Developing the Potential of Disabled People in Udon Thani Province
Keywords:
development, potential, disabled peopleAbstract
The objectives of this research are 1) to study the level of potential development of people with disabilities; 2) to study factors influencing the development of the potential of people with disabilities and 3) to study guidelines for developing the potential of people with disabilities in Udon Thani Province. It is a combination of quantitative and qualitative research. The sample group of quantitative research includes 400 people who have voting rights in Udon Thani Province, and the target group of qualitative research includes government information providers; 10 government agency officials. Research tools include questionnaires and interviews. Statistics used to analyze the data are frequencies, percentages, and inferential statistics using multiple regression analysis. Select variables in a hierarchical manner and describe them, classify data, prepare data editors and analyze the data to write a report according to the objectives for discussion of the results.
The results of the research found that 1) The overall level of development of the potential of people with disabilities in all aspects was found to be at a moderate level
( = 3.04), arranged in order from highest to lowest as follows: safety (
= 3.08), planning (
= 3.03) and environment (
= 3.01), respectively. 2) Factors influencing the development of the overall potential of people with disabilities were found to be local role factors; government support; roles from network partners; influence on the development of the potential of people with disabilities was 0.596, 0.358, and 0.220, respectively. 3) Guidelines for developing the potential of people with disabilities, such as managing and providing facilities; Welfare and medical care; improve the environment; Landscaping; Able to access legal rights and government agencies; Preventing exploitation and discrimination against people with disabilities, etc.
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