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Meeting the Needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People With Hearing Loss in the Context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hearing loss is a poignant issue in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and, without sufficient support, it can also contribute to disabling life experiences. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is intended to provide support to eligible people experiencing disability, however, to effectively serve this ...
Hannah Lack   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Religious Education in Improving the Image of Disabled Persons in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
It is the trust of this paper to bring to the limelight the roles religion can play in elevating the image, education and career opportunities of the disabled persons.
Chidi, Ilechukwu Leonard   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The green side of social innovation: Using sustainable development goals to classify environmental impacts of rural grassroots initiatives

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, Volume 32, Issue 6, Page 459-477, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Social innovations are grassroots processes aiming to achieve impacts beyond an individual level and towards a broader societal good. The environmental dimension of impacts refers to any direct change to the environment resulting from social innovation activities, products, or services, which are not addressed by pre‐existing systems.
Valentino Marini Govigli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The socio-cultural challenges to maternal and neonatal care: The views of women with disabilities receiving maternity care in the Chereponi district of the Northern Ghana

open access: yesScientific African, 2020
Persons with disabilities form a significant proportion of the global population, majority of which are women. The United Nations Convention guarantees persons with disabilities equal rights to reproduction and healthcare access.
Bougangue Bassoumah   +1 more
doaj  

Physiological Characterisitcs of Response to an Acute Stress with Dentistry in Mentally and Physically Disabled Persons.

open access: bronze, 1992
Katsumi Mita   +5 more
openalex   +2 more sources

People with disabilities: Pathways to decent work - Report of a tripartite workshop, Lusaka, Zambia, 9-10 May 2006 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In recent decades, the exclusion of many people with disabilities from society has been recognized as a human rights issue, resulting from social barriers rather than the individual’s inability to participate.
ILO/Government of Flanders/Irish Aid. ILO
core   +1 more source

The adoption by persons with disabilities

open access: yesOñati Socio-Legal Series
According to Article 23 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) States Parties shall ensure the rights and responsibilities of such persons with regard to adoption of children. This article has a limited application in practice due to a traditional prejudice towards sexuality and motherhood/parenthood of these
openaire   +2 more sources

Bioinspired Cationic Antimicrobial Polymers

open access: yesAngewandte Chemie International Edition, Accepted Article.
Antibiotics are an essential tool of modern medicine, which is critically endangered by the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Without effective antibiotics, a number of medical advancements from the last century are in jeopardy, threatening our global public health and leading to a high death toll.
Heliya Javadi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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