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A Primer on Disability Discrimination in Higher Education

Laws, 2018
This article provides an overview of key issues and a focus on some of the most significant and important recent developments that should be given a high priority by university attorneys and higher education administrators and policymakers. It emphasizes
Laura Rothstein
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Ableism and Employment: A Scoping Review of the Literature

Social Sciences
Background: Ableism obstructs employment equity for disabled individuals. However, research lacks a comprehensive understanding of how ableism multidimensionally manifests across job types, disability types, stages of employment, and intersecting ...
Ramona H. Sharma, Renée Asselin, Timothy Stainton, Rachelle Hole   +3 more
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COMBATING DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF DISABILITY IN INTERNATIONAL AND EU LAW [PDF]

Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences, 2013
The article provides for a critical overview of international and in particular EU human rights and non-discrimination frameworks relevant and applicable to unequal treatment of persons with disabilities.
Gregor Maucec
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“This Is Me” an Awareness-Raising and Anti-Stigma Program for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Pre-Post Intervention Study

Nursing Reports
Background: Stigma education for nursing students has focused solely on stigma reduction, with studies showing temporary improvements in attitudes. However, nursing education research should also emphasize the importance of critical reflection and self ...
Olga Valentim, Tânia Correia, Lídia Moutinho, Paulo Seabra, Ana Querido, Carlos Laranjeira   +5 more
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From Disability Rights to the Rights of the Dying (and Back Again)

Laws, 2017
This article argues for civil rights for dying people. The creation of such rights should be understood as complementary to, but distinct from, existing initiatives to provide dying people with social benefits.
Harold Braswell
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Why Track 2 MAiD is Discriminatory

Canadian Journal of Bioethics
This paper argues that Canada’s Track 2 Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) regime is discriminatory against people with disabilities, and has a disproportionate impact on women with disabilities.
Isabel Grant
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Self-Esteem Mediates the Relationships Between Social Support, Subjective Well-Being, and Perceived Discrimination in Chinese People With Physical Disability

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Background: Disabilities have a negative effect on mental health and individuals with such conditions are especially susceptible to mental disorders. Previous research has established that in normal population, social support is significantly correlated ...
Yinyin Ji, Yinyin Ji, Chandni Rana, Congying Shi, Yuan Zhong   +4 more
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Intersectional Praxis and Disability in Higher Education

Social Inclusion, 2023
This article explores whether intersectional praxis can be discerned in the provision of disability/accessibility resources in higher education in Sweden and the United States.
Marie Sépulchre
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Paramagnetic Rim Lesions and Choroid Plexus Volume at Diagnosis Are Associated With Cognitive Progression Independent of Relapse and MRI Activity in Early Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs) and choroid plexus (CP) enlargement reflect smoldering inflammation in multiple sclerosis. Their role in cognitive progression remains unexplored. Eighty‐seven early relapsing–remitting MS patients were enrolled at diagnosis and followed longitudinally.
Stefano Ziccardi, Damiano Marastoni, Agnese Tamanti, Pietro Biasi, Valentina Visani, Annalisa Colombi, Tom A. Fuchs, Monica Sicchieri, Chiara Eccher, Francesco Guarnaccia, Milena Calderone, Valentina Camera, Francesca Benedetta Pizzini, Roberta Magliozzi, Marco Castellaro, Massimiliano Calabrese   +15 more
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Perceived discrimination and self-rated health in Canada: an exploratory study

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Our objective was to explore whether the link between discrimination and self-rated health status differed as a function of discrimination type, including discrimination based on ethnicity/culture, race, physical appearance (other than skin ...
Janice Du Mont, Tonia Forte
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