The Good Part of COVID-19 Pandemic: Increasing the Living Standards of Physically Challenged People by Accepting Telework as a New Normality, in Association with Assistive Technologies

Raluca-Andreea Nerișanu (), Marian-Pompiliu Cristescu, Florin Stoica, Florentina Laura Stoica and Dumitru Alexandru Mara
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Raluca-Andreea Nerișanu: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Marian-Pompiliu Cristescu: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Florin Stoica: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Florentina Laura Stoica: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Dumitru Alexandru Mara: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Chapter Chapter 7 in Post-Pandemic Realities and Growth in Eastern Europe, 2022, pp 101-119 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Statistics have shown that telework has increased with up to 19 percentage points in some regions across Europe, during the pandemic. In Romania, the growth was up to 6.2 percentage points, in Bucharest, as estimated from Eurostat. The present article introduced the eye-gaze technology and usage for persons with severe physical or somatic disabilities, along with the opportunity to work from home in order to foster the integration in the labor market. Results show that there is an 81% opportunity of employment rate among this category if telework would be considered and legalized as a normal type of employment. Also, a percentage of 13% of employment rate would be fostered if eye-gaze technology would be adopted in schools and training, along with daily and work usage for people with severe psychical or somatic disabilities. Limitations of this study imply the fact that no participants were addressed, in order to accentuate the benefits of using this technology. Future research might focus on analyzing the impact of introducing this eye-gaze technology on the quality of the disabled persons life, by using the WHO-5 Well-Being Index in a before and after analysis.

Keywords: Eye-gaze technology; COVID-19 pandemic; Home-office; Disability employment; Wellbeing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-09421-7_7

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