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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Disability in society"”.
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The Screen Speaks: Disability, Media & Schooling
<p>As society becomes more technological on a daily basis, we are heavily influenced by the steady influx of information we receive from various types of media. This dissertation will investigate the relationship between our investments with popular media, particularly film, and with teachers’ …
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Quality standards in services for people with learning disabilities: a user perspective
The research showsthat people with learning disabilities can and should be involved in setting quality standards for services. It may be unique in giving people with learning disabilities the opportunity to determine standards. Five pre-exisling groups of people with learning disabilities were …
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Painting by Mouth: Art, Modernity and Disability. Bartram Hiles (1872-1927)
… Bartram Hiles (1872-1927) who lost both arms in a tram accident at the age of eight and subsequently taught himself to draw and paint by mouth. Using the themes of art, modernity and disability, this thesis recovers Hiles’ career as a mouth-painting artist, not as biography but as a focused …
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Block Pattern adaptation for Greek female adolescents with Scoliosis of the Spine: An investigation into the feasibility of incorporating body shape asymmetry into Sizing Systems to improve garment fit
Scoliosis of the spine is defined as a side-to-side deviation from the normal frontal axis of the body resulting in body asymmetry, and as a complex, three-dimensional and multifaceted deformity, not only affects a female adolescent’s appearance - fit, usability and appearance of clothing - but can …
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Knee pain and knee pain related disability in adults of the Western Development Region of Nepal
Background Knee pain and related disability are important public health problems worldwide. In a systematic review, the prevalence of knee pain varied between 2.4% to 49.2% worldwide and disabilities were greater in those with knee pain compared to those without. The prevalence of knee pain may be …
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Knowledge and Experience With Genetics and Genetic Counseling Among Sign Language Interpreters
<p>Professional sign language interpreters are an integral part of genetic counseling with deaf patients whose preferred mode of communication is sign language. The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of understanding of genetics and genetic counseling possessed by sign language …
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Participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa
This study addressed the following question: What are the barriers and strategies to support the participation of South Africans with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa? A systematic literature review (objective 1) addressed the question: ""What supports …
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Widening participation in the church: An ethnographic case study of two Evangelical churches in relation to inclusion of believers with intellectual impairments
… disabled believers and thus locates itself within the debate surrounding the Disability Movement and the institutional Christian Church. In particular, it examines the validity of claims that the Church constitutes a further form of oppression for persons with disabilities: at the theoretical …