Struggling for epistemic and emotional justice—a collaborative autoethnography of personal assistance [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyThe present article explores the intersection between disability and the emotions evoked by the experience of living with Personal Assistance (PA) in everyday life.
Lill Hultman, Maya Hultman
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Formal help for persons with multiple sclerosis-Background factors associated with usage of personal assistance and home help in Sweden. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease that may cause several different symptoms, some which may entail the need for help in daily life.
Daniel Ståhl, Emilie Friberg
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The Use of Mobility Devices and Personal Assistance: A Joint Modeling Approach [PDF]
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2019 Objective: To examine whether mobility device use substitutes for personal assistance among U.S. older adults. Method: Using the National Health and Aging Trends Study, we identified 3,211 community-living older adults (aged 65 and older) who reported ...
Hongdao Meng PhD, MPH +4 more
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Evaluating Korean Personal Assistance Services Classification System [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018 Objective To evaluate the utility of using the Personal Assistance Services classification system (PAS-CS) that examines individuals with disabilities for services and government funding.
Mi Jung Lee +3 more
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Two Jobs in One Day: Exploring the Dynamics of Personal Assistance Relationships in the Workplace
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2021 Disabled people are under-represented and can experience discrimination in the workplace in the UK and globally. The employment of a Workplace Personal Assistant (WPA) is an option for disabled people who require assistance to undertake their job role ...
Katherine Graham +3 more
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Parenting with Assistance – The Views of Disabled Parents and Personal Assistants
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2021 This qualitative study, based on semi-structured interviews with eight parents with disabilities and five personal assistants, explores two different but interrelated perspectives: how parents with extensive physical disabilities use personal assistants ...
Viveca Selander, Kristina Engwall
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A Brain-Controlled Quadruped Robot: A Proof-of-Concept Demonstration
Sensors, 2023 Coupling brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) and robotic systems in the future can enable seamless personal assistant systems in everyday life, with the requests that can be performed in a discrete manner, using one’s brain activity only.
Nataliya Kosmyna +2 more
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Disabled Women’s Care Experiences in Turkey: Intimacy, Dependency, Independent Living
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2022 The literature on care relationships and independent living is extensive, although geographically limited, and focuses predominantly on the UK, Scandinavia and the US. This paper explores these themes in the context of Turkey.
Dikmen Bezmez, Tom Porter
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 In Sweden, support and service for people with disabilities is provided under the Swedish disability legislation, which has a clear focus on the individual’s right to a life like that of any other citizen and on promoting equality and participation in ...
Lill Hultman, Maya Hultman
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CURRENT ISSUES BULLETIN: Personal Assistance in Scotland: A Postcolonial Perspective
International Journal of Disability and Social Justice, 2023 Personal assistance is the key to the realisation of the independent living principles, as set out by the worldwide Independent Living Movement. In Scotland, consideration is under way to bring personal assistance within the realm of mainstream social ...
Jim Elder-Woodward
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