The Inclusion of the Lived Experience of Disability in Policymaking
Laws, 2017 This paper examines the process under way in Iceland to align national law with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, focusing on the Convention’s call for the active involvement of disabled people and their representative ...
Laufey Löve +3 more
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Philosophy of Disability as Critical Diversity Studies [PDF]
, 2018 Critical diversity studies (CDS) can be found within “traditional,” or “established,” university disciplines, such as philosophy, as well as in relatively newer departments of the university, such as African studies departments, women’
Tremain, Shelley
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Enabling disability inclusive practices within the University of Cape Town curriculum: A case study
African Journal of Disability, 2015 Background: Disability inclusion in the curricula of higher education institutions contributes to socially responsive graduates with a capacity to address the cross-cutting issue of disability in development.
Chioma Ohajunwa +2 more
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Functional outcome following direct repair or intervertebral fusion for adolescent spondylolysis : a systematic review [PDF]
, 2012 A systematic review of the literature was performed to establish whether direct repair of the pars defect or intervertebral fusion achieves better Oswestry Disability Index scores in adolescent spondylolysis or low-grade spondylolisthesis.
Cooke, Stephen J., Westacott, Daniel J.
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Film Studies and Disability Studies [PDF]
, 1998 Produced by Hawai'i University Affiliated Program on Disabilities, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Frank Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, and School of Social Sciences, The University of Texas at ...
Crutchfield, Susan
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Being different: correlates of the experience of teasing and bullying at age 11 [PDF]
, 2001 The public stereotype, largely supported by a rather diverse range of literature, is that bullied children differ from their peers in respect of attributes such as appearance, disability or school performance. In this paper we explore the characteristics
Sweeting, H., West, P.
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DisabilitiesPeople who sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) often experience unmet rehabilitation needs. The aim of our research was to explore how the invisible aspects of traumatic brain injury affect the experiences of survivors of TBI in accessing the ...
Olivia Emelie Engström +2 more
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Prevalence of disability according to multimorbidity and disease clustering: a population-based study [PDF]
, 2011 Background: The prevalence of chronic diseases has increased with population ageing, and research has attempted to elucidate the correlation between chronic diseases and disability. However, most studies in older populations have focused on the effect of
Angleman, Sara +2 more
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Future for Disability Studies [PDF]
, 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 ...
Linton, Simi
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Quality of Life in Chronic Pancreatitis is Determined by Constant Pain, Disability/Unemployment, Current Smoking, and Associated Co-Morbidities [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVES: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) has a profound independent effect on quality of life (QOL). Our aim was to identify factors that impact the QOL in CP patients.
Abberbock, Judah +23 more
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