Child chronic illness/disability can present significant challenges for children, families and
society that require appropriate policy responses; yet little is known about the demands …

Little is known about the extra costs faced by households with disabled members in low
resource settings and the impact of these costs on living standards. In this paper we estimate …

In this study, the additional economic cost of disability for households is calculated using a
standard of living approach (SoL) for Turkey. Firstly, the Standard of Living (SoL) index is …

Globally, people with disabilities face a heightened risk of poverty. Drivers of poverty include
exclusion from work and other livelihood activities (indirect costs) and disability-related …

Background: Few studies in Canada have focused on the relationship between immigrant
status and successful aging. The concept of successful aging used in this study includes the …

Background Over four million people in Australia have some form of disability, of whom 2.1
million are of working age. This paper estimates the costs of disability in Australia using the …

Abstract In the United Kingdom, more than 20% of the population live with a disability. Past
evidence shows that being disabled is associated with functional limitations that often cause …

The urban–rural difference in poverty is an important issue in China, particularly for people
with disabilities. The extra costs of disability render this population susceptible to falling into …

Narrowing the health gap and promoting health equality is the key to effectively blocking the
intergenerational transmission of rural poverty. Previous studies have mainly focused on the …

People with disabilities face extra costs of living to participate in the social and economic
lives of their communities on an equal basis with people without disabilities. If these extra …