A Personal Assistant (Glossary)
Employer
Element:
Personal Assistant
Stakeholder (WP2):
This element is commonly available in 2 countries, very easily accessible in the UK and easily accessible in 2 other countries. It is considered to be effective in 9 of the 15 countries.
Jobseeker
Element:
Personal Assistant
Jobseeker (WP5):
Having a personal assistant is considered to be moderately to very helpful in 5 countries and very to extremely helpful in 9 other countries.
Jobseeker
| Element | TO | AU | DK | FI | FR | DE | IRL | IT | M | NL | NO | PT | RO | SL | SI | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Assistant | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
N = 12
This element is based on a 9 point scale ranging from –4 (complete barrier) to +4 (complete facilitator).
-4 = complete barrier
-3 = severe barrier
-2 = moderate barrier
-1 = mild barrier
0 = neutral
+1 = mild facilitator
+2 = moderate facilitator
+3 = substantial facilitator
+4 = complete facilitator
In the case of availability of assistive technology countries that give a rating between 2 and 2.99 inclusive are given a light green colour and are considered to be moderately to very helpful. Countries that give a rating between 3 and 4 inclusive are given a “dark green” colour indicating that they are considered to be very to extremely helpful in encouraging people with disabilities to look for paid employment.