Designed for life : disabled/enabled at home

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dc.contributor.authorPerry, Jill
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. School of Health Sciences
dc.contributor.supervisorGrant Kalischuk, Ruth
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-08T17:43:16Z
dc.date.available2009-07-08T17:43:16Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionx, 98 leaves ; 29 cm. --en
dc.description.abstractUsing a phenomenological hermeneutic methodology, this thesis describes the lived experience of people with mobility impairments in the context of their home environment. Nine individuals with mobility impairments were interviewed at length regarding their experiences in their homes. From the resulting narratives, the data were arranged under three thematic statements: Doing my thing, Being myself, and Evolving with my environment. The study highlights the interdependent nature of the person-environment-occupation relationship and reveals the potential for an enabling home design to affect all areas of human occupation (self-care, productivity and leisure). The efficient performance of self-care activities in the home emerged as being somewhat predictive of the extent to which participants were involved in the areas of productivity and leisure. This thesis offers support for the social model of disability and illuminates the need for incorporating universal design in all homes.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/734
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, School of Health Sciences, 2008en
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. School of Health Sciences)en
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen
dc.subjectPeople with disabilities -- Independent livingen
dc.subjectPeople with disabilities -- Orientation and mobilityen
dc.subjectBarrier free designen
dc.subjectPeople with disabilities -- Social conditionsen
dc.subjectPeople with disabilities -- Housingen
dc.titleDesigned for life : disabled/enabled at homeen
dc.typeThesisen
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