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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Hidden Disabilities"”.
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Lived Experiences of Women with Hidden Disabilities: A Phenomenologically Based Study
<p>Documentation of the experiences of women with disabilities has remained sparse--benignly neglected, overlooked, and understudied in the academic fields of women's studies (gender studies) and disability studies (Depauw, 1996Article 25.1; Garland-Thomson, 2004). This qualitative study explored …
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Hidden disabilities: A study in the application of IDEA and Section 504 in the high school athletics
… unidentified (Cortiella & Horowitz, 2014). These disabilities often go unnoticed; they are hidden. According to Beyer, Flores, and Vargas-Tonsing (2008) most athletic coaches at the varsity level believe that athletes with disabilities have a right to participate in traditional high school sports. …
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Exploring the Matriculation and Resource Utilization of African American Students with Hidden Disabilities in the Health Sciences
<p><strong>Introduction.</strong> Learning disabilities result from genetic and neurobiological factors that alter brain function, such that cognitive processes related to learning are affected. Hidden disabilities can be defined as a non-apparent chronic condition that interferes with a person’s …
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Case study of parents’ experiences as their children with hidden disabilities navigate the K-12 system to high school completion
… school system as their children with invisible disabilities move toward graduation from secondary education are multifaceted. This qualitative study examined the experiences parents are having or not having at Kalamazoo Central High School (KCHS), a traditional high school within the Kalamazoo …
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Enhancing engagement of students with invisible disabilities: Rowan University faculty knowledge and awareness and student perspectives
… engagement, and involvement affect students with disabilities. According to Karabin (2009), students with hidden disabilities encounter many obstacles in higher education. These disabilities are hidden illnesses and diseases that are not visual or immediately apparent. While these disabilities are …
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Factors influencing the lack of dyslexia awareness and its impact on inclusive learning in selected primary schools in Owerri West Local Government Area, Imo state, Nigeria
… of the nature and dimensions of invisible/hidden disabilities like dyslexia in national disability policy. Based on these findings the study concludes that ideologies around disability and inclusion are more geared towards the medical and moral models of disability. Furthermore, it …
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Advancing inclusive participation of children and young people with disabilities in community leisure and recreation.
… life settings for children and young people with disabilities is enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC, United Nations General Assembly, 1989) and in numerous more localised policies. Participation in community leisure and recreation activities is a right of …
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Discriminatory Behaviours Towards Employees with Disabilities: An Inductive Empirical Legal Research Approach to Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Cases
… gauge employers’ perceptions of employees with disabilities. Most of these methods involve employer self-reports, with only a few studies examining the behaviour of employers. This study applied a unique, untapped data set—decisions from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario—that captures …