Living assistance for people with disabilities
Living assistance for people with disabilities

Author(s): Claudia Boghicevici
Subject(s): Public Administration, Public Law
Published by: Societatea de Stiinte Juridice si Administrative
Keywords: live assistance; guide dog; legal framework; predictors of success;
Summary/Abstract: The living assistance of the disabled people involves using a pet to help the person in need to overcome their disabilities. The living assistance for people with visual impairments through guide dogs has become a new concern for the decision-makers in Romania. This paper aims to trace and extract those elements that may favor the development of this type of assistance in Romania as well, from the experience of other states in the use of guide dogs. The research articles in the field show that certain elements of the legislative context are necessary for a good implementation of the living assistance programs. But they are not enough either. The high cost of guide dogs training programs can be a serious inconvenient in this direction. This is where specialty medical literature comes to our attention. It is the one that complements the normative study and provides us with medical research that highlights a number of predictors of the guide dog training success. Applying the results of these research can greatly reduce the costs of training programs, thus facilitating the development of this form of assistance.

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