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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

In: Post-Pandemic Realities and Growth in Eastern Europe

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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)

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.

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  • Raluca-Andreea Nerișanu & Marian-Pompiliu Cristescu & Florin Stoica & Florentina Laura Stoica & Dumitru Alexandru Mara, 2022. "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," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Silvia L. Fotea & Ioan Ş. Fotea & Sebastian Văduva (ed.), Post-Pandemic Realities and Growth in Eastern Europe, chapter 0, pages 101-119, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-031-09421-7_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-09421-7_7
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