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Item type:Publication, General functionality and perceived quality of life in people with disabilities. Azuay-Ecuador, 2020(Editorial Ciencias Medicas, 2022-01-01)Introduction: People with disabilities constitute a growing segment of the world population, whose physical functioning and quality of life are affected on many occasions. To determine the relationship between functionality and perceived quality of life in people with disabilities residing in the province of Azuay-Ecuador in 2020. Methods: A descriptive-correlational study was carried out in 156 participants, selected for presenting some level of disability (physical, auditory, visual, intellectual, psychosocial and multiple). A general data sheet was applied, and the instruments of family functioning (FF-SIL), WHOQOL-abbreviated and WHODAS 2.0. Spearman's correlation coefficients were calculated. Results: At a general level, the results show a significant inverse correlation (negative sign) between physical functioning and the perception of the quality of life of the people with disabilities investigated (r = -0.89). Likewise, there are negative linear correlations between the variables investigated when specific groups are analyzed by sex, age, marital status, urban area of residence, paid, with any schooling, from nuclear or single-parent families, with any degree of family functioning. In addition, there is a negative correlation between the variables investigated for any form and degree of disability and the psychosocial, multiple, physical and intellectual types. Conclusions: The quality of life worsens, in a linear way, to the extent that there are more limitations in people with disabilities and vice versa, which is associated with both sexes, young ages, single, urban residence, paid, with any schooling, from nuclear or single-parent families, with any degree of family functioning. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Able or disabled: Why should neurodiverse students experience improved access to public universities? An exploratory study(Emerald Publishing, 2024-09-25)This paper aims to answer the question: To what extent should neurodiverse students experience improved access to public universities in Egypt and why? Design/methodology/approach: A systematic qualitative research method was used with data collected through semi-structured interviews with 44 educators in four universities in Egypt. A thematic approach was implemented to analyze the collected data. Findings: The addressed educators believe that greater representation of neurodiverse students in their schools should be a priority for the following four reasons: first, neurodiverse students represent a promising new market segment schools could benefit from; second, recruiting more neurodiverse students represents a chance for schools and faculties to prove the social role they can undertake; third, schools can benefit from the unique skills many neurodiverse students have, particularly in mathematical and computational skills; and fourth, the greater the representation of neurodiverse students, the more research projects and funding opportunities educators can obtain. Originality/value: This paper contributes by filling a gap in diversity management, higher education and human resources management in which empirical studies on the representation of neurodiverse individuals in public universities have been limited so far.