Measuring Disability Inclusion: Feasibility of Using Existing Multidimensional Poverty Data in South Africa

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Helen Suich¹  Marguerite Schneider² 

[1] Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia;Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa;

关键词: measurement;    multidimensional poverty;    disability inclusion;    Washington Group on Disability Statistics;    South Africa;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18094431

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents a framework for measuring disability inclusion in order to examine the associations between disability severity and levels of inclusion, provides an example of its operationalization, and assesses the feasibility of using an existing dataset to measure disability inclusion using this framework. Inclusion here refers to the extent to which people with disabilities are accepted and recognized as individuals with authority, enjoy personal relationships, participate in recreation and social activities, have appropriate living conditions, are able to make productive contributions, and have required formal and informal support. Indicators for the operationalization were drawn from the Individual Deprivation Measure South Africa country study and were mapped on to the domains of inclusion (where relevant), and the Washington Group Short Set of questions were used to determine disability status (no, mild, or moderate/severe disability). The analysis indicates that individuals with disabilities experience generally worse outcomes and a comparative lack of inclusion compared to individuals without disabilities, and broadly that those with moderate or severe disabilities experience worse outcomes than those with mild disabilities. This analysis also provides insight into the limitations of using existing datasets for different purposes from their original design.

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