This study examines the experiences of disabled people in Sri Lanka as they make the transition out of vocational training programmes into employment. This study was carried out using purposive sampling method to select 'good practice' cases and semi-structured interviews with 12 disabled people. ...
Our thanks to all who participated in and helped to promote research our two questionnaires: one for disabled people training for or working as Barristers and a second for disabled people training for or working as solicitors or paralegals. This also included those who have since left these role...
We discuss aspects of the transition process, drawing explicitly on interviews with disabled people, policy makers and practitioners involved in developing or implementing policy and providing support services designed to aid the transition process. We conclude that there is a continuing need for a ...
This report investigates the Internet's barriers and benefits for disabled people, and considers whether it acts as a means to reduce their social exclusion.The study surveys the views and experiences of disabled people, both Internet users and non-users. Topics covered include: what the Internet...
Our industry tends to place a lot of focus onhow, often at the expense ofwhy. For accessibility-related concerns, it is vital to learn about the history, and lived experiences of disabled people as a context for understanding the need for design and code created with access in mind. ...
Intersectionality was used as a lens for analysis and in sampling.Results: Findings explore the experiences of disabled women in a number of different spheres related to decision making and SRH service use.Conclusions: Recognising heterogeneity is critical to inform rights-based approaches to promote ...
The London Gay Pride march is repeatedly led by the disability rights banner, but the disabled1 contingent of the crowd are marginalized in the parties which follow it by ‘the cult of “body beautiful” and celebration of glamour and glitz’...
Existing evidence suggests that despite this legislation, health services are not always providing reasonably adjusted care for disabled people. This paper presents the perspectives of disabled people themselves in relation to their experiences of accessing reasonable adjustments in hospitals in England. ...
“When the government released its initial Covid vaccine schedule, it highlighted the need to provide vaccines for those in higher age groups as a priority. However, there was no mention of any specific provisions for disabled people within these plans initially. ...
Among the report’s recommendations is for industry events to consider disabled people and their access requirements “from planning through to delivery”, and for the music industry to ensure that Black disabled people are involved in marketing campaigns “in meaningful and non-tokenistic...