Adaptation of a monument building for accessibility of disabled persons, a case study

2019 ◽  
pp. 556-562
Author(s):  
C. Bocan ◽  
D. Bocan ◽  
A. Keller
Keyword(s):  
Disabled Persons

Healthcare Oriented Smart House for Elderly and/or Disabled People

2010 ◽  
pp. 116-140
Author(s):  
Nicholas S. Samaras ◽  
Costas Chaikalis ◽  
Giorgios Siafakas
Keyword(s):  
Ieee 802.15.4 ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Automation System ◽  
Web Interface ◽  
Medical Sensors ◽  
Smart House

Smart houses represent a modern technology which can secure and facilitate our life. The objective of this chapter is to adapt medical sensors to home automated systems, which collect medical data such as blood pressure, heart rate and electrical heart activity for elderly and/or disabled persons. Firstly, the collected data is transferred to a home server and to an external manager for further analysis. Subsequently, data is stored at a database where monitoring is available only for authorized users via a simple web interface. The IEEE 802.15.4 wireless standard has been chosen as the preferred solution for communication in the smart house. Finally, two implementation scenarios of the smart house for an elderly and/or disabled person are simulated using the Custodian software tool. This case study shows that simulating the automation system of a smart house before the implementation is advantageous.

On What Matters/Not

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-24
Author(s):  
Eva Feder Kittay
Keyword(s):  
Personal Narrative ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
The Self ◽  
Philosophical Analysis ◽  
Relational Model ◽  
Moral Value ◽  
Adequate Care ◽  
What Matters

Intertwining philosophical analysis with personal narrative on parenting a cognitively disabled child, this chapter provides an argument about the moral value of disabled individuals. Through an intimate case study of the author’s daughter Sesha, it argues that the flourishing of disabled persons should be assessed on the basis of those individuals’ own capacities and joys. It challenges the traditional philosophical emphasis on rationality as the defining faculty of human personhood, and indicates how concepts of justice, humanity, and dignity must be refashioned in light of what disability reveals about dependency, autonomy, and the desire for normalcy. Contra views that posit intrinsic rational capacities as central to personhood, this chapter defends a relational model of the self. From this it argues that cognitively disabled individuals require adequate care and resources to realize their capacities, which demands that communities recognize such individuals as worthy of moral parity.

scholarly journals Changing Revealed Comparative Advantage: A Case Study of Footwear Industry of Pakistan

2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (4II) ◽  
pp. 695-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naseem Akhtar ◽  
Nadia Zakiri ◽  
Ejaz Ghani
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
The Political ◽  
Industrial Workers ◽  
Total Consumption ◽  
Socioeconomic Environment ◽  
China And India ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
The World

The global export patterns are changing fast as a result of reduction in trade barriers and technological advancements that have led to gains in productivity and change in comparative advantage patterns in world economies. Asian economies such as China and India are enjoying a notable growth in changing circumstances across the world. Pakistan also has great potential for higher growth however the political threats, socioeconomic environment and lack of updated technologies are obstruction in the way of progress. Some sectors of Pakistan economy have shown a good performance in terms of production and exports. Footwear is one such industry which has increased its exports at large extent since 2003. This sector has pivotal importance in terms of providing and creating jobs, earning of foreign exchange with the help of exports and fulfilling the local consumption requirements. Both in Pakistan and around the globe, the demand for footwear is increasing. Pakistan is one of the most populous countries in the World and according to an estimate with an average population growth of 2.25 percent, about 3 million children have been born during the year 2005-06, signaling the growing demand for footwear in Pakistan. It is also estimated that about 60 percent of the World’s total consumption consists of simple footwear made entirely of non-leather materials and that for the remaining 40 percent only the upper part of the shoe is made of leather. In the manufacturing of footwear, most frequently used material consists upon leather, man-made materials, rubber / canvas / synthetic and textile along accessories. Different type of shoes are being produced by the local industry e.g. sportsmen, army, disabled persons and safety shoes for the industrial workers etc. The population of Pakistan is expected to be about 172 million in the year 2010. Keeping in view the growth in population, the growth in the demand of footwear industry is also anticipated.

scholarly journals BAZNAS JAWA TIMUR DAN PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT DISABILITAS PONOROGO

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 544
Author(s):  
Zahratul Hayati Utomo ◽  
A. Syifaul Qulub
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
The Road

This study aims to find out how the East Java BAZNAS is in the empowerment of disability communities in Sidoharjo Village, Jambon District, Ponorogo, East Java, and to look at the problems that exist to find a solution together. The descriptive qualitative approach with the case study method is the research method used. Using interviews with informants, namely, people who are trusted by BAZNAS to distribute and monitor what is needed by the community and he is also an officer of the Kesra sub-district in Sidoharjo Village. The secondary data comes from journal articles, textbooks and other literature. The results of the study were that the BAZNAS program was very instrumental in helping the community in Sidoharjo Village. Assistance is given aiming to empower people with disabilities; in reality, it fails in the middle of the road. For this reason, community participation is needed considering that human resources are vital to assist them because they can still be empowered as long as they are patient, especially those with mild and moderate disabilities.Keywords: East Java Baznas, Community Empowerment, Disabled Persons, Disability Community Empowerment

Residential buildings with brain-computer interface functionality: An elevator case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 014362442110439
Author(s):  
Iraklis Chatziparasidis ◽  
Ioanna K Sfampa
Keyword(s):  
Smart Home ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Experimental Setup ◽  
Computer Interfaces ◽  
Brainstem Stroke ◽  
And Control ◽  
Bci System

Brain–computer interfaces (BCI) are systems that use signals recorded from the brain to enable communication and control applications. One of the most important applications of BCI technology is that enables people who are severely paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, brainstem stroke, or other disorders to communicate, operate computer programs, or even control numerous devices. Moreover, elevators are probably the best option for disabled persons to expand their access and mobility within a house or a building. In this study, a prototype application is presented, together with an experimental setup of a BCI system that attempts to control an elevator. Practical application Many researchers are dealing with BCI systems that give the possibility to disabled people to control a variety of devices from wheelchairs to different home appliances, using the signals of their brain and forming a smart home services framework. This work comes to support this effort by presenting a case study, as a proof of concept, for an elevator BCI system that could be part of a complete “smart” home BCI system. The presented experimental setup proves that elevators with BCI functionalities are practically feasible and in an affordable cost, and that they could be a significant element within a “smart” residential building.

Integration of Disabled People in mainstream Sports: Case Study of a Partially Sighted Child

1989 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard L. Nixon
Keyword(s):  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Sighted Child ◽  
Partially Sighted ◽  
Structural Aspects

Efforts to integrate and exclude disabled people in mainstream settings raise questions about the appropriateness of integration. This paper explores problematic aspects of the integration of disabled and able-bodied people in the mainstream, and structural conditions affecting the quality of such integration. In particular, it uses a case study of a partially sighted boy’s experiences in different mainstream sport settings to show how integration efforts can be complicated by the ambiguity of an invisible impairment, by the pressures on disabled persons and their families to ignore or deny impairment and disability, and by a mismatching of structural aspects of sports and the abilities of participants with disabilities.

scholarly journals Access to Justice for People with Disability in Nigeria: Therapeutic Day Care Centre (TDCC) as a Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-278
Author(s):  
Chinwe Stella Umegbolu
Keyword(s):  
Day Care ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Court System ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Government ◽  
Day Care Centre

Access to justice through the court system for non-disabled persons is trampled upon every day in Nigeria. One can then imagine the plight of the disabled persons most of whom live in abject poverty and constant discrimination from their respective families, religious congregation, educational sectors, Judicial practices and the ineffectiveness of the government policies, which clearly plummeted people’s confidence in the social justice system as well as the entire political structure. Against this backdrop, this study presents the findings of the analyses of these discriminations and Injustices; stemming from basic amenities to prevailing cultural vices, religious practices and lack of commitment on the part of the government. To attend and implement the needs of the disabled persons, which are hindrances to access to justice for the disabled persons in Nigeria. Thus this writer used Therapeutic Day Care Centre (TDCC) as a case study by interviewing the people that work with them as well as primary and secondary data. The conclusion points to the needs of these ‘special’ groups or disabled persons that were explicitly listed herein to be strictly adhered and for the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) to take a proactive stand to redress the lawful inadequacies so as to enhance their access to justice. Keywords: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Multi-door courthouse; Litigation; Access to Justice; Disabled Person; Therapeutic; Human rights.

scholarly journals The design and build of 'special needs' housing for developmentally and physically disabled persons

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Aquino
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Group Homes ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Typical Case ◽  
Interaction Management

Concept/needs of user -- Planning context -- Support services -- Organizations involved -- Design process -- Regulatory framework & community interaction -- Management process -- Appendix A: Typical case study: "Group home in North York" -- Appendix B: Questionnaire: client information profile -- Appendix C: Problem identification matrix -- Appendix D: Group homes, Metropolitan Toronto, 1987 -- Appendix E: Group home operator's neighbourhood dialogue guidelines -- Appendix F: Solicitor's certificate #1 -- Appendix G: Initial project submission "560" -- Appendix H: Project application "1414" -- Appendix I: Standard budget package (Ministry of Community & Social Services) -- Appendix J: Design illustrations -- Appendix K: Metropolitan Toronto Draft Official Plan; Policies -- Appendix L: Management plan (city of Toronto Fire Department) -- Appendix M: Housing types.

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