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Understanding the Impact of Assistive Technology on Users’ Lives in England: A Capability Approach

Bioengineering
This study presents an analysis of England’s 2023 national assessment of assistive technology (AT) access and use, with a particular focus on the qualitative impact of AT as described by users.
Rebecca Joskow, Dilisha Patel, Anna Landre, Kate Mattick, Catherine Holloway, Jamie Danemayer, Victoria Austin   +6 more
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Center on Disability Studies eNewsletter, March 2022

, 2022
Welcome to March’s Spring 2022 issue of the CDS eNewsletter. We were pleased to offer a successful 37th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity.
Moriyasu, Annie, Raphael, Raphael, Denduang, Benjaluck, Takahashi, Kiriko, Leong, Genesis M.K., Manaseri, Holly, Kitami, Yoko, Park, Hye-Jin, Mariano, Leonard   +8 more
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Disability and Disability Culture

, 2017
Social work has a rich history in working for the rights of people in society. The profession’s commitment to vulnerable and oppressed people and groups are codified in national and international ethical standards. Social justice and respecting the dignity and worth of people are core ethical principles.
Romel W. Mackelprang, Ryan Parrey
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Prevalence of LGBTQ+ identity among people with disabilities and long-term services and supports needs in the United States

BMC Public Health
Background People with disabilities and sexual orientation and gender identity minority individuals are both considered health disparity populations, but there has been limited work assessing the prevalence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and ...
Ian Moura, Kaitlin Stober, Joseph Caldwell, Teresa Nguyen   +3 more
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Equitable inclusion of people with disabilities in clinical trials: a scoping review

BMJ Open
Objectives People with disabilities are underrepresented in clinical trials, which impacts generalisability and ethical integrity of results. Despite international mandates to diversify participants, there is a lack of guidance on how to make trials ...
Lori Rosman, Kaloyan Kamenov, Franz Castro, Bonnielin Swenor, Grace Jo, Caroline Cerilli, Varshini Varadaraj, Darryl Barrett   +7 more
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Disability-Related Injuries in Athletes with Disabilities

Folia Medica, 2011
Athletes with disabilities are highly skilled. Sports-related injuries and disorders interfere with their efforts. Several aspects of these injuries have been studied in previous studies. The aim of this study was to correlate the types of injuries with the disability group in athletes with physical disabilities.One hundred and thirty nine elite ...
Dimitrios, Patatoukas, Alekos, Farmakides, Vasiliki, Aggeli, Sofia, Fotaki, Haridimos, Tsibidakis, Andreas F, Mavrogenis, Jannis, Papathanasiou, Panayiotis J, Papagelopoulos   +7 more
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Post school transition: the experiences of students with disability

, 2015
The transition from school is an important period. All young people should be supported throughout this time to access options which allow them to meaningfully participate and contribute to our society as adults. Many young people with disability however
Children with Disability Australia
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NDS state of the disability sector report 2015

, 2015
Most disability service providers are cautiously optimistic and plan to grow in the next six months; but a high proportion think that government agencies are not working closely enough with the sector to implement the NDIS successfully.
National Disability Services
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Specialist disability accommodation position paper on draft pricing and payments

, 2016
Following national consultation on the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Pricing and Payments framework, the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has released the SDA Position Paper on Draft Pricing and Payments.
National Disability Insurance Agency
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What businesses think of disability management [PDF]

, 2000
Plan BThis research was a descriptive study to determine the main components or characteristics that employees in large businesses think are the most important in an effective disability management program.
Kruger, Jennifer
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