The Extra Costs of Having a Disability: The Case of IIUM
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31436/id.v27iS%20I%20%232.1464Abstract
The information on extra costs of disability among developing
countries, including Malaysia, is lacking and the issue seems neglected. As a
result, an appropriate amount of monetary assistance that should be provided
to the disabled community in Malaysia could not be determined. This paper
undertakes a preliminary analysis of the extra costs of having a disability,
by taking the staff of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) as
the sample as to calculate the extra costs of having a disability. The standard
of living approach is adopted, and the extra costs are calculated by dividing
the estimated coefficient of disability variables by the estimated coefficient
of income. This paper analyses the extra costs among households containing
one person with disabilities, and also across different severity levels, types of
disability, according to gender, and residential area (i.e. urban or rural). Overall,
a household containing one person with disabilities accounted 27.5 per cent out
of their monthly income to fulfil disability-related needs.