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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"people with physical disabilities"”.
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Understanding the Relationship between People with Physical Disabilities and Their Companion animals
… efforts have been made to protect the rights of people with disabilities, and public attitudes towards people with disabilities (PWDs) have become increasingly supportive over the past decade, people with disabilities still experience a wide range of social exclusion. Social exclusion not only …
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Searching for Inclusion: The Impact of Environmental Barriers on People with Physical Disabilities
<p>People with physical disabilities face challenges each day when trying to navigate a world filled with environmental and architectural barriers. Research indicates that environmental barriers isolate and prevent many people with physical disabilities from accessing and participating in the …
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Contact, Disclosure, Stereotypes, and Attitudes Toward People with Physical Disabilities: The Mediator Effects of Intergroup Anxiety and Social Support
… the influences of perceptions of individuals without disabilities (N = 189) regarding their communication experiences with the most frequent contact with an invisible physical disability on willingness to communicate with, stereotypes, and attitudes toward people with physical disabilities as …
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Disability, social work and social exclusion : new strategies for achieving social inclusion of people with physical disabilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
… that 15.3% of the world population (978 million people) have moderate to severe disabilities, with this figure is set to rise dramatically in the near future. OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of the study was to identify and characterise barriers (financial, social, cultural, socioeconomic) to …
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Promote the Entrepreneurship Skill Among People with Physical Disabilities through Poultry Keeping in Saranga Community Ward in Kinondoni Municipal Dar es salaam Region
… the Promoting Entrepreneurship Skills among people with Physical disabilities in Poultry Keeping in Saranga Community Ward in Kinondoni Municipal area. Data were collected from UNESCO, ILO and International disability development consortium,A human rights group, and From private organizations …
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Assessment of MKUKUTA towards income Poverty Reduction among People with Disabilities
… of MKUKUTA in income poverty reduction among people with physical disabilities in Tanzania. The specific objectives were to examine the implementation strategies employed under MKUKUTA towards income poverty reduction among people with physical disabilities and to investigate the extent of …
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Barriers experienced by people with permanent locomotor disabilities: a case study in Lotus River
People with physical disabilities are largely excluded from the mainstream of society by barriers that prevent their participation. This is particularly so in disadvantaged communities where the disabled are the poorest and most vulnerable of the population. The aims of this study were to determine …
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The Impact Outdoor Recreation Activities on Individuals with Physical Disabilities
… of outdoor recreation activities on individuals with physical disabilities. Participation in outdoor recreational activities should be accessible to everyone. Participation in outdoor recreation improves an individual’s physical, mental, and social well-being. However, people with physical …
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Analysis and algorithms for parametrization, optimization and customization of sled hockey equipment and other dynamical systems
… algorithms based on data, for physical inference and prediction. We further apply the methodologies on sled hockey, an adaptation of stand-up hockey, allows people with physical disabilities to participate in the game of ice hockey. First, we develop and implement numerical …
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Text entry, analysis and correction help : assisting the disabled computer user with data entry
… the single biggest step forward in integrating people with physical disabilities into "normal" society. At that stage, much work was done in writing software and designing hardware that allowed computer operators with disabilities to use packages effectively, in certain cases as efficiently as …
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Locally manufactured wheelchairs in Tanzania : Do they meet the needs of Tanzanian wheelchair users?
… wheelchairs may seriously impact the ability of people with physical disabilities to integrate into regular community life. The overall aim of this study was to determine the extent to which the needs of users of wheelchairs manufactured locally in Tanzanian are met. The specific objectives of …
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Promoting Access To Inclusive Water, Sanitation, And Hygiene (Wash) Services For Students With Physical Disabilities In Ghana
… (SDGs) and is considered a human right. However, people with physical disabilities are disproportionately affected by inequalities in access to WASH services. The overall aim of this study is to promote safe and inclusive WASH services in primary schools in Ghana. Using drawing with children with …
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Students with Physical Disabilities in High School Drama Education: Stories of Experience
… have been shown to positively benefit students with disabilities; however, there has been little research examining how students with physical disabilities have experienced drama. Inspired by my own experiences from high school as someone with a physical disability, this narrative inquiry sought …
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Understanding user state and preferences for robust spoken dialog systems and location-aware assistive technology
… (SDS) in the domain of assistive technology for people with disabilities. Automatic speech recognition (ASR) has compelling potential applications as a means of enabling people with physical disabilities to enjoy greater levels of independence and participation. This thesis describes the …
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Designing, Testing, and Implementing BIAS (Body Image Awareness Seminars): A Positive Body Image Program
Dissatisfaction with the body is prevalent in North America and body image researchers have called this phenomenon a norm, suggesting it is abnormal for people to love their bodies. Positive body image programs are needed now more than ever but currently they are scarce, and this is especially true …
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Navigator- A navigation system for the visually impaired
… impaired for easy and independent travel. People with physical disabilities have a tough time going from one place to another and the conventional methods are using canes or guide dogs or human assistance. This system would use voice-to-text and text-to-speech technologies to communicate …
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Development And Human Performance Evaluation Of Control Modes Of An Exo-Skeletal Assistive Robotic Arm (esara)
<p>This research was conducted to assist with functional tasks for a targeted group of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI); with C5 to C7 level of injury relating to upper extremity movement. The specific population was selected as the existing technology was either too expensive, too bulky …
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Health knowledge and expected outcomes of risky behaviour: a comparative study of non-disabled adolescents and young people with intellectual and physical disabilities
Research exploring the physical health needs of people with intellectual disabilities is increasing. Unfortunately, first hand accounts from young people with intellectual disabilities remain largely absent. This is despite the fact that many of these individuals, albeit to a lesser extent than …
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Cerebral palsy, online social networks and change
… are often directed at a broad market i.e. people without disabilities. Unfortunately people with disabilities, especially those with physical impairments, often have a greater risk of experiencing loneliness than people without a disability as a result of their mobility, access and or …