Guidelines of Welfare Management for People with Disabilities in Sisaket Municipality, Sisaket

Abstract

    The objectives of this study were 1) to examine the demands of welfare management for people with disabilities in the Sisaket Municipality and 2) to study guidelines of welfare management for people with disabilities in the Sisaket Municipality, Sisaket.  The samples were from 276 people with disabilities who were selected by using the Krejcie &Morgan table with stratified sampling and a target group of 16 people. The data collection tools included questionnaires and interview forms, with data analyzed using statistics, percentages, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The results showed the following: 1) Overall demand for welfare management by people with disabilities in Sisaket Municipality was high. For each section, the section with the highest mean was educational services, followed by medical services and social services. The section with the lowest mean was professional services. 2) In terms of guidelines the welfare management for people with disabilities in Sisaket Municipality medical services should be allocated sufficiently. Moreover, professional services should be supported for knowledge and funding. Moreover, training for people with disabilities should be organized frequently to meet their abilities for educational services, proper and practical policies and courses should be developed for people with disabilities. Further, courses should be designed for people depending on their disabilities. Moreover, family members should also be able to access those courses including compulsory education should be required for disabled persons for social services, social activities and should be organized to allow for regular participation. Facilities should be available for disabled persons, including community network partners.