The occupational dimensions of poverty and disability

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dc.contributor.authorDuncan, Madeleine
dc.contributor.authorWatson, Ruth
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-11T09:43:26Z
dc.date.available2019-03-11T09:43:26Z
dc.date.issued2009-03
dc.description.abstractThis paper is based on ongoing research into the form, performance and meaning of all the things that particularly vulnerable people do every day i.e. their occupations. Occupations are the building blocks for livelihood. The relationship between occupation, poverty and disability is explored through the case study of a household with two adult disabled members living in a remote rural village in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The description of their many deprivations illustrates how a scarcity of opportunities, resources and supportive infrastructures influences human development, agency and functioning and is compounded by disability. The concept of occupational poverty depicts the marginalisation of disabled people and their households. A community based rehabilitation approach is recommended as a means for promoting the inclusion and participation of disabled people, their households and the community in development initiatives, through the facilitation of each person's occupational performance.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDuncan, M., Watson, R. (2009). ‘The occupational dimensions of poverty and disability’, Working Paper 14. PLAAS, UWC, Cape Town.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4470
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInstitute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking Paper;14
dc.subjectDisabilityen_US
dc.subjectOccupationen_US
dc.subjectEastern Capeen_US
dc.subjectOccupational povertyen_US
dc.titleThe occupational dimensions of poverty and disabilityen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US

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