Industrialization and urbanization make a rapid progress, and free access to various culture is liable to expose people to more dangers. The five day workweek leads to higher frequency in traffic accidents. The pleasure of various leisure(diving, para...
Industrialization and urbanization make a rapid progress, and free access to various culture is liable to expose people to more dangers. The five day workweek leads to higher frequency in traffic accidents. The pleasure of various leisure(diving, parachute gliding, car racing) carries many kinds of accidents. It is likely that unusual diseases caused by environmental pollution, the danger of childbirth, the advancing of old age, place the life of people in more danger. In order words, the possibility of being disabled people exists always in our life.
The purpose of this study is to analyse the characteristics of disabled people with cerebral palsy who make efforts to realize the independent living under the social disadvantageous environment and the lake of understanding, and is to gain information on the situation of the level of the utilization of community resources and on the independent living and its influence on the disabled people with cerebral palsy, and is to set up practical plans to promote the independent living and the smooth and effective utilization of community resources.
To achieve these goals, the variables that affect the independent disabled people with cerebral palsy are divided as follows personal characteristics(daily life ability, self-respect), social characteristics(friends' support), the level of the utilization of community resources(formal, informal resources). The level independence of disabled people with cerebral palsy is subdivided measured on the basis of psychological, social, informational and economic independence. The total independence is considered as the addition of five subdivisions. This study is conducted through the postal questionnaire from April 1, till May 3, in 2008. The samples of this analysis include 173 disabled people with cerebral palsy whose ages are under 20, who are registered at the welfare center for spastics, comprehensive center for the disabled, and independence living centers, group home in ten large cities in the five divided areas.
The followings are the influences of variables shown as the results of this study. In case of total independence, social characteristics of population(the possession of occupation, and monthly average income) have a statistically meaningful effect on the level of total independence.
In case of personal characteristics excepting social characteristics(friends' support), the level of utilization of community resources has a statistically meaningful effect on the total independence. In case of physical independence, The personal characteristic of daily life ability, self-respect, friends' support excepting the social characteristic of population and the level of utilization of community resources has a statistically meaningful effect on the level of physical independence.
In case of mental independence, personal characteristic of self-respect and the level of utilization of community resources has a statistically meaningful effect on the mental independence.
In case of social independence, the gender and a residential district of the social characteristics of population has a statistically meaningful effect on the level of social independence. Personal characteristics and the level of utilization of community resources has a statistically meaningful effect on the social independence.
In case of informational independence, the academic career of the social characteristics of population has a statistically meaningful effect on the informational independent living. The level of utilization of formal community resources have a statistically meaningful effect on the informational independent living. In case of economic independence, the possession of occupation of social characteristics of population has a statistically meaningful effect on the level of economic independent living. The level of utilization of informal community resources have a statistically meaningful effect on the economic independent living.
The followings are the solutions to promote the independent living of disabled people with cerebral palsy on the basis of the results of this study.
First, direct and positive support should be provided for the disabled people with cerebral palsy through social security systems which support the economic independence such as disability allowance, basic disability livelihood security. To secure the income for disabled people with cerebral palsy and to support the active and positive economic independence, the above security systems should be used.
Second, in addition to the established medical, educational and rehabilitation services, psychological and social rehabilitation programs be activated.
Third, as a change of the established disability welfare systems, established disability welfare centers should fulfil basic medical rehabilitation programs as well as cultural education programs. the disability employment promotion corporation should specialize in the comprehensive functions concerning occupational rehabilitation and living. All services and plans to support the independent living should be provided and directed to the disability through the independent living centers.
Fourth, the human resources as well as material resources scattered in the community and systems to utilize them should be developed through the consistent close relations the government, local government and social welfare organization. Once the disabled people with cerebral palsy are able to perform their functions and to use their rights as a member of the community, their successful independent living in the community deserves the important meaning and value.
The activation plans for the of community resources for the disabled people with cerebral palsy are as follows.
(1)Aggressive publicity for the community resources
(2)The security of the movement right and facilities for the disabled people with cerebral palsy.
(3)The development programs to meet the need of desires and features of the disabled people with cerebral palsy.
(4)The education and experience for the conversion of understanding the disabled.