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The emergence, importance of #DisabilityTooWhite hashtag
Disability Studies Quarterly, 2020 In this essay, I look at #DisabilityTooWhite (Thompson, 2016) as an activist call to center the messy intersectionality politics in the disability community, specifically in terms of disability and Whiteness.
Carrie Elizabeth Mulderink
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Disability Studies Quarterly, 2019 My doctoral thesis, through a case study of the theocratic-nationalist politics of the Iranian regime and the imperialist politics of the U.S., Russia, and Western Europe in the Middle East, investigated the ways in which gendered-, ideological-, and ...
Sona Kazemi
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„Mentální retardace“ a afektivní politiky zřeknutí se [PDF]
Gender a Výzkum, 2017 This text explores the affective politics of race and disability that underpin the post-socialist developments in the Czech Republic. Firstly, I interrogate “mental retardation”, as a discursive and material practice of differentiating human life ...
Kateřina Kolářová
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Systemic Silencing Mechanisms in Autism/Autistic Advocacy in Ontario, Canada
Social InclusionThis article reveals how systemic ableism operates within grassroots organizations in Ontario, formulating a normative standard for being an autistic person. In‐depth interviews were conducted with 50 participants in the years 2021 and 2022, triangulated
Cheuk Ming Tsang
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Truth, Politics and Disability: Graphic Narratives as Illustrated Hope
The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship, 2020 Citizenship in the 21st century may necessitate new and novel means of practice and expression. The graphic novel form can allow for these new means of expression, especially in regards to an important issue in any society: the issue of disability.
Angelo Joseph Letizia
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Citizenship, Pain, and Disability in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot
Literature, 2022 Citizenship is popularly associated with able-bodiedness, both physically and cognitively. However, disability studies over the last few decades has revealed the extent to which the idea of the nation as composed of able-bodied constituents is little ...
Mitchell Gauvin
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Network Localization of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Fatigue is among the most common symptoms and one of the main factors determining the quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying fatigue are not fully understood. Here we studied lesion locations and their connections in individuals with MS, aiming to identify brain networks ...
Olli Likitalo +12 more
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Acoustic Measures Capture Speech Dysfunction in Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) are hereditary cerebellar degenerative disorders with a common feature of dysarthria, involving impaired phonatory and articulatory control of speech, thereby affecting social communication. In this study, we investigated whether acoustic measures could objectively measure speech dysfunction and identify
Zena Fadel +5 more
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The uncanny memory of Nazi euthanasia, the Risiera di San Sabba and the foibe
Incontri: Rivista Europea di Studi Italiani, 2015 Review of: Susanne Knittel, The Historical Uncanny: Disability, Ethnicity, and the Politics of Holocaust Memory, New York, Fordham University Press, 2015, XII + 350 p., ISBN: 9780823262786, $55 ...
Emiliano Perra
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Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
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