Persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Philippines generally face several difficulties in getting hold of a much needed medical attention, including transportation and other barriers to access, and financial difficulties, among others. This study is an offshoot of the joint project of the...

This study investigates the use of microfinance services among economically active disabled people in Uganda. The findings suggest that disabled people make more use of microfinance services than previously assumed. A total of 89 per cent of the survey's respondents state that they have used at...

This paper exploits rarely-used longitudinal data to examine the impacts of disability onset on benefit receipt in Britain over the period 2004–2012. Differences in the timing of onset are exploited for identification in a framework that combines propensity score matching with...

This report examines the characteristics of federally-assisted housing designated for disabled households living in the U.S. Prior research suggests that disabled persons face significant challenges when trying to secure affordable, high quality housing. The 2009 “Worst Case Housing Needs of...

Various factors outside the control of decision makers may affect the rate at which disability applications are allowed or denied during the initial step of eligibility determination in the Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. In this...

Using a representative panel study, the author substantially contributes to closing a research gap. She presents a comprehensive overview of the complex topic of occupational first and re-integration of rehabilitants and of the challenges analysing the process itself. Furthermore, she offers...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD or Convention) elaborates for the first time in a legally binding international human rights convention the concept of reasonable accommodation, explicitly linking it to the realization of all human rights – civil,...