Breaking Down Barriers: Findings from a Literature Review on Housing for People with Disabilities in Latin America

Journal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ISSN
1660-4601
Date Issued
2023
Author(s)
Felipe Herrera
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85151110231
DOI
URL
URL Institutional Repository
Abstract
Accessibility to housing is crucial for people with disabilities as it provides them with equal opportunities and allows them to live independently. A systematic literature review has been conducted to understand the current research on accessibility in housing for people with disabilities in Latin America. The study analysed 56 papers and used co-word analysis to identify common themes and topics within the documents. The results of the analysis showed that Brazil (61%) is the country with the most research on the subject, physical disability, at 36%, is the impairment most analysed, and interventions or analysis for the older people (45%) in their homes is the most researched type of population. The co-word analysis revealed that topics such as policy, regulations, the use of technologies, ergonomics interventions, and architectural criteria or barriers to the daily life of disabled people were frequently discussed in the papers. Although this work shows a substantial and growing increase in research on housing for people with disabilities in Latin America, it also demonstrates the importance of increasing research on other types of impairment, such as visual and cognitive-intellectual disabilities, and including children, caregivers, or even young adults.
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Subjects
co-words analysis

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disabled people

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intellectual disability

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physical disability

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residential building

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visual disability

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aged

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child

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disabled persons

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housing

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humans

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intellectual disability

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latin america

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policy

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young adult

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brazil

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latin america

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accessibility

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disability

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governance approach

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housing policy

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housing provision

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literature review

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policy approach

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research work

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age distribution

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brazil

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building

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caregiver

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child health

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cognitive defect

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disabled person

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ergonomics

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geographic distribution

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health care policy

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home

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housing

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human

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intellectual impairment

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medical research

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physical disability

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population research

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preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses

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residential area

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review

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south and central america

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systematic review

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visual disorder

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aged

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child

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housing

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intellectual impairment

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policy

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south and central america

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young adult