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Disability Studies poster collection from Africa Day 2012

, 2012
This poster collection, developed by the Disability Studies Division and presented for Africa Day in May 2012, address the issue of disability from a range of social justice, inclusion and developmental perspectives.
Disability Studies Division
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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, Rannveig Traustadóttir, Gerard Quinn, James Rice   +3 more
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Sex‐Stratified Association of Regional Dopamine Transporter Binding With Disease Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To clarify the clinical relevance of dopamine transporter single‐photon emission computed tomography (DAT‐SPECT) abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with a prespecified focus on sex‐stratified associations with disease progression and short‐term prognosis.
Tomoya Kawazoe, Keizo Sugaya, Kentaro Hayashi, Keiko Hino, Yasuhiro Nakata, Kota Bokuda, Toshio Shimizu, Kazushi Takahashi   +7 more
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Deaf Studies and Disability Studies: An Epistemic Conundrum [PDF]

, 2000
Produced by the Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i and The School of Social Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas for The Society for Disability ...
Corker, Mairian
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Subclinical Optic Nerve Involvement in Radiologically Isolated Syndrome: Multimodal Detection and Diagnostic Impact

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives We aimed to determine the frequency of subclinical optic nerve (ON) lesions using MRI, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and visual evoked potentials (VEP) in radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS), and to assess their diagnostic and prognostic significance.
Christine Lebrun‐Frenay, Cassandre Landes‐Château, Lydiane Mondot, Mikael Cohen, Margherita Popolo, Jérôme de Seze, Bertrand Bourre, Françoise Durand‐Dubief, Olivier Casez, Orhun H. Kantarci, Aksel Siva, Stephanie Baillif, Darin T. Okuda, Letizia Leocani   +13 more
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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, Judith Mckenzie, Theresa Lorenzo   +2 more
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Electroencephalographic Normalization as a Biomarker of Clinical Recovery in Down Syndrome Regression Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Down syndrome regression disorder is a syndrome characterized by subacute loss of cognitive, behavioral, and functional abilities in individuals with Down syndrome. Electroencephalography abnormalities are frequently observed during evaluation, but it remains unclear whether these findings represent a dynamic marker of disease ...
Jonathan D. Santoro, Mackenzie Silverman, Maeve C. Lucas, Mariam M. Yousuf, Samuel T. Otey, Stella V. Gray, Brittany Jordan, Madeline D. Kahan, Latanya D. Agurs, Michelle Van Hirtum Das, Deborah Holder, Devin King, Eileen A. Quinn, Ryan Kammeyer, Michael S. Rafii   +14 more
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Disability Studies in 1998: Missing Pieces [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 ...
Schriner, Kay
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Traumatic Brain Injury as an Invisible Disability: Institutional Barriers in Medical, Social and Financial Services in Finland

Disabilities
People 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, Hisayo Katsui, Lieketseng Ned   +2 more
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T1 Over Squared Proton Density Ratio to Characterize Multiple Sclerosis Lesions

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Differentiating remyelinated from demyelinated lesions in MS remains challenging without histological confirmation. This study introduces the T1‐to‐PD2 ratio (TPR) imaging approach and evaluates its ability to characterize MS lesions alongside other quantitative MRI (qMRI) metrics. Methods Thirty individuals with MS (mean age: 47.5 ± 
Sarah J. Wright, Scotty G. McKay, Jean Ramos Bou, Fen Bao, Vivian B. Truong, Chenyang Li, Li Jiang, Anza B. Memon, E. Mark Haacke, Yulin Ge, Yongsheng Chen   +10 more
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