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Use of manual and powered wheelchair in children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study

BMC Pediatrics, 2010
Background Mobility is important for the cognitive and psychosocial development of children. Almost one third of children with cerebral palsy (CP) are non-ambulant. Wheelchairs can provide independent mobility, allowing them to explore their environment.
Rodby-Bousquet Elisabet, Hägglund Gunnar   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aftasten/Tantear: A sensorial, coalitional wayfinding among Muslim runners

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Muslim recreational runners in Muslim‐minority settings that take up running as their preferred form of leisure indicate that they feel they have to navigate a sense of exclusion when running outdoors. This article explores the process of exploration and sensing in public, represented by the Dutch verb aftasten, to investigate the way Muslim ...
Jasmijn Rana
wiley   +1 more source

Combining explicit and implicit measures to study the effects of persuasive games [PDF]

, 2014
Understanding how games influence players is an integral part of persuasive game design. However, evaluating player attitudes to determine the success of a persuasive game can be difficult, e.g., if games deal with sensitive topics that invite socially ...
Birk, Max, Gerling, Kathrin, Mandryk, Regan   +2 more
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‘Pre‐Technologies’ and the Lifeworld: Assistive Technologies as ‘Pre‐Technologies’ for Self‐Formation as Freedom

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article identifies assistive technologies (ATs) as ‘pre‐technologies’ mediating access to other technologies for disabled subjects (DSs). The motivation is to show that without ATs, DSs cannot be said to have the same level of access to freedom and self‐forming activities as able‐bodied subjects.
Sarel Marais
wiley   +1 more source

Adoption and Use of Customized Wheelchairs Manufactured for Persons Living with Disability: Modified UTUAT-2 Perspective

Designs
The mobility and independence of people with disabilities could be significantly improved by wheelchairs. Wheelchair adoption is a complex process that is influenced by various factors, including personal demands, social dynamics, and technological ...
Thywill Cephas Dzogbewu, Timothy Whitehead, Deon Johan de Beer, George Torrens   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Upsetting experiences in the lives of neurodivergent young people: A qualitative analysis of accounts of adolescents diagnosed with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder and/or autism

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Accounts of emotional dysregulation in autism and attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are typically based on external adult observations anchored in neurotypical notions of emotional responding. These often fail to place neurodivergent people's emotional responses in the context of the upsetting experiences they face ...
Georgia Pavlopoulou, Susie Chandler, Steve Lukito, Myrofora Kakoulidou, Isabel Jackson, Elisa Ly, Maciej Matejko, Beta Balwani, Tiegan Boyens, Dorian Poulton, Luke Harvey‐Nguyen, Sylvan Baker, Edmund J. S. Sonuga‐Barke, on behalf of the RE‐STAR team, Edmund Sonuga‐Barke, Susie Chandler, Andrea Danese, Johnny Downs, Eloise Funnell, Kirsty Griffiths, Myrofora Kakoulidou, Lauren Low, Steve Lukito, Umaya Prasad, Angus Roberts, Emily Simonoff, Daniel Stahl, Anna Wyatt, Georgia Pavlopoulou, Jane Hurry, Sylvan Baker, Graham Moore, Amy Edwards, Jessica Lennon, Dennis Ougrin, Amanda Roestorf, Rebecca Kirkbride, Claire Lewis, Jordan Altimimi, Beta Balwani, Saskia Barnes, Tiegan Boyens, Zoë Glen, C. J. Harris, Charlotte Hillman, Luke Harvey‐Nguyen, Isabel Jackson, Amber Johnson, Elisa Ly, Maciej Matejko, Dorian Poulton, Anya Rose, Darren Webb, Archie Wilson   +53 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disability and Citizenship in Post-Soviet Ukraine: An Anthropological Critique [PDF]

, 2005
[Excerpt] In this paper I examine Ukraine’s burgeoning disability rights movement through the lens of citizenship to illustrate the complex processes through which certain categories of people (here, persons with disabilities) are transforming themselves—
Phillips, Sarah D
core   +1 more source

Evaluating Student Communication Skills in a Simulation Setting: A Trends Analysis

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the communication skills of dental students at the University of Colorado over a 7‐year period (2016–2022). The study hypothesis is that communication skills will remain consistent over the 7‐year period.
Tamanna Tiwari, Holly Nowak, Tanya Russell, Austin Albino, William Rivera, Tamara Tobey, Bruce A. Dye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a Standardized Protocol to Measure the (An)aerobic Capacity on a Roller Ergometer Among Wheelchair Athletes

European Journal of Sport Science
To evaluate and update about previous regression equations to derive standardized and individualized resistance settings for wheelchair‐specific anaerobic and aerobic capacity tests in wheelchair athletes.
Rowie J. F. Janssen, Riemer J. K. Vegter, Han Houdijk, Lucas H.V. van derWoude, Sonja deGroot   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Design of a New Manual Wheelchair for Sport

Machines, 2019
In this paper, an innovative system of propulsion inspired by a rowing gesture for manual wheelchairs is shown. The innovative system of propulsion, named Handwheelchair.q, can be applied to wheelchairs employed in everyday life and to sports wheelchairs
Giuseppe Quaglia, Elvio Bonisoli, Paride Cavallone   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source