1. Poverty and disability in Eastern and Western Cape Provinces, South Africa.
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Loeb M, Eide AH, Jelsma J, ka Toni M, and Maart S
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POVERTY , *DISABILITIES , *LIVING conditions , *QUALITY of life - Abstract
The impact of disability on the living conditions of people living in specifically resource-poor areas in South Africa has not previously been addressed. This paper presents a comparison of people with a disability and their non-disabled peers with respect to some key poverty indicators among a sample of Xhosa speaking individuals in resource-poor areas of Eastern and Western Cape Provinces. A questionnaire on the level of living conditions (household composition and socio-economic characteristics) and a detailed disability questionnaire that captured more specific details of the disability experience of the individual with a disability were adapted to the South African context and utilised. Despite the improved situation of households with a disabled family member in terms of financial resources (due primarily to the allocation of disability grants), other measures of poverty (education and employment) remain divisive for those with disabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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