The aim of this work is to find out whether the people after spinal cord injury are motivated enough to get work and whether emplozers accept their demand of part-time working hours because of their health condition. The method of this work was research, the form of questionnaire. The research was carried out in Prague, The Union of Paraplegics in the Center Paraple. 82 out of 95 asked respondents took part in the survey. The thesis consists of two parts. The first part is theoretical. It presents brief anatomics description of spine and central nerve system, the change of health condition after spinal cord injury as well as the psychosocial trauma of people wirh spinal cord lesion. Next, the teoretical part deals with komplex rehabilitation-medical, social, pedagogical and working one. The thesis focuses especially on the working rehabilitation, referring to one elementary human rights-the right for work. It deals with the problem of the handicapped people unemployment and its characteristics. Next the chapter of working rehabilitation deals with the legislation of handicapped people unemployment, especially the new unemployment law n. 435/2004 Sb. Nowadays we can no longer ignore international documents concerning the employment of handicapped people, mentioned in the final chapter of the theoretical part. The second part of thesis is practical. It includes the resultsof both, the survey and the questioning by phone. The data are processed percentualy and graphically. every graph has its own description. Then the results are discussed. People after spinal cord injury are motivated to work. Yet, there are many obstacles to the employment of these people, which may result in their desillusion and demotivation to work. One of such obstacles is e.g. the fact that potential employers do not accept their demand of shorter working hours. The final part of the thesis includes the conclusion, the list of sources and supplement.

This master thesis deals with the issues of adults with Down syndrome. Theoretical and practical part consists of basic facts about the syndrome, the field of education, living and working conditions. Secondary data analysis refers to both social and law perspective. The aim of the thesis was to monitor the living and working conditions of people with Down syndrome in the area of České Budějovice and Ostrava. In order to accomplish the objective the qualitative research was chosen considering the research sample. As a basis of the research the form of a semi-standard interview was chosen and as a supplementary was used a casuistic method and secondary data analysis oriented mainly on the area of employment. The results of the research imply that people with Down syndrome can work mainly at sheltered workshops because the organizations focused on employing people with handicap do not employ predominantly people with mental disability. People with Down syndrome work in the sheltered workshops according to the labour law. The master thesis can be used as a resource of information for organizations, which are engaged in employment of people with handicap and also with mental disability thus with Down syndrome.

The thesis focuses on the issues of Quality Standards and the process of their application in the residential services in Vysočina region. The aim of my thesis is to map the present situation concerning the introduction of Quality Standards in social services in residential facilities in Vysočina region. The introductory theoretical part of my thesis contains sections related to social services. Definitions of basic concepts and sections which are related to chosen topic are explained here. It also contains the description of settings and context of the work. In the practical part the subject is narrowed to the topic of introducing Quality Standards in social services in relation to providers of social services, and to old people{\crq}s and handicapped people{\crq}s homes and special treatment facilities. The results of a questionnaire inquiry, conversations with directors of organizations and workers in direct care are presented and compared. This process is interlaced with the analysis of documents used in filling out the questionnaire that have a direct connection to fulfilling the criteria of social services quality. In the discussion and summary the essential research results are discussed. In relation to introducing Quality Standards in social services it will be necessary to change especially the attitude to users of social services. An important landmark here is the legal codification of Quality Standards in social services in relation to the Social Services Act.

The procedure of this qualitative research describes case studies of children with cochlear implants in the South Bohemia Region. It is a collection of information about their disabilities, families, social interactions and whole processes of rehabilitation before and after cochlear implantation. Its aim is to show how children with cochlear implants are successful and to facilitate the decision of each of their parents about the appropriate way of education for their own child with cochlear implant. Entire families of these children with cochlear implants, social workers, teachers and the other specialists can also use this text to better examine and consider the daily problems of children with cochlear implants.

Responses of tadpoles Bombina variegata (likely unexperienced with predator) to pulses of risk and safety were tested and compared with results of a bachelor thesis previously done on tadpoles Bufo bufo (species likely experienced with predator) to confirm the risk allocation hypothesis. Differences of overall activity of both species were not significant. Differences in activity between Bufo bufo and Bombina variegata tadpoles held in continual risk conditions were observed. Such behavior possibilities are discussed.

The degree work titled ``Evaluation of the Current Situation of Children and Young People of Romany Origin in Children{\crq}s Homes with regard to the Location`` required processing of theoretical knowledge regarding the issue of children{\crq}s homes and children{\crq}s homes with a school specialized in the Romany ethnic group, and carrying out qualitative research. The theoretical portion is based on specialized literature and other sources of information. The first chapter focuses on the characteristics of childhood and adolescence and also includes some thoughts about mental deprivation. The second chapter comprises information about the Romany minority, namely Romany families, identity issues and the related concept of romipen (the Romanism). It also describes specific features of children of Romany origin and education issues of Romany people. The last section of the second chapter mentions the topical problem of social exclusion of Romany people and the current possibilities of social inclusion of this minority. The third chapter focuses on the system of institutional care in the Czech Republic, specifically children{\crq}s homes and children{\crq}s homes with schools. The fourth chapter describes behaviour disorders. The last, fifth, chapter focuses on the issue of further care for children and young people who leave schools and institutional care facilities. The objective of the work was to capture and describe the reasons why Romany children and young people are placed in children{\crq}s homes and children{\crq}s homes with schools in selected regions (Cheb and České Budějovice) and to map the thoughts and ideas of Romany children and youngsters living in such facilities regarding their current situation and their future life after leaving the institution where they are now. The practical section contains interpretation of data from the qualitative research performed in the target group by means of interviewing (the technique of semi-structured interview) and observing; as regards the supplementary target group the method of questioning (the technique of a questionnaire) was applied. A total of 20 people participated in the research out of whom the basic target group comprised 10 Romany children living in the Children{\crq}s home in Aš and in the Children{\crq}s home with a school in Šindlovy Dvory; the supplementary group comprised 10 people from the staff of the identified facilities. The research showed that the number of children in the children{\crq}s home and the children{\crq}s home with a school does not correspond with the total number of Romany people living in the region, but with its social and economic situation. The prevailing reasons for placing Romany children in such facilities include problems at school, problems in the family and behaviour problems (stealing, drug addiction). The Romany children living in such facilities think that after they leave they will join their families and start working, some of them want to study first. 70% of the interviewed children said that they have an idea how to look for a job. However, the children{\crq}s ideas do not correspond with opinions of the staff who consider the return of these children to their original family environment and unemployment to be the greatest obstacles for independent life of Romany children after their departure from children{\crq}s homes or children{\crq}s homes with a school.

This diploma thesis concerns the use of Ergotherapy by people with mental disablement. A theoretical part characterises the terms: a mental disablement and a care for people with mental disablement and the most frequent types of therapies providing in the facilities for people with physical handicap. At the end of the chapter about a present situation of this chosen topic, there is a separate chapter about Ergotherapy. It points out a game, as a first occupation of a child and work therapy that helps individuals with mental disablement to create or improve their own working habits. The aim of this thesis was to introduce new trends in education of people with mental disablement in the area of work therapy. The thesis is focused on an offer of work therapy activities that have been provided by the facilities for people with a physical handicap and the education of work therapists. A qualitative research was used to reach the aim: first a method of questioning and secondly, a technique of semi-structured interviews. The interviews were made with senior executives (mainly the principals) and they were focused on the area of education of work therapists after the validation of Social Service Act No. 108/2006 Sb. Another used method was a method of quantitative research {--} questioning, a technique of questionnaire. The target group was composed of work therapists who are employed in the facilities for people who are physically handicapped. The questionnaires were designed to reveal what is being offered in terms of work therapy within the facilities and what is the determination of a selection of an activity that the client will take part in. It has been revealed that the offer of activities in the facilities is varied and that the client plays the main role in the selection of the activity. The research was conducted in three regions of the Czech Republic: South Bohemia, South Moravia and the Vysočina region.

The integration of handicapped children to regular classes has become common throughout the Czech education. The objective of the diploma thesis was to map and objectively point out eventual problems and risks that accompany complete integration o visually impaired children to the society of their health contemporary. This objective has been fulfilled by studying special literature and sources and by a research study performed by quantitative and qualitative methods. The research itself was done in order to find out whether visually impaired pupils of the Pilsner region are being integrated and if so, whether their integration is accompanied with any problems and pitfalls.

The goal of my dissertation was to find out, how the consumers are informed about the consumer protection, if they know their rights and the organization dealing with this area. At first there were chosen four working hypotheses. Based on questionary research were these hypotheses confirmed or disconfirmed and in consequence was given suggestion to improve this situation - presentation of the organizations dealing with the consumers protection at expert fair. It was chosen fair Holiday World in Prague, beacause it is the biggest fair of tourism.

This paper examines the importance of communication for people with visual impairments. Communication is a basic human needs and information is its tool, whose shortage may occur when eyesight is damaged or lost. The beginning of the paper introduces the basic concepts associated with visual impairment and it also presents a historical overview of the issue. The importance of communication intertwines through the following chapters, based on a general description of communication but also its division into non-verbal and verbal communication that is divided into spoken, written and computer-aided communication, with a focus on speech input and output, and other forms of communication. The paper also describes the functions of communication and communication in various fields such as in teaching and working processes, in health care, but also in communication with a social worker. The theoretical part is concluded with a brief mention of communication of people with hearing and speech impediments. The objective of the practical part is to map the views of visually impaired people on the importance of communication in their lives, while finding the most common ways of mediated communication not only in people with visual impairments but also in those without visual impairment. For this purpose, a research, which is further evaluated and discussed in the following chapters, was created. Seven case studies of people with visual impairments, focusing on the history of their visual impairment and on communication, were also elaborated in detail. This paper can be used in TyphloCentres and this paper may also serve to a wide professional public who encounter visual-impaired people during their work.