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Verlager, Alicia. "Decloaking disability : images of disability and technology in science fiction media." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39143.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Comparative Media Studies, 2006.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>This work examines how images of disability are used to frame cultural narratives regarding technology. As advances in biotechnology ensure that more people will be living with technological prosthetics against and beneath their skin, there is an increasing importance in examining how such bodies challenge traditional cultural attitudes regarding identity and non-normative bodies. This work uses a cultural studies approach to explore the intersections betwe

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Strauss, Alan. "The Construction of Disability among Undergraduate Students in Disability Related Majors." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194864.

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The ADA definition of disability reflects an historical shift from defining disability within the individual (the medical model) to constructing disability within the social environment (the socio-political or interactional model). Further, this shift reveals a movement away from paternalistic to empowering rehabilitation policies and service delivery systems. Similarly, academic programs in Rehabilitation are updating their undergraduate curriculum in ways that reflect changes that have taken place in public policy and service delivery related to disability, knowledge emerging from the field

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Khalsa, Sat Bir Kaur. "Incorporating Disability Studies: Revising the introductory women's studies course curriculum." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291543.

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In this thesis, Incorporating Disability Studies: Revising the Introductory Women's Studies Course, I emphasize scholarship from Disability Studies that draws on feminist scholarship. I analyze introductory women's studies courses, using on-line syllabi only, and demonstrate the lack of Disability Studies work within the introductory courses. When analyzing Disability Studies courses for themes and required texts, I discover a rich field of feminist Disability Studies scholarship. I explore the historical trajectory of the development of the "social model of disability," as well as how it diff

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Peters, Margaret. "Teaching at the Intersection of Disability, Race, and Gender: Theorizing the Disability Studies Classroom." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/42455.

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Given the critiques by many Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) scholars who argue that Disability Studies is really White Disability Studies, this dissertation explores the challenges of teaching critical Disability Studies at the undergraduate level. At the heart of the challenge of teaching Disability Studies is the conflict between disability scholars, some of whom argue against politics of desirability, pointing to the disabling/debilitating processes that make rights-based analyses inadequate. While Canadian university institutions use discourses of Diversity, Equity, and Inc

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Muller, Sara Nicole. "The measurement of locomotor disability in epidemiological studies." Thesis, Keele University, 2010. http://eprints.keele.ac.uk/3812/.

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This thesis is concerned with the measurement of locomotor disability (LMD) in epidemiological studies. The central hypothesis was that LMD is a continuous phenomenon and research into this important health indicator, with specific reference to its relationship to pain in community-dwelling adults aged 50+ years, could be improved by interval-level measurement, rather than binary definitions. A systematic search and narrative review of the literature revealed a range of concepts and content of previous self-complete LMD instruments, and an absence of interval-level measures. A brief, self-comp

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Ruvolo, Maddy. "Sick Of Being Excluded: Chronically Ill Young Adults, Social Isolation, and the Need for a More Inclusive Disability Community." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/464.

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In a culture that values independence and productivity, non-normative bodies are understood as broken and useless. Disability is framed in medical terms, as a problem that should be resolved with prevention or cure. In response to this ableist perception of disability, the disability community has long argued that disability is not a medical issue but a social one, and its focus has been on increasing physical access and ending discrimination. Though the disability rights movement has made gains for some disabled people with this approach, they have excluded many others, including the chronica

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McDonald-Morken, Colleen Ann. "Mainstreaming Critical Disability Studies Towards Undoing the Last Prejudice." Diss., North Dakota State University, 2014. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27446.

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According to critical disability studies scholars, disablism may be the fundamental system of unearned advantaging and disadvantaging upon which all other notions of difference-as-deviance are constructed. If so, a deeply critical and intersectional investigation of enabled privilege/disablism prepares a grounding from which seeds of novel and effective approaches to social and educational justice may be cultivated. Whether or not disablism holds this pivotal position, the costs to us all in terms of personal, ethical, professional, and financial losses are too steep, have always been too st

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Svyantek, Martina V. "Institutional Counter-surveillance using a Critical Disability Studies Lens." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/103643.

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This study examines policy and procedure documents related to Disability at 3 U.S. institutions of higher education over a 25-year time frame. Policy and procedure documents are the foundation that govern how institutions "handle" Disability, outlining expectations and guidelines for providing services and establishing bureaucratic channels used to determine who has access to those services. This research employs a comparative case study mixed methods approach. The found documents and their online contexts are analyzed according to four qualities: findability, cohesion, consistency, and transp

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Stuckey, Amanda. "Reading Bodies: Disability and American Literary History, 1789-1889." W&M ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1499450073.

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This dissertation brings the field of critical disability studies to bear on organizational paradigms of nineteenth-century American literature. “Reading Bodies” intervenes in these fields with the claim that the book in a variety of formats, publications, and circulations acts as a disciplinary tool that seeks to arrange physical and mental characteristics and capacities into the category of disability. This project moves beyond examining representations of disability to demonstrate that the same social, cultural, and political forces that generated literary movements and outpourings – such a

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Quackenbush, Nicole Marie. "Bodies in Culture, Culture in Bodies: Disability Narratives and a Rhetoric of Resistance." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194390.

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In this dissertation I historicize dominant discourses of disability and place my analysis of five published disability narratives in dialogue with those discourses in order to show how the authors of these narratives craft alternative rhetorics to resist representation that casts them as unsuited to public space. Critical to my dissertation is my belief that personal narratives by rhetoricians with disabilities are invaluable sites of rhetorical inquiry, especially in light of the marginalized subject position of people with disabilities in the larger culture. Because my dissertation connects

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Klotz, Jani Frances. "Denying intimacy: the role of reason and institutional order in the lives of people with an intellectual disability." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/513.

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This thesis explores differences in the ways that intellectually disabled people are perceived, interpreted and related to within a Western context. Through a comparison of familial and institutionalised forms of relatedness, it examines the interrelation between these differences and the consequences that they have for either denying or acknowledging severely intellectually disabled people's capacities for sociality. Drawing on Carrithers' (1992) concept of sociality and mutuality, and Wittgenstein's (1953) notion of language games, the thesis analyses the means by which a meaningful and shar

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Klotz, Jani Frances. "Denying intimacy: the role of reason and institutional order in the lives of people with an intellectual disability." University of Sydney. Anthropology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/513.

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This thesis explores differences in the ways that intellectually disabled people are perceived, interpreted and related to within a Western context. Through a comparison of familial and institutionalised forms of relatedness, it examines the interrelation between these differences and the consequences that they have for either denying or acknowledging severely intellectually disabled people's capacities for sociality. Drawing on Carrithers' (1992) concept of sociality and mutuality, and Wittgenstein's (1953) notion of language games, the thesis analyses the means by which a meaningful and shar

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Swarts, Elsonia. "Disability representation and portrayal in selected South African soap operas: a content analysis." Master's thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34006.

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The absence of or stereotypical portrayal of persons with disabilities in the mainstream media has negative and far-reaching consequences not only for an identity of disability but for how non-disabled persons relate to persons with disabilities. Conversely, positive media portrayal and representation has the potential to challenge stereotypes and spread counter-narratives on a wide scale. This study was motivated by a perceived dearth of research into the representation of persons with disabilities in soap operas, which has been studied minimally in South Africa. The goal of the study is to c

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Nseibo, Job Kofi. "Exploring the experiences of children and youth with mobility impairments in four basic educational settings in Ghana." Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34022.

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Education is a fundamental right for children all over the world. In Ghana, education for children with mobility impairments (MI) is one area that needs attention because little research has explored the experiences of these children and youth in basic educational settings. The research question that guided this research was: What are the educational experiences of children and youth with MI in education in Ghana? Understanding educational experiences of children and youth with MI will allow policymakers, the Ministry of Education, and educational researchers to develop educational support sys

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Bucknor, Elizabeth Lee. "Implementing Inclusive Education in West Africa| Achieving Sustainable Development." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10931628.

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<p>This study examined key factors germane to achieving long-term sustainability of inclusive education for children with disabilities in West Africa. International initiatives such as Education for All (EFA) have been driving forces in increasing access to primary education for children worldwide; however, reports show that children with disabilities in developing countries are still not being provided with equal educational opportunities. With the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is renewed momentum to ensure that children in marginalized groups, specifically those w

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Ndosi, Aston. "Locally manufactured wheelchairs in Tanzania : Do they meet the needs of Tanzanian wheelchair users?" Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13979.

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Access to suitable 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 the study were to determine users' satisfaction with the wheelchairs manufactured in Tanzania, their satisfaction with services associated with the provision, repair and maintenance of these wheelchairs, and the extent to which these wheelchairs enabled them to carry out their daily ac

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Nthitu, Justus Mackenzie. "Teachers' perspectives on inclusion of disabled learners in Botswana." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13443.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-105).<br>This study investigated teachers' perspectives on inclusion of disabled learners in Botswana. The study sought specifically to understand teachers' perspectives through: (1) their conceptualisation of disability and inclusion; (2) their views on educational placement for disabled learners; and (3) their views on the types of support necessary to facilitate inclusion of disabled learners. Participants were drawn from two mainstream primary schools with special education units. Both schools were from the southern region of Botswana. Using

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Peta, Christine. "Voices from the periphery : a narrative study of the experiences of sexuality of disabled women in Zimbabwe." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20354.

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This thesis is located within a conceptual framework which integrates related theoretical concepts under an overarching critical feminist disability studies lens. The study sought to explore within an African context, the experiences of sexuality of 16 disabled women in Zimbabwe by using a narrative methodology. The Biographic Narrative Interpretive Method was used to generate data and a three phased approach to analysing data was used by employing narrative analysis in the first level to produce whole life stories and analysis of narratives at the second level to produce distinctive themes fr

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Le, Roux Marlene. "There's a place for people with disabilities within the arts: Exploring how interaction with the performing arts may facilitate the social and economic inclusion of youth with disabilities." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29276.

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This study aims to explore how interaction with the performing arts could facilitate the participation of youths with disabilities in opportunities for social and economic inclusion. Equal access for all is a dream, as the world is still a disabling place, particularly for women, poor, Black and persons with a disability. As a result of this intersectionality of social identities and oppression, a lack of access to mainstream activities and opportunities remains a day-to-day reality for many persons with disabilities (Le Roux, 2015). Persons with disability yearn for the individual freedoms en

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Jessen, Ronel. "Transfer-related experiences of people with spinal cord injury living in low socioeconomic, independent living communities in Johannesburg as seen in the context of relationships of personal assistance - a phenomenological study." Master's thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31483.

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This dissertation begins from the research question “How do the nature and availability of transfers influence the lived experiences of people with spinal cord injury (PWSCI) in low socio-economic independent living communities (ILC) in the context of personal assistance relationships?” Transfers here, refers to the need for people with severe mobility impairments to be lifted or otherwise assisted in moving between locations such as bed and wheelchair, wheelchair and toilet, wheelchair and vehicle, and so forth. “Personal assistance means that users of such service exercise the maximum contro

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Kahonde, Callista Kanganwiro. "A grounded theory study of family caregivers' responses to the sexuality of young adults with intellectual disabilities." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24508.

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Globally, people with intellectual disabilities are not afforded equal opportunities to express and enjoy their sexuality on par with their peers. Although most of them remain under the lifetime custody of family caregivers for care and support, a knowledge gap exists in understanding the role of the family caregivers in the sexuality issues of people with intellectual disabilities, especially in developing countries like South Africa. The present study is the first of its kind that employed an exploratory, theory generating methodology, the constructivist grounded theory methodology, to seek

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Malinga, Joshua Teke. "The level of awareness on the African Decade of Disabled Persons (ADDP) by people with disabilities in Zimbabwe." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11197.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-120).<br>The aim of this qualitative, descriptive study was to determine the levels of awareness for communication and flow of information dissemination among the leadership and grassroots members of Disabled People's Organisation (DPOs) in the African Decade of Disabled People (ADDP).

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Meyiwa, Nonceba. "We cannot fight for what we do not know : information that mothers of disabled children have about the Children's Act (No. 38 of 2005) and the Children's Amendment Act (No. 41 of 2007) in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12693.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 82-86).<br>The purpose of this study is to explore the information that the mothers of disabled children have on the provisions of the Children's Act (CA) (Act no.38 of 2005) and the Children's Amendment Act (CAA) (Act No.41 of 2007). The two Acts were consolidated after the regulations had been adopted. The Children's Act gives effect to the three specific constitutional rights of children contained in section 28. These are: a. The right to social services. b. The right to parental or family care or to appropriate alternative care when removed from the

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Bam, Armand. "The perceptions of recreation officers towards the inclusion of visually impaired children within the City of Cape Town Come and Play Programme." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10141.

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Includes abstract.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>The City of Cape Town Sport, Recreation and Amenities Department (COCT SRA) has drafted its own policy document on sport and recreation in order to align with national policy to guide efficient recreational service delivery. The COCT SRA should play a role in the development of all children within the communities it serves. The implementers of the recreational services thus play a vital role in ensuring efficient service delivery to all. The aim of the study was to explore the perceptions of recreation officers regarding their contr

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Mgwili, Victoria Nokwanele. "Experiences of the disabled women attending the state-provided reproductive health care services regarding the quality of care rendered by health care professionals in the Eastern Cape." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11374.

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The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of disabled women, attending the state-provided reproduction health services, regarding the quality of care rendered by health professionals in the Eastern Cape. The study was conducted on disabled women at Flagstaff and Lusikisiki self-help group project sites.

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Nwanze, Ikechukwu. "How can we include disability issues in undergraduate curricula at the University of Cape Town?" Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23423.

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This study examined how disability issues can be included into the undergraduate curriculum at the University of Cape Town (UCT). It was based on Ohajunwa's (2012) study which looked at whether disability is included at all in UCT curricula. She found that disability issues were included but with minimal support and was done through individual effort and not a university collective effort. She also found that lecturers did not have support structures on how to even begin to think of including disability issues. This study therefore asked how disability issues can actually be included in the un

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McKinney, Victor John. "The challenges facing parents and teachers of learners with intellectual disabilities in the transition from primary to high school in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8120.

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Includes abstract.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 87-93).<br>The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of teachers and parents of learners with intellectual disabilties as the learners' progress to high school. In so doing, an understanding of how they coped with characteristics unique to inclusive education and adolescence in South Africa was gained.

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Tarusarira, Willson. "The family-support needs of Zimbabwean asylum-seeking families living with their disabled children in the Western Cape Province of South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21196.

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There is much evidence indicating that asylum - seeking families living with a child with disability experience poverty to a greater degree than those living without one. In the South African context, Zimbabwean asylum - seeking families that are driven into the country by poverty, lack of health facilities for their disabled children and discrimination are seriously disadvantaged by their lack of citizenship. This study on the family - support needs, perspectives and experiences of Zimbabwean asylum - seeking families living with children with disabilities explores the accumulation of impact

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Majiet, Shanaaz. "'Disabled women must stand up': exploring the leadership experiences of disabled women in disabled people's organisations in Zimbabwe." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12352.

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Includes bibliographical references.<br>The aim of this study was to analyse the experiences of disabled women in leadership positions in DPOs in Zimbabwe. The literature review focused on the crosscutting issues of (1) leadership, gender and disability. (2) women and disability in Zimbabwe. and (3) the current structure of DPOs in African countries in relation to gender.

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Booi, Mpilo Henry. "Disability and service delivery perspectives of service users in a rural community in the Eastern Cape." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10143.

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Includes bibliographical references.<br>Since the advent of democracy in South Africa rural and disabled people have lagged behind in terms of access to services, and that has implications on their enjoyment of socio-economic rights. Although exclusion from access to services is documented in literature, little research has been done to explore rural and disabled people's perspectives on inclusive service delivery. The purpose of this study was to contribute to the literature regarding inclusive service delivery in health, education and social development and citizen participation in rural are

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Ned-Matiwane, Lieketseng. "A study to explore the capacity of family and service providers to facilitate participation of disabled youth in accessing opportunities in skills development and employment in Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11007.

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Includes abstract.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>The study aimed to explore the capacity of family and service providers to facilitate the participation of disabled youth in accessing skills development and employment opportunities in rural areas. The objectives were to describe the family and service providers' understanding of disability; identify visions and strategies for promoting inclusion of disabled youth in skills development and employment opportunities; analyse the provision of services related to the economic development of disabled youth; identify the gaps in skills i

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Wanjagua, Rachael Wachera. "Identifying support needs for people with intellectual disability and their families through a family quality of life survey in Kenya." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29849.

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Intellectual disability (ID) is associated with limitations in cognitive, practical and adaptive functions. Individualised supports therefore enhance functioning for people with ID. Families often manage supports for their ID members alone. If not supported, the family quality of life (FQOL) is affected, which also affects the quality of life of the disabled member. FQOL therefore is an outcome measure for support services and strategies. In Kenya, FQOL and supports of families with individuals with ID is not known. This study’s purpose was to understand the FQOL of people with ID and their fa

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Mayat, Nafisa. "The attitudes of academics to accomodating physically disabled students into the undergraduate civil engineering programme in the Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7478.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-61).<br>Disabled students face a number of challenges in accessing equitable education within higher education institutions. The University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, as stated in the Policy on Students and Staff with Disabilities, is committed to making tertiary education accessible and inclusive for all students. However, it has been observed that physically disabled students are under-represented in the science and engineering fields, as there is a misconception that disabled students cannot fulfil all the criteria required to complete these programs.

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Ohanunwa, Chioma. "A study to determine the extent and nature of disability inclusion within the curriculum of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Cape Town." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11289.

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Includes abstract.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>This study explored disability inclusion in the curriculum of the Faculty of Humanities, in the University of Cape Town. There is a need for Universities to actively engage in issues of diversity like disability, as reflected in the University of Cape Town Vice Chancellor Strategic Goals. This engagement should not only encourage participation of disabled students, but it should also promote the integration of disability issues into the curriculum to help alleviate barriers to participation, attitudinal barriers especially. While ma

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Morris, Francia. "Reviewing evaluation reports of community-based rehabilitation programmes in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10631.

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Includes bibliographical references.<br>CBR (community-based rehabilitation), a relatively new discipline, was initiated in South Africa in the 1980s. The methodology used in this study is that of a quantitative document analysis to gain a deeper understanding of CBR practice in South Africa. Two evaluation documents and one annual report, from three CBR organisations operating in South Africa were analysed.

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Jordan, Cleone. "An explorative study on the role of Disability Advice Desks in providing information on livelihood opportunities for disabled youth in the Cape Metropole." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24902.

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There is evidence that disability and poverty are closely linked (Mitra, Posarac& Vick, 2012) and in a South African context this has become more evident as unemployment remains high among youth with disabilities (Lorenzo & Murray Cramm, 2012). To address this problem and align with South Africa's legislation, empowerment strategies such as the Employment Equity Act (DoL, 1998), the Skills Development Amendment Act (DoL, 1998) and the Code of Good Practice (DoL, 1998), amongst others, were implemented to ensure that employment of people with disabilities were supported. Despite this, youth wit

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Karisa, Amani. "Understanding father involvement in the education of learners with intellectual disabilities in a special school in Kenya: a case study." Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32273.

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There are known benefits of father involvement in a child's life, such as positively affecting the child's life prospects, academic achievement, physical and emotional health as well as linguistic, literary and cognitive development. In African settings, fathers are traditionally the heads of families and the main decision makers in matters like the education of their children. However, a limited body of scientific knowledge exists on fathers' roles and involvement in the education of their disabled children in the African context. To address this knowledge gap, a qualitative case study to und

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Sait, Washeila. "The complexities of mothering when nurturing the sexuality of disabled girls." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11008.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-128).<br>The purpose the study was to explore the experiences of mothers when nurturing the sexuality of their young disabled girls, and to gain some insight into the level of awareness and information that young disabled girls have about sexuality.

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Van, der Veen Judith. "Self-perceived impact of a community-based rehabilitation programme in Tanzania on quality of life of children with cerebral palsy and their carers." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11009.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-120).<br>There is no real agreement on how to evaluate community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programmes. Many diverse methods have been used. This qualitative study aimed to describe the change in quality of life of children with cerebral palsy and their carers as perceived by the carers themselves and some of the children. The study was conducted at the ART CBR programme that operates in the city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

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Ka, Toni Mzolisi. "The production of an appropriate and culturally sound isiXhosa translation of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Checklist." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11635.

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Includes abstract.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-71).<br>This study arose out of the necessity to have an isiXhosa version of the ICF Checklist to use in a study on the living conditions of people with disabilities in the Eastern and Western provinces of South Africa carried out by a partnership between the University of Cape Town, the University of Oslo, The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (Sintef) and Disabled People South Africa (DPSA). The purpose of translating the ICF Checklist was to make sure that the tool w

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Sipuka, Olwethu. "A study using black physically disabled women leaders' experiences to examine how a developmental state can deal with economic disparities faced by black young physically disabled women." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12648.

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Includes abstract.~Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-67).<br>The post-apartheid South Africa signalled change in various segments of our society including the socio-economic status of young black disabled women. This study was conducted to examine the impact that equality and equity strategies and interventions had on the economic status of young black disabled women of South Africa. This study contains a literature review on the cornerstone concepts of the study to provide a rich theoretical base to ground the research. In this regard a literature review was done on study key con

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Dos, Santos Vanessa. "A study to explore the factors that influence the aspirations of youth with Down syndrome in terms of employment." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12649.

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Includes abstract.~Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-108).<br>It is a common belief that people with Down syndrome are to be considered not capable of being employed in the open labour market. Upon leaving school they are usually placed in segregated setting such as sheltered or protected workshops or are simply left at home. This study aims to establish which factors influence the aspirations of youth with Down syndrome with regards to gainful employment. This study gave the participants an opportunity to speak up for themselves and provided insight into the factors that influence th

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Kabaso, Bryson Nsama. "A study to explore the role of community disability workers in facilitating livelihood opportunities for disabled youth in rural areas of Southern Botswana." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15549.

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Purpose: This study aimed to explore the role of Community Disability Workers (CDWs) in facilitating livelihood opportunities for disabled youth in rural Southern Botswana. The CDWs in the study worked in Community- based Rehabilitation (CBR) programmes. The elements of the Livelihood component of CBR Guidelines include skills development, self-employment, waged employment, financial assistance and social security. In particular, the study presented the knowledge, skills, practices (activities and methods), and strategies used by CDWs to facilitate access to the livelihood opportunities for di

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Sadiki, Christina. "The experiences of parenting a physically disabled child in the Thohoyandou Vhembe district of the Limpopo Province." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11198.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-92).<br>This study explored the experience of parenting a physically disabled child in the Thohoyandou Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, from the perspective of mothers. The objectives of the study were to investigate feelings linked to parenting a physically disabled child in the community within which the parents find themselves, to explore the impact of raising a physically disabled child, as well as strategies that parents employ in coping with raising a physically disabled child.

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Geiger, Martha. "Building communication interventions for children with severe disabilities on cultural resources: an action research enquiry." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16536.

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Includes bibliographical references<br>In South Africa, children with severe disabilities are often the most neglected in terms of planning and providing appropriate interventions. For those with severe communication disabilities, an additional lack is in the area of the basic human right to meaningful interactions and communication. Sustainable strategies to provide opportunities for basic communicative participation of these children are urgently sought. The focus of this study, grounded in the transformative paradigm, was on culturally determined processes that can increase and enrich the c

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Pickard, Matthew. "Diagnostic Overshadowing, Essentialism, and Intellectual Disability| Lay Persons' Perceptions." Thesis, University of Central Arkansas, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10615749.

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<p> This study examined if diagnostic overshadowing occurred with lay people in regard to individuals with an intellectual disability, as well as investigating how lay people essentialize different categories. It was hypothesized that essentialistic thinking could be offered as a partial explanation for diagnostic overshadowing because certain mental health disorders would be categorized as having a strong, unchangeable biological component to them. Three hundred and thirty undergraduate general psychology students from the University of Central Arkansas completed the Essentialism Belief Scale

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Derby, John K. "Art Education and Disability Studies Perspectives on Mental Illness Discourses." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1250311625.

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Johnson, Allegra. "The Limits of Inclusion: Teacher beliefs and Experience with Inclusion of Students with Learning Disabilities." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2020. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/932.

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General education teachers are critical contributors to the successful inclusion of students labeled with learning disabilities in general education classrooms. Similarly, teacher beliefs about disability labels significantly influence how teachers include or exclude students labeled with a learning disability in their classrooms. This qualitative study investigated eight secondary general education teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion and their experiences teaching students labeled with a learning disability from a Critical Disabilities Studies perspective. Data were collected using an innov

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Murillo, Lafuente Iblin Edelweiss. "Experiences of Bolivian Disabled Activist Women." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1588613995048859.

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Pathmathasan, Cynthia. "DISABILITY IN MEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING: A DISABILITY-FOCUSED MEDICAL CURRICULUM." NEOMED College of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ne2gs1622810204171811.

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