ROLE OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES IN THE AUTONOMY OF ORTHOPAEDICLLY CHALLENGED WOMEN IN PUDUCHERRY DISRTRICT

K.T. Anju; Dr. A Shahin Sultana

Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2019

ROLE OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES IN THE AUTONOMY OF ORTHOPAEDICLLY CHALLENGED WOMEN IN PUDUCHERRY DISRTRICT

K. T. Anju, Dr. A Shahin Sultana

Abstract :

Women with disabilities are a marginalized group that has borne the unt of discrimination since ages. They have been deprived of their rights to education, employment, and thus to their rights to a dignified life. The policies towards the inclusion of persons with disabilities are also generic which does not address gender specific issues. Moreover, there is lack of support from families and communities to empower and integrate women with disabilities into the mainstream of the society. Impeding factors like societal attitude, lack of awareness regarding their rights and their poor sense of self has relegated them to a very deprived position in the society. This paper is based on a study conducted to understand how Orthopaedically challenged women perceive themselves, to which extent they exercise autonomy in their families and communities and the contribution of assistive devices in helping them achieve such autonomy.