Life of the Persons With Disabilities in the Republic of N. Macedonia - Challenges They Face From Birth to Old Age
Journal
Journal of educational research
Date Issued
2023-10
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Abstract
The theoretical framework for studying the life course of persons with disabilities through the prism of the social model is
characterized by two basic approaches. On the one hand, we can conceptualize the life course in terms of individual biographies
and unique life experiences. On the other hand, we can imagine the life course more generally, as a kind of generation system
that functions on the macro level in societies, based on the common cultural rules and structural boundaries that define what a
"normal life" should be. In this sense, the life course approach helps us understand how societies organize life transitions in an
institutionalized or structured way. From the perspective of a social model, the value of this approach lies in the possibility of
determining the existing challenges and barriers to determine the different impacts of disabling barriers and social meanings
attributed to disability in different generational periods: childhood, youth, adulthood, and old age. The main goal of this study
was to determine the most frequent challenges and obstacles faced by persons with disabilities and their families in their everyday
lives in the Republic of North Macedonia. The research is analytical, retrospective, and qualitative, correlating the situation in
our country with countries around the world through the analysis of documentation: strategic and political documents, laws,
scientific research, and project activities. Although efforts have been made in the Republic of North Macedonia for decades to
improve the quality of life of people with disabilities, the number of barriers they face from birth to old age is large in every
domain. Collective work and cooperation among individuals are fundamental to the establishment of interpersonal relations and
bonds, the creation and functioning of organizations, and the development of society.
characterized by two basic approaches. On the one hand, we can conceptualize the life course in terms of individual biographies
and unique life experiences. On the other hand, we can imagine the life course more generally, as a kind of generation system
that functions on the macro level in societies, based on the common cultural rules and structural boundaries that define what a
"normal life" should be. In this sense, the life course approach helps us understand how societies organize life transitions in an
institutionalized or structured way. From the perspective of a social model, the value of this approach lies in the possibility of
determining the existing challenges and barriers to determine the different impacts of disabling barriers and social meanings
attributed to disability in different generational periods: childhood, youth, adulthood, and old age. The main goal of this study
was to determine the most frequent challenges and obstacles faced by persons with disabilities and their families in their everyday
lives in the Republic of North Macedonia. The research is analytical, retrospective, and qualitative, correlating the situation in
our country with countries around the world through the analysis of documentation: strategic and political documents, laws,
scientific research, and project activities. Although efforts have been made in the Republic of North Macedonia for decades to
improve the quality of life of people with disabilities, the number of barriers they face from birth to old age is large in every
domain. Collective work and cooperation among individuals are fundamental to the establishment of interpersonal relations and
bonds, the creation and functioning of organizations, and the development of society.
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