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DISABILITY MARKET
According to the World Bank Report more than one billion people experience some form of disability. Furthermore disability will be an even greater concern because its prevalence is on the rise mainly in developing countries. Disability is not niche market any more- the concept of diversity including disability has permeated the business world and organizations are placing greater focus on it than ever before.
Moreover, companies that offer inclusive technologies by increasing and improving functional capabilities of people with disabilities are considered forward-thinking and by offering smart innovations to extreme users improve usability for the average users.
Disability market is unique, complex and associated with higher transactions quantity and quality therefore requires research to be understood. Presented section aims at bringing closer disability market by providing reports, strategies, articles and other documents that present status, data, statistics, trends, and other aspects related to disability and also presents marketing techniques that enable implementation of inclusive infrastructure.
DOCUMENTS THAT EXPLORE DISABILITY MARKET
World Report on Disability-World Bank
Report reviews the data on disability prevalence and the situation of people with disabilities worldwide, explores access to mainstream health services for people with disabilities, investigates support and assistance services and discusses education and employment for people with disabilities.
The annual report highlights state and trend data from national sources. Presents statistics to address the following areas: number of people with disabilities living in the United States, the percentage of people with disabilities in different age groups, the percentage of people with disabilities for different types of disability, earnings for people with and without disabilities, the poverty percentage.
Americans With Disabilities: 2005- States Census Bureau
Report provides estimates of the socioeconomic characteristics of people with disabilities, describes the federal laws that specifically address the interests of people with disabilities, explores estimates for different categories of disability.
2016 Annual Report: The Global Economics of Disability
Comprehensive report presents framework, metrics, and change management required to do meet disability requirements. Includes a detailed assessment of a companies’ performance, along with recommendations for actions that create value.
Disability Employment Tabulation United - States Census Bureau
Report shows the disability status and diversity of the labor force and population 16 and over, is based on the American Community Survey (ACS). Provides over 1 billion estimates showing the disability status and diversity of the labor force, makes available labor force characteristics of people with a disability, with more details on occupation, education, and earnings. Includes employment status, detailed occupation, occupation groups, citizenship, educational attainment, age, race, sex and earnings
Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics News Release-Bureau of Labor Statistics
The estimates in this release are based on annual average data obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Provides information on the labor force status, demographics, and other characteristics of the nation's civilian non institutional population age 16 and over.
Policy Brief on Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities-OECD/European Union
Report describes disability in European Union, provides European Disability Strategy 2010–2020, and data on labor market activities of people with disabilities and describes self-employment rates by disability status. Provides information about the benefits of entrepreneurship for people with disabilities, the challenges faced by people with disabilities when starting a business and how entrepreneurship can be facilitated with technology.
An Aging World: 2015- U.S. Census Bureau
Report covers the demographic, economic, and health aspects of global population aging. Projects growth and dynamics of the older population. Analyzes health (including health care) and mortality, of the older population, as well as work, pensions, and other economic characteristics of older people.
Report presents the structure of older generation, analyzing such aspects as: marital status, living arrangements, geographic distribution, income, education, health and health care and disability limitations.
The Next Four Decades: The Older Population in the United States: 2010 to 2050- U.S. Census Bureau
Report presents information on how the age structure of the overall population and the composition of the older population in terms of age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin are expected to change over the next four decades in the United States, based on that data presents challenges to policy makers and programs, such as Social Security and Medicare.
DOCUMENTS THAT EXPLORE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES MARKET
Report presents results on market overview, its inclination insights, dynamics, drivers and challenges and opportunities. Shows data on global disabled and elderly assistive technologies market portraiture by product, by end users and by geography.
Global Disabled & Elderly Assistive Technology Market Size, Status and Forecast 2022
The report presents results of studies the global Disabled & Elderly Assistive Technology market, analyzes the Disabled & Elderly Assistive Technology development status and forecast in United States, EU, Japan, China, India and Southeast Asia. Outlines the role of the top players in the market, analyzes development status and outlook, and presents market forecast.
The report presents trends in health care mobility solutions as well as market segmentation, drivers, restrains, challenges and opportunities. Analyzes market by products and services, by application, and by end users.
In the report, global robotic rehabilitation and assistive technologies market has been divided into four categories which are type, portability, application and geography. Furthermore, the report focuses on the competition involved in global robotic rehabilitation and assistive technologies market which will assist new entrants to establish their presence and existing players to grow their market share. It lists some of the key companies and also profiles them in terms of company overview, financial overview, SWOT analysis, key business strategies, product portfolio, and recent developments.
Bridging the disability divide through digital technologies- World Bank
Paper provides an overview of the opportunities presented by the internet and ICT for the full participation of persons with disabilities. Underlines aspects that ICT enables and enforces: education, employment, e-governance and civic participation, financial inclusion, and disaster management. Furthermore, reviews challenges to the realization of ICT in organizations.
Article examines how the assistive technology industry delivers goods and services to the client, buyer, or user in the European market in addition identifies problematic issues and market conditions.
Report examines the importance of information technologies in connecting disabled people to job opportunities, inquiries the implications of an increasingly networked economy on job opportunities for people with disabilities. Provides revision of six key digital technologies and processes that have the potential to enhance social engagement and provides fourteen recommendations aimed at improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Article examines the motivations and business practices of entrepreneurs in the assistive technology (AT) market. It finds out that a majority of AT entrepreneurs are considered social entrepreneurs and are motivated by social factors such as helping society and people with disabilities rather than profit in starting and maintain their AT business.
DESIGNING FOR DISABILITY
Integrating Appropriate Measures for People with Disabilities in the Infrastructure Sector
The aim of this report is to provide an overview of the key infrastructure issues related to disability and development. Discusses how disability should be taken into account especially in water and sanitation, transport infrastructure and energy projects and provides recommendations for policymakers and practitioners.
Disability considerations for Infrastructure Programmes
Document presents policies and programmes to be inclusive of and accessible to all people, including people with disabilities, vulnerable and those discriminated against and excluded due to gender, geography, income, age or other characteristics. It identifies and summarises robust evidence of the impact of non-accessible infrastructure on people with disabilities. It makes recommendations on how to incorporate the principals of universal access into all infrastructure projects.
The study aims to provide evidence of trends and developments in delivery of services to people with disabilities. It presents practices of European Platform for Rehabilitation members in co-production in service delivery. And outlines examples of involvement of people with disabilities in service planning and delivery, provides recommendations for future initiatives also in reference to legislation.
Co-producing technology: harnessing digital solutions for social care- The National Care Forum
The paper explores ways in which people who use services are contributing to technological design and how the resulting digital solutions are changing the way social care and health and wellbeing services are delivered. Presented report addresses three focus areas: the locality perspective, the integration perspective, and the practice perspective.
MARKETING TECHNIQUES
Reaching prevalent, diverse consumers with disabilities-Nielsen
Report dedicated to marketers and advertisers provides information on disability market explaining what drives disabled people behavior.
Disability Friendly Marketing Campaigns
Presents marketing campaigns that target as many potential customers as possible including disabled people. Describes challenges that companies face while they feature diversity and promote accessibility.
Tips for user testing with disabled users
Document provides information how to tests digital products with disabled people. Briefly describes how to inform, recruit communicate and collaborate with users.
Provides quantitative and qualitative data from users performing real tasks with a products. Discusses usability testing with participants with disabilities including: planning usability testing, preparing for usability testing, conducting usability testing, reporting usability testing, checklist for usability testing, recruiting screener.
Provides guidance on incorporating accessibility into evaluation methods such as: standards review, heuristic evaluation, design walkthroughs, screening techniques and usability testing.
A guide to marketing an app for new app inventors- contains information regarding methods for designing the app as well as methods to market the app to consumers, useful during the introduction and development stages of the app.
Article discusses the need for consumer involvement in all aspects of the design process, from initial concept to research and development and to influencing technology transfer and marketing
Article describes the goals and outcomes of the supply push technology program, which focuses on the evaluation and commercialization of assistive technology (AT). The program pursues alternative paths to help promising prototype AT devices reach the marketplace.
ORGANIZATIONS
Disability Services Consulting