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Lived Experiences of Public Disability Representations: A Scoping Review

open access: yesDisabilities
Research has largely focussed on public perceptions of people with disabilities, particularly in the media. However, there is a lack of studies exploring how individuals with disabilities themselves experience public disability representation.
Aartjan ter Haar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Critical Disability Studies : rethinking the conventions for the age of postmodernity

open access: yes, 2012
"The Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies takes a multidisciplinary approach to disability and provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the main issues in the field around the world today.
Shildrick, Margrit,
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SPG4 and Dementia: Expanding the Clinical Spectrum

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a group of disorders characterized by progressive spasticity and lower limb weakness, with mutations in SPG4/SPAST being the most common cause. Detailed studies and clinical and molecular comparisons across different populations are missing.
Emanuele Panza   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rights and responsibilities: The Disability Discrimination Act (1995) and adults with learning disabilities

open access: yes, 2008
The purpose of this research is to examine Part III (access to goods, facilities and services) of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 in relation to people with learning disabilities.
Lerpiniere, Jennifer, Stalker, Kirsten
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ALDOA Promotes Glycolysis and NLRP3/GSDMD Pyroptosis to Accelerate ALS Progression

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration. Glycolytic dysregulation is implicated in disease progression, yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigates how Aldolase A (ALDOA) drives ALS progression through glycolysis‐mediated motor neuron pyroptosis.
Kaixin Yan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring relationships between self-compassion, impostor phenomenon, and mental health among doctoral students

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
IntroductionImpostor phenomenon (IP) is widespread in doctoral education and is strongly linked to mental distress. Self-compassion is theoretically and empirically positioned as a counterbalance to the harsh self-evaluation embedded in IP, yet large ...
Brian J. Clarke, Michael T. Hartley
doaj   +1 more source

Center on Disability Studies eNewsletter, July 2022

open access: yes, 2022
Special eNewsletter highlights include: * Featured Artist Eben Hooey; * Spotlighting CDS and projects' socials; * Disability and China Call for Papers RDS Journal; * #PacRim2023 theme, topic nomination and sponsors; * SPIN Recorded Seminar overview ...
Moriyasu, Annie   +8 more
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Effectiveness of rTMS on Working Memory and Inhibitory Impairments in Patients With Post‐Stroke Executive Deficits

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Considerable efforts have been dedicated to developing effective treatments for post‐stroke executive impairment (PSEI), among which repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has shown great potential. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of high‐frequency rTMS on working memory (WM) and response ...
Mengting Lao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The scintillating scholarly contribution of Professor Leslie Swartz: How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Disability
No abstract ...
Brian Watermeyer, Lieketseng Y. Ned
doaj   +1 more source

The Status of Disability Studies in SDS and its Impact on Disability Policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Produced by The Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i, The Frank Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts and The School of Social Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, for ...
Altman, Barbara M.
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