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标题：The Extra Costs of Having a Disability The Case of IIUM
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作者：Ruzita Mohd Amin ; Nur Syuhada Md Adros
期刊名称：Intellectual Discourse
印刷版ISSN：0128-4878
电子版ISSN：2289-5639
出版年度：2021
卷号：29
期号：2
页码：899-921
语种：English
出版社：IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
摘要：The information on extra costs of disability among developingcountries, including Malaysia, is lacking and the issue seems neglected. As aresult, an appropriate amount of monetary assistance that should be providedto the disabled community in Malaysia could not be determined. This paperundertakes a preliminary analysis of the extra costs of having a disability,by taking the staff of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) asthe sample as to calculate the extra costs of having a disability. The standardof living approach is adopted, and the extra costs are calculated by dividingthe estimated coefficient of disability variables by the estimated coefficientof income. This paper analyses the extra costs among households containingone person with disabilities, and also across different severity levels, types ofdisability, according to gender, and residential area (i.e. urban or rural). Overall,a household containing one person with disabilities accounted 27.5 per cent outof their monthly income to fulfil disability-related needs.