The extra costs of having a disability: the case of IIUM

The information on extra costs of disability among developing countries, including Malaysia, is lacking and the issue seems neglected. As a result, an appropriate amount of monetary assistance that should be provided to the disabled community in Malaysia could not be determined. T...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Amin, Ruzita, Md Adros, Nur Syuhada
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English
Published:	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019
Subjects:	HB Economic Theory HF Commerce
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/1/79621_The%20Extra%20Costs%20of%20Having%20a%20Disability_article.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/2/79621_The%20Extra%20Costs%20of%20Having%20a%20Disability_scopus.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/3/79621_The%20Extra%20Costs%20of%20Having%20a%20Disability_wos.pdf

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spelling	iium-796212020-03-18T08:30:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/ The extra costs of having a disability: the case of IIUM Mohd Amin, Ruzita Md Adros, Nur Syuhada HB Economic Theory HF Commerce The information on extra costs of disability among developing countries, including Malaysia, is lacking and the issue seems neglected. As a result, an appropriate amount of monetary assistance that should be provided to the disabled community in Malaysia could not be determined. This paper undertakes a preliminary analysis of the extra costs of having a disability, by taking the staff of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) as the sample as to calculate the extra costs of having a disability. The standard of living approach is adopted, and the extra costs are calculated by dividing the estimated coefficient of disability variables by the estimated coefficient of income. This paper analyses the extra costs among households containing one person with disabilities, and also across different severity levels, types of disability, according to gender, and residential area (i.e. urban or rural). Overall, a household containing one person with disabilities accounted 27.5 per cent out of their monthly income to fulfil disability-related needs. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/1/79621_The%20Extra%20Costs%20of%20Having%20a%20Disability_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/2/79621_The%20Extra%20Costs%20of%20Having%20a%20Disability_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/3/79621_The%20Extra%20Costs%20of%20Having%20a%20Disability_wos.pdf Mohd Amin, Ruzita and Md Adros, Nur Syuhada (2019) The extra costs of having a disability: the case of IIUM. Intellectual Discourse, 27. pp. 829-854. ISSN 0128-4878 https://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/1464/896
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spellingShingle	HB Economic Theory HF Commerce Mohd Amin, Ruzita Md Adros, Nur Syuhada The extra costs of having a disability: the case of IIUM
description	The information on extra costs of disability among developing countries, including Malaysia, is lacking and the issue seems neglected. As a result, an appropriate amount of monetary assistance that should be provided to the disabled community in Malaysia could not be determined. This paper undertakes a preliminary analysis of the extra costs of having a disability, by taking the staff of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) as the sample as to calculate the extra costs of having a disability. The standard of living approach is adopted, and the extra costs are calculated by dividing the estimated coefficient of disability variables by the estimated coefficient of income. This paper analyses the extra costs among households containing one person with disabilities, and also across different severity levels, types of disability, according to gender, and residential area (i.e. urban or rural). Overall, a household containing one person with disabilities accounted 27.5 per cent out of their monthly income to fulfil disability-related needs.
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author	Mohd Amin, Ruzita Md Adros, Nur Syuhada
author_facet	Mohd Amin, Ruzita Md Adros, Nur Syuhada
author_sort	Mohd Amin, Ruzita
title	The extra costs of having a disability: the case of IIUM
title_short	The extra costs of having a disability: the case of IIUM
title_full	The extra costs of having a disability: the case of IIUM
title_fullStr	The extra costs of having a disability: the case of IIUM
title_full_unstemmed	The extra costs of having a disability: the case of IIUM
title_sort	extra costs of having a disability: the case of iium
publisher	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/1/79621_The%20Extra%20Costs%20of%20Having%20a%20Disability_article.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/2/79621_The%20Extra%20Costs%20of%20Having%20a%20Disability_scopus.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/79621/3/79621_The%20Extra%20Costs%20of%20Having%20a%20Disability_wos.pdf
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