Understanding vulnerability of Afghans with disability : livelihoods, employment, income / Parul Bakhshi, Jean-François Trani, Jean_Luc Dubois.
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TextLanguage: Publication details: France : Handicap International, 2005.Description: xv, 105 p. ; 30 cmISBN: - 9782909064789
- Pamphlet HD 7256 .A34 .B35 /2005
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“includes bibliographical references”—(p. 61-62).
“National Disability Survey in Afghanistan 2005”.
“The National Disability Survey in Afghanistan was carried out in 2005. it is the first study that covered the entire territory. Based on the International Classification of Functioning, disability and health of the World Health Organization, and the capabilities approach of Amartya Sen, the NDSA aims to provide insight into the living conditions, needs and hopes of Afghans with disability and their families”—back cover.
Summary: “The present volume of the NDSA results looks more closely at employment, income and livelihoods of persons with disability. A common belief is that persons with disability, suffering from discrimination and exclusion, are unable to access existing resources and are more at risk of poverty than no-disabled persons. Comparing the situation of families living with persons with disability to those composed only of persons considered as non-disabled, the present report examines vulnerability of Afghans to shocks, and tries to identify signs and indicators of poverty. A major result is that access to basic commodities, adequate housing conditions, labour market or even social dimensions is particularly difficult for families headed by a woman”—back cover.