Dr. M.C. Loggerenberg

This study focused on how assistive technologies (ATs) affect the ability-disability construct of adult-onset locomotor disabled individuals in the South African city of Johannesburg. Its main aim was to understand the socialized use of assistive technologies in adult-onset locomotor disabilities and to unravel how the socialized use of assistive technologies affect the users’ interpretations of the ability-disability construct; through the perceptions of the participants within a developing world context. Relatively, there have been few ATs studies in South Africa and they have excluded the ‘voice ‘of the disabled people. Ten conveniently sampled adult-onset locomotor disabled individuals participated. An interpretive technique in the form of semi structured one hour interviews was used for data collection. The descriptors of events for the thematic analysis were the patterns or themes in which participants were constructing the narratives of their lives. These patterns were formulated using Braun and Clarke (2006) six stages of identifying, analysing and reporting patterns within the data. Transcribed texts from the ten semi-structured interviews were subjected to thematic analysis based on how the participants perceived their assistive technologies. Four central themes emerged which centred on how people perceived their ability-disability; the social acceptability of ATs, accessibility factors and new trends in assistive technologies. The research findings indicate that most adult onset disabled individuals in a South African context tended to embrace the promises of technology centred on positive attributes such as: improved communication with others, increased mobility, physical safety, personal autonomy, control over one's body and life, independence, competence, confidence, the ability to engage in the workforce and participation in the wider community. Although such positive attributes seemed to reinforce perceived ability as the boundary between disabled bodies, technology was blurred. However, this perceived ability was found to be rather misleading since it was premised in the same medical and social discourse that ‘disabled’ individuals. T he participants’ narratives were constantly constructing and reconstructing the way they perceived themselves as able or disabled. The studies therefore recommend that, disability narratives on the perception of ATs should be viewed as fluid, complex and multi-layered.

A research report in partial fulfilment of Masters of Arts in Social and Psychological Research, School of Human and Community Development, University of Witwatersrand, 2018 / Caregiving is reported in numerous studies to have adverse effects on caregivers, including caregiver stress; mental and emotional strain; feelings of burden; and even the risk of mortality. Specifically for caregivers of adults with physical disabilities (AWPD), it is appreciated that caregiving is a life-changing experience as major modifications have to be made. These numerous changes have been reported to expedite the manifestation of stress that is differently perceived by the caregivers. Caregivers of AWPD are therefore anticipated to be at high risk of stress as this type of caregiving has been reported to be burdensome. In South Africa, researchers seem to have overlooked caregivers of adults with physical disabilities as a group that potentially have specific and unique perceptions in the role of caregiving. Most importantly the literature seemed limited in presenting how caregivers of AWPD qualify stress levels. Another paucity observed in the existing literature is that there are no accounts by caregivers on how the qualified stress levels impact on the relationship between the caregiver and care recipient. The aim of the current research was to explore perceived stress levels of caregivers of AWPDs. A second aim was to establish how caregivers of AWPD perceive stress levels to impact on the caregiver-care recipient relationship. The results highlighted that caregivers perceived stress levels to be fluctuating with time and affecting their health. According to the perspectives of the caregivers of AWPD, stress has either positive or negative impacts on the caregiver-care recipient communication, cooperation and closeness, differing amongst caregivers. / XL2018

A pesquisa Reabilitação do Museu: Políticas de Inclusão Cultural por meio da Acessibilidade investiga a relação museu e pessoas com deficiência analisando as teorias e práticas voltadas à ação cultural e programas inclusivos. Investiga também os conceitos de inclusão e acessibilidade em relação ao museu e à mediação cultural, utilizando para tanto os depoimentos de integrantes dos dois lados do sistema pesquisado: pessoas com deficiência representando o público beneficiário e gestores das instâncias pública e privada representando os museus e instituições culturais. A finalidade desta dissertação é demonstrar a necessidade de uma nova forma de atuação institucional que leve em consideração o direito e o desejo das pessoas com deficiência em se beneficiarem com o acesso à cultura, à arte e ao patrimônio cultural, o que implica conseqüentemente, em novas estratégias de mediação e acesso à informação na gestão de equipamentos culturais. A pesquisa oferece subsídios práticos e teóricos para a implantação de políticas culturais que promovam o acesso à informação, ao patrimônio e às atividades culturais para pessoas com deficiência e mobilidade reduzida, com a possibilidade de extensão destes benefícios para outros públicos. / The research Rehabilitation of Museum: Policies of Cultural Inclusion through Accessibility investigates the relationship between museums and people with disabilities by the analysis of practices and theories about cultural actions and inclusive programs. Also investigate the accessibility and inclusion concepts in relation to museums and cultural mediation using for this objective the testimony of people representing the two sides of this system: people with disabilities the target audience, and directors and cultural agents of public and private museums and cultural institutions. This research aim to show the necessity of a new way of institutional action that consider the desire and rights of people with disabilities in have benefits with the cultural, artistic and heritage access, that force this spaces to develop new forms of mediation and access to the information in the administration of this spaces . The research offer practical and theory subsidy to the creation of cultural politicies to promote access to information, heritage and cultural activities for people with disabilities and reduced mobility, with the possibility of extension of this benefits for other visitors.

A presente dissertação estuda a participação de pessoas com deficiências no mercado de trabalho. No primeiro capítulo, ventila-se a trajetória histórica da pessoa com deficiência desde a Idade Antiga até a Idade Contemporânea. A seguir, analisa-se a terminologia apropriada para denominar a pessoa que possui alguma forma de deficiência. No segundo capítulo, abordam-se as principais normas do Direito Internacional atinentes ao tema. A seguir, analisa-se o modo como a relação de emprego das pessoas com deficiência é abordada pelo Direito estrangeiro. No terceiro capítulo, discorre-se sobre a evolução do ordenamento jurídico brasileiro diante do tema, ponderando-se a aplicação da Constituição Federal e da Lei n. 8.213/91, bem como o papel do Ministério Público do Trabalho e do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego e, ainda, os mecanismos e incentivos para o cumprimento da legislação. No quarto capítulo, são verificadas as peculiaridades do contrato de trabalho das pessoas com deficiência, analisando-se se a realidade brasileira observa os direitos assegurados pelas leis e pelo texto constitucional vigente, sopesando-se a existência de meios eficazes de fiscalização, incentivo e, até mesmo, exigência de contratação. Para a elaboração do presente estudo, utilizam-se os métodos indutivo com a coleta de elementos para análise e elaboração do tema para posterior discussão e conclusão , analítico-sintético com o exame de textos jurídicos e não jurídicos e comparativo com a análise das características e da influência de diversas legislações nas condições de trabalho das pessoas com deficiência em momentos cronológicos distintos. São utilizadas a pesquisa bibliográfica e jurisprudencial, bem como a efetiva análise de textos legais. / This dissertation studies the participation of people with disabilities in the labor market. The first chapter talks about the historical trajectory of people with disabilities, from the Ancient Age to the Contemporary Age. Next, we analyze the appropriate terminology to describe the person who has some form of disability. In the second chapter we discuss the main rules of international law relating to the theme. Next, we analyze how the ratio of employment of people with disabilities is addressed by foreign law. The third chapter discusses the evolution of Brazilian law on the subject, considering the application of the Constitution and the Law 8.213/91, as well as the role of the Public Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Labor and Employment, and also the mechanisms and incentives for compliance. In the fourth chapter, we investigate the peculiarities of employment of people with disabilities by analyzing if the Brazilian reality observes the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and laws in force, weighing up the existence of effective means of enforcement, encouragement, and even hiring requirement. In this study, we use the inductive method collecting elements for analysis and preparation of the issue for further discussion and conclusion , analytic-synthetic method examining legal and non-legal texts , and comparative method analyzing the characteristics and influence of various laws in working conditions of disabled people in different chronological moments. We searched the literature and jurisprudence, as well as the effective analysis of legal texts.

Esta é uma pesquisa qualitativa, de análise documental, cujo objeto de estudo é a legislação vigente sobre acessibilidade em três países da América Latina: Brasil, Bolívia e México, no período entre 1990 e 2005. Os objetivos deste estudo são analisar a legislação de acessibilidade nos países citados e comparar seus conteúdos, verificando quais as relações entre as mesmas e as recomendações internacionais relacionadas ao tema neste período. Os documentos foram abordados a partir de três categorias, desenvolvidas para este estudo: acessibilidade física / arquitetônica; ajudas técnicas para a educação escolar e Cultura de acessibilidade. As indagações que nortearam este estudo buscaram identificar: as especificidades dos direitos da pessoa com deficiência na educação escolar (MAZZOTA, 2006; ROMITA, 2007; GARCIA, 2004; ODEH, 2000; STAINBACK & STAINBACK 1999; AINSCOW, 2001; SASSAKI, 2004; FÁVERO, 2004; SOUSA & PRIETO, 1999; PRIETO, 2003), o papel das recomendações internacionais referentes à pessoa com deficiência no processo de elaboração de garantias legais (IDRM, 2004; CEPAL, 2003) e os desdobramentos do termo acessibilidade como fator de equiparação de oportunidades na educação escolar da pessoa com deficiência (NUNES & SOBRINHO, 2007; OLIVER, 1990; CONVINGTON & HANNAH, 1997; SCIS,2006; LENT, 2005; HOGETOP & SANTAROSA, 2001; NASAA, 2005; TESSARO, 2004; MOYSÉS, 2001; MANZINI, 2006; GRANDJEAN, 1998; AMARAL & NOGUEIRA, 2006; MARTINS NETO & ROLLENBERGER, 2006). Os resultados apontam que as recomendações internacionais promulgadas pela ONU e a UNESCO entre 1990 e 2005 constituíram importantes fatores de difusão de parâmetros mínimos de direitos a serem assegurados às pessoas com deficiência. A participação do Brasil nesses encontros promoveu um detalhamento maior de questões previamente abordadas, além da aproximação conceitual com as recomendações internacionais. Enquanto isso, na Bolívia passou-se a detalhar a educação escolar da pessoa com deficiência a partir da idéia de equiparação de oportunidades, com diversos tópicos versando sobre aspectos da acessibilidade. O México cita as pessoas com deficiência em sua legislação específica para educação e desenvolveu outras garantias legais voltadas às suas necessidades de acessibilidade física, de comunicação e de convívio social. Esses dados nos levam a concluir que a relação entre a publicação das recomendações internacionais e a criação de legislação voltada à pessoa com deficiência não é um processo linear, mas sim dinâmico, num movimento de estímulo, absorção e troca de conceitos, num relacionamento orgânico - e não hierárquico, que envolve ainda as próprias leis locais e discussões de movimentos e lideranças da área. As recomendações internacionais, portanto, servem de motivação, inspiração, orientação e marco para a elaboração de garantias legais, ou seja, um referencial a ser incorporado pela legislação, que chega a ter peso de lei internacional, particularmente quando os países são signatários desses documentos. Como possíveis desdobramentos deste estudo, destacam-se a pesquisa em torno da relação entre os avanços na legislação e os aspectos da cultura de acessibilidade incorporados à realidade cotidiana dos países analisados, bem como um aprofundamento acerca das contribuições do Desenho Universal e da Ergonomia na promoção da educação escolar da pessoa com deficiência. / This is a qualitative research of documental analysis. Its object is the current accessibility legislation between 1990 and 2005 in three Latin American countries: Brazil, Bolivia and Mexico. The goals on this work are: to analyse the accessibility legislation of those countries and to compare their contents and meanings, checking the relations between then and the international recommendations related to the theme during the period. The legal documents were approached from three categories, developed for this research: physical / architectural accessibility, assistive technology for school education and accessibility culture. The inquiries during the development of this study aimed to identify: the specificities on the right to education for people with disabilities (MAZZOTA, 2006; ROMITA, 2007; GARCIA, 2004; ODEH, 2000; STAINBACK & STAINBACK 1999; AINSCOW, 2001; SASSAKI, 2004; FÁVERO, 2004; SOUSA & PRIETO, 1999; PRIETO, 2003), the role of international recommendations on the elaboration process of legal warranties of accessibility for the education of this (IDRM, 2004; CEPAL, 2003) and the elements that constitutes the notion of accessibility as an equiparation of opportunities factor at the school education for them (NUNES & SOBRINHO, 2007; OLIVER, 1990; CONVINGTON & HANNAH, 1997; SCIS, 2006; LENT, 2005; HOGETOP & SANTAROSA, 2001; NASAA, 2005; TESSARO, 2004; MOYSÉS, 2001; MANZINI, 2006; GRANDJEAN, 1998; AMARAL & NOGUEIRA, 2006; MARTINS NETO & ROLLENBERGER, 2006). The results show that the international recommendations promoted by United Nations and Unesco, between 1990 and 2005, has been working as important tools on the diffusion of parameters for the warranty of the rights of people with disabilities. The participation of Brazil on the international meetings has promoted a quite good specification of questions previously mentioned and the conceptual approximation with the international recommendations as well. At the Bolivian legislation, the school education has become more detailed, approaching the idea of equalization of opportunities, with some topics touching on accessibility aspects. In the school specific legislation of Mexico we have found some quotes on the rights of people with disabilities and concise but well detailed warranties of physical, social and communication access. These data take us to the conclusion that the relationship between the international recommendations and the elaboration process of legal warranties at those countries is not linear, but dynamical, in movement of conceptual stimulation, absorption and exchange, resulting in an organic - and not hierarchical - relation, that involves the local laws and the organized movements and leaderships discussions. So, the international recommendations works as motivational, inspirational, orientation and mark for the mentioned process, as well a reference to be incorporated by the legislation, with status of international law, particularly when the country signs their compromise with the international documents. We can point as possible researches from this, the relationship between the legislation and the accessibility culture aspects incorporated on daily life in the analyzed countries, or a deepen in the knowledge on the specific contributions of Universal Design and Ergonomics in the process of promotion the school education for people with disability.

Shu Yin Man. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-75). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / ABSTRACT / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / LIST OF TABLES / Chapter CHAPTER I --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.0 --- Overview --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- The Research Objective --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3 --- The Conceptual Model --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4 --- Significance of This Study --- p.5 / Chapter 1.5 --- Outline of This Paper --- p.7 / Chapter CHAPTER II --- REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE / Chapter 2.0 --- Overview --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1 --- Review of Relevant Past Studies --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2 --- The Conceptual Framework --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- The more contemporary view of attitude model --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Rational appeals for reducing risk that consumers perceive --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Emotional appeals for changing consumer's feelings towards an attitude object --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3 --- The Conceptual Model --- p.15 / Chapter 2.4 --- The Causal Relations Among Constructs and Hypothesis --- p.18 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- "The Causal Relations between Information, Feelings and Beliefs" --- p.18 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- "The Causal Relations between Feelings, Beliefs and Attitude towards the service performed by disabled service staff" --- p.20 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- The Causal Relations between Attitude towards the service performed by disabled service staff and the Intention to use such service --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- The moderating effect of types of Job --- p.23 / Chapter 2.5 --- Summary --- p.25 / Chapter CHAPTER III --- RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY / Chapter 3.0 --- Overview --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1 --- The Research Design --- p.26 / Chapter 3.2 --- The Sample and Sampling Procedure --- p.27 / Chapter 3.3 --- Data Collection Procedures --- p.28 / Chapter 3.4 --- Manipulations --- p.30 / Chapter 3.5 --- Operationalization of Constructs --- p.31 / Chapter 3.6 --- Data Analysis --- p.34 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Manipulation Checks --- p.34 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- MANOVA analysis --- p.35 / Chapter 3.6.3 --- MANOVA by Structural Equation Modeling --- p.36 / Chapter 3.7 --- Research Activities --- p.37 / Chapter 3.7.1 --- Focus Group Interview --- p.37 / Chapter 3.7.2 --- Pretest --- p.38 / Chapter 3.7.3 --- The Main Study --- p.39 / Chapter 3.8 --- Summary --- p.39 / Chapter CHAPTER IV --- ANALYSIS AND RESULTS / Chapter 4.0 --- Overview --- p.40 / Chapter 4.1 --- Manipulation Checks --- p.40 / Chapter 4.2 --- MANOVA analysis --- p.41 / Chapter 4.3 --- MANOVA by Structural Equation Modeling --- p.46 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- The Original Conceptual Model --- p.46 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Structural Equation Model Results --- p.49 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- The Modified Conceptual Model --- p.51 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Structural Equation Model Results --- p.54 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.59 / Chapter 4.5 --- Summary --- p.60 / Chapter CHAPTER V --- CONCLUSION / Chapter 5.0 --- Overview --- p.61 / Chapter 5.1 --- Summary of the Research --- p.61 / Chapter 5.2 --- Contributions of the Study --- p.62 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Theoretical Contributions --- p.62 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Managerial Implications --- p.64 / Chapter 5.3 --- Limitations of the Study --- p.66 / Chapter 5.4 --- Directions for Future Research --- p.67 / Chapter 5.5 --- Summary --- p.68 / REFERENCE(S) --- p.70 / APPENDIX(ES) --- p.76

This thesis presents a critical disability discourse analysis. It examines the discursive construction of disability and the personal and political positioning of disabled people. Focusing on disclosure, identity, activism, theory and policy issues relating to disabled people, the naturalisation and invalidation of the disabled body is explored and critiqued. Organised in three parts, the thesis begins by considering some significant historical moments, the sociolegal context and the recent politicisation of both disabled people and disability research. Disability is argued as embedded in, and institutionalised by, political regulatory structures and research that risks de-politicisation of it is critiqued. Part two considers theories, methods and the text data collected for the research. This defines the theoretical orientation to discursive psychology, discourse analysis and critical disability studies. Disability is articulated as an object in, and for interaction and its construction linked to historical, social and political structures that regulate and sustain the human subject. The text data used in the thesis is then presented in terms of the collection process and the organisation of extracts within the current thesis. The forms of text data collected include transcriptions of discussion groups with disabled people, front line workers and senior managers, policy documents, publicity imagery and Hansard records of parliamentary debates. Part three then presents a critical disability discourse analysis using this text data. Drawing on the framework of discourse analysis as articulated by Potter and Wetherell (1987) the discursive function, construction and variation of disability talk and textwork is critically considered. This reveals dilemmas of positioning and ideology during moments of disability disclosure. Analytical commentary argues that disability identity is constructed by an interpretative repertoire embedded in the antithesis of desired and valued life. The construction of ‘barriers’ in social model texts are also explored in discussion groups and local policy documents. This shows the recent distortion and colonisation of the social model, and suggests that the metaphor of ‘barriers’ used to signify the structures that disable people has lost its once radical and resistive power. Hansard records are then used to explore implications and dilemmas which arise regarding agency, autonomy and the disabled body in relation to dominant discourses of individualism and the challenges this poses for an ‘independent living’ reform strategy. The thesis concludes by asserting a discursive mode of disablism. This is suggested as a useful driver for research and initiatives to expose and challenge everyday discourses and practises that perpetuate the invalidation of the disabled body.

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An up to date, psychometrically robust measure of the level of community participation of adults with intellectual disabilities was not in existence, despite research identifying community participation as an important aspect of quality of life. The current research aimed to bring up to date, revise and revalidate the Guernsey Community Participation and Leisure Assessment (GCPLA; Baker, 2000). Adults with intellectual disabilities, carers and relevant experts were consulted in creating a 46-item GCPLA-R. The measure was then tested and the data from 153 adults with intellectual disabilities were analysed for their factor structure and psychometric properties. A stable set of factors emerged from factor analysis describing three different clusters of community participation activities. A full and a brief version of the scale were produced, each containing the three sub-scales. Both the 22-item and 46-item GCPLA-R were found to have satisfactory reliability. Scores on the GCPLA-R were related to challenging behaviour and adaptive behaviour in theoretically consistent ways, and were correlated with scores on comparable measures. The 46-item GCPLA-R was selected for publication due to its stronger face and content validity. The outcome of the analyses is discussed, along with limitations and implications for future research and clinical practice.