of the International Disability Alliance Global Survey

Strengthening the Participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the Decision-Making of National Government and the United Nations: Further Analyses of the International Disability Alliance Global Survey

Assistive technology policy: a position paper from the first global research, innovation, and education on assistive technology (GREAT) summit

Effects of structural‐economic and socio‐relational exclusion on well‐being of Chinese migrant children

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