Drive through COVID19 vaccination for developmentally disabled persons. [PDF]
Vaccine, 2022 Reidenberg BE +5 more
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Matching Input and Output Devices and Physical Disabilities for Human-Robot Workstations [PDF]
arXivAs labor shortage is rising at an alarming rate, it is imperative to enable all people to work, particularly people with disabilities and elderly people. Robots are often used as universal tool to assist people with disabilities. However, for such human-robot workstations universal design fails. We mitigate the challenges of selecting an individualized
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To what extent does the Paralympic Games promote the integration of disabled persons into society?
The International Sports Law Journal, 2020 C. L. Goh
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Hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in China: Findings from provincial-level analysis
Chinese Medical Journal. Background:. Without timely and effective rehabilitation, hearing loss may profoundly affect human life quality. China has a large population of hearing-impaired individuals, which imposes a heavy health burden on society. Moreover, this population is
Yu Wang +15 more
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Disabled Persons’ Associations in France
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2007 In the years following the First World War, the first associations of disabled civilians were formed, to demand the same rights and measures for professional integration as those granted to victims of war and of accidents in the workplace, and to create ...
Catherine Barral
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Accessibility Considerations in the Development of an AI Action Plan [PDF]
arXivWe argue that there is a need for Accessibility to be represented in several important domains: - Capitalize on the new capabilities AI provides - Support for open source development of AI, which can allow disabled and disability focused professionals to contribute, including - Development of Accessibility Apps which help realise the promise of AI ...
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EasyVoice: Integrating voice synthesis with Skype [PDF]
arXiv, 2007 This paper presents EasyVoice, a system that integrates voice synthesis with Skype. EasyVoice allows a person with voice disabilities to talk with another person located anywhere in the world, removing an important obstacle that affect these people during a phone or VoIP-based conversation.
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Twenty-year trends in the prevalence of disability in China
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2011 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate changes in the age-adjusted prevalence of disability in transitional China from 1987 to 2006. METHODS: Data from nationally representative surveys conducted in 1987 and 2006 were used to calculate age-adjusted disability prevalence
Xiaoying Zheng +10 more
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Pressure sensor-based tongue-placed electrotactile biofeedback for balance improvement - Biomedical application to prevent pressure sores formation and falls [PDF]
Dans Proceedings - 29th Annual International Conference of the
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society., Lyon : France (2007), 2007 We introduce the innovative technologies, based on the concept of "sensory substitution", we are developing in the fields of biomedical engineering and human disability. Precisely, our goal is to design, develop and validate practical assistive biomedical and/or technical devices and/or rehabilitating procedures for persons with disabilities, using ...
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"Ignorance is Not Bliss": Designing Personalized Moderation to Address Ableist Hate on Social Media [PDF]
Disabled people on social media often experience ableist hate and microaggressions. Prior work has shown that platform moderation often fails to remove ableist hate leaving disabled users exposed to harmful content. This paper examines how personalized moderation can safeguard users from viewing ableist comments. During interviews and focus groups with
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