objectives: the main objective of the paper is finding solution to make selfhelp group's performance better in behzisti organization. recently empowerment theory is replaced the social policy theories. empowerment has five dimensions: income, accessibility, consciousness, control and participation. all of the dimensions are important and ought to be actualized. but based on the idea of the...

It all started when a drunken man dialled a wrong number and talked to another alcoholic by mistake. Today, Alcoholics Anonymous is probably one of the most successful self-help organisations in existence. It has the minimum of dogma, but that dogma, is unshakable. Dr. Griffith Edwards* takes a closer look at the intriguing AA approach to alcoholism. To talk of designing a self-help group may s...

In this study two currently relevant aspects of using medical assistive technologies were addressed-security and privacy. In a two-step empirical approach that used focus groups (n = 19) and a survey (n = 104), users' requirements for the use of medical technologies were collected and evaluated. Specifically, we focused on the perceived importance of data security and privacy issues. Outcomes s...

Through The Rehabilitation Act, the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act (The Tech Act), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the federal government broadened the states' roles in increasing awareness and accessibility of assistive technology (AT) devices and services to children with disabi...

This study examines the level of acceptance of a robot within the elderly. ’Does more knowledge of a robot lead to a higher level of acceptance?’ Scenarios based on assistive technologies have been developed for this study. These scenarios provided knowledge to the two groups which were defined as Group A and Group B. The difference between the groups was the order in which the experiment was c...

Children’s participation in everyday activities and routines in home and community settings is an important focus of services for infants and young children with disabilities. Data indicate that assistive technology (AT) is not widely used nor do early intervention service providers report frequent use of AT devices with infant-toddlers. Adaptation interventions combine environmental accommodat...

The study examined the effect of women led self help group on micro-financing of farms in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Purposive and multistage random sampling technique was employed for collecting data from one hundred and twenty (120) women farmers in women led self help group by using structured interview schedule. The data were analyzed using descriptive statisti...