Abstract
The purpose of the study is to analyse the availability of financial resources for people with disabilities and to assess the needs satisfaction level of the disabled in order to eliminate architectural and technical barriers in Poland. The research conducted among the disabled affected by physical disability indicates that mobility barriers and obstacles remain among the most important problems encountered by people with disabilities. The research has shown that the problem of barriers increases with age. The elimination of architectural barriers requires, each time, higher financial expenditure, whereas the elimination of technical barriers improves the life quality of people with disabilities at low financial outlays. The average funding in Poland amounted to PLN 827.53 in 2016, including the funding of EUR 1453.60 for the elimination of architectural barriers and approx. EUR 582 for the removal of technical barriers. The financial resources allocated for this purpose do not cover the actual needs of the people with disabilities. The analysis revealed that the demand for investment in the elimination of barriers is increasing with age, whereas the expenditure of the Polish state is decreasing.
Highlights
One of the main reasons for low social and spatial participation of the disabled is the presence of various barriers
The purpose of the study is to analyse the availability of financial resources for people with disabilities and to assess the needs satisfaction level of the disabled in relation to the elimination of architectural and technical barriers in Poland
Source data were obtained from the Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS), the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS), and the Management of the State Fund for the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (PFRON)
Summary
One of the main reasons for low social and spatial participation of the disabled is the presence of various barriers. They manifest themselves mainly in form of architectural barriers that physically prevent disabled persons from being mobile. The notion of barriers should be understood more broadly, as one of the main components of the perception of reality by people with disabilities. The existence of barriers, whether real or imaginary, in the awareness of the disabled is of major social importance. Persons with disabilities are one of the social groups that are the most exposed to marginalisation [2]. The European Union Member States have been implementing measures to prevent poverty and social exclusion since 2001
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