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‘Get Healthy!’ A physical activity and nutrition program for older adults with intellectual disability: pilot study protocol

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2018
Background Older adults with intellectual disability have high rates of lifestyle-related illness yet remain poorly engaged in physical activity and nutrition interventions.
Carmela Salomon, Jessica Bellamy, Elizabeth Evans, Renae Reid, Michelle Hsu, Scott Teasdale, Julian Trollor   +6 more
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Listening for policy change: how the voices of disabled people shaped Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme [PDF]

, 2014
: Voice has become an important yet ambivalent tool for the recognition of disability. The transformative potential of voice is dependent on a political commitment to listening to disabled people. To focus on listening redirects accountability for social
Thill, Cate, Cate Thill
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The impact of COVID-19 on people ageing with an intellectual disability in Ireland: Protocol for a follow-up survey [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

HRB Open Research, 2021
Background:  The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns have had a dramatic impact on many people, but individuals with an intellectual disability, given the prevalence of congregate living and high levels of co-morbid conditions, may be particularly
Mary McCarron, Andrew Allen, Darren McCausland, Margaret Haigh, Retha Luus, Fathima Rosmin Bavussantakath, Fintan Sheerin, Niamh Mulryan, Eilish Burke, Eimear McGlinchey, Fidelma Flannery, Philip McCallion   +11 more
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Vaccine Coverage among Children with and without Intellectual Disabilities in the UK: Cross Sectional Study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Universal childhood vaccination programmes form a core component of child health policies in most countries, including the UK. Achieving high coverage rates of vaccines is critical for establishing ‘herd immunity’ and preventing disease ...
Eric Emerson, Janet Robertson, Susannah Baines, Chris Hatton   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Obesity in British children with and without intellectual disability: cohort study

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Reducing the prevalence of and inequities in the distribution of child obesity will require developing interventions that are sensitive to the situation of ‘high risk’ groups of children.
Eric Emerson, Janet Robertson, Susannah Baines, Chris Hatton   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The association between employment status and health among British adults with and without intellectual impairments: cross-sectional analyses of a cohort study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background There exists a well established link between employment status and health, with unemployment being associated with poorer health. Much less is known about the association between economic inactivity and health, especially among people with ...
Eric Emerson, Chris Hatton, Susannah Baines, Janet Robertson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tradeoffs in Visual Impairment Rehabilitation: Hearing Service User Accounts of Rehabilitative Relationships and Organisational Culture in South Africa

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2022
In order to access skills for adjusting to visual impairment (VI), individuals are drawn into the fabric of rehabilitation organisations and into relationships with rehabilitation workers.
Michelle Botha, Brian Watermeyer
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Sexual activity and sexual health among young adults with and without mild/moderate intellectual disability

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background There is widespread concern about the sexual ‘vulnerability’ of young people with intellectual disabilities, but little evidence relating to sexual activity and sexual health.
Susannah Baines, Eric Emerson, Janet Robertson, Chris Hatton   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Center on Disability Studies eNewsletter, July 2021 [PDF]

, 2021
Welcome to the July issue of the CDS enewsletter. We’re delighted to share with you some of the many research, dissemination, and other ongoing activities of the center.
Raphael, Raphael, Moriyasu, Annie, Takahashi, Kiriko, Leong, Genesis M.K., Stodden, Robert, Park, Hye-Jin, McGowan, Sarah   +6 more
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Center on Disability Studies eNewsletter, September 2021 [PDF]

, 2021
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Aloha and Welcome to the September issue of the CDS eNewsletter. In this month’s issue, we are excited to feature many of the ongoing activities of the center.
Moriyasu, Annie, Raphael, Raphael, Deese, Ronald, Takahashi, Kiriko, Leong, Genesis M.K., Burkett, Jamey, Park, Hye-Jin, Conway, Thomas   +7 more
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