Needs and Challenges of Persons with Disability

Needs and Challenges

Department of Social Work CU Jammu

Subject: Social Work with Person with Disability

S1 Presentation by Rama Bhagat

 Needs

Challenges
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Challenges

1. Exclusion
A. In Livelihood
B. In Health
C. In Education
2. Stigmatization
A. By Family
S3 B. Society
3. Discrimination
4. Inequality
5. limited sphere of society
6. Dependency
7. Isolation
A. Social Isolation
B. Psychological isolation
Challenges

1. Abuse and Violence

2. Unfriendly Infrastructure
a. Public spaces
b. Educational institutes
c. Transportation

S4 d. Domestic Environment
3. Lack of Participation and Descion Making
4. Challenges of Women/girls with Disability
1. Sexual Abuse
2. Triple Discrimination
3. Education discrimination (less then 5% go to school).
4. Domestic Violence
5. Career taker abuse
6. Intimacy and Marriage
Needs of Women, Children and Marginalised

1. Full access to the Environment (towns, countryside & buildings)

2. An accessible Transport system
3. Technical aids and equipment
4. Accessible/adapted housing
5. Personal Assistance and support
6. Inclusive Education and Training
7. An adequate Income

S5 8. Equal opportunities for Employment

9. Appropriate and accessible Information
10. Advocacy (towards self-advocacy)
11. Counselling
12. Appropriate and Accessible Health Care
13. Educational Services
14. Parents should have knowledge of Medication
Other Needs
1. Acceptance
2. Favorable Laws
Needs of Women, Children and Marginalised

3. Friendly Infrastructure
4. Accessible institutions for PWD

S6 a. Police
b. Hospital
c. Courts
d. Educational Institutions
Refrences

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1511
770/?page=3
https://www.independentliving.org/docs3/chp1997.ht
ml
https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/is
S7 sues/women-and-girls-with-disabilities.html
https://womenenabled.org/pdfs/mapping/Women%2
0with%20Disabilities%20in%20India.pdf
https://www.hrw.org/legacy/women/disabled.html
Thanks

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Thanks
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