Essays about: "Disability Studies"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 96 essays containing the words Disability Studies.

  1. 21. Organizational practices to incorporate Web Accessibility in the software development process

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Cecilia Eugenia Velasco Vivas; Aitanna Parker; [2022]
    Keywords : Web accessibility; disability; software development process; organizational practices; accessibility guidelines.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Web accessibility has become increasingly important to ensure all people can benefit from the information and services available on the web. Despite the multiple international web accessibility standards, studies have revealed a low compliance rate by organizations globally. READ MORE

  3. 22. Functional outcome for older adults with movement disabilities : A cross-sectional study

    University essay from Jönköping University/HHJ, Institutet för gerontologi

    Author : Nynne Olsen; [2021]
    Keywords : Cohort; childhood socioeconomic status; gender; rural urban; The Swedish Adoption Twin Study of Aging;

    Abstract : Background:  Previous research have found that different factors have associations with the level of function. Only few studies investigate the population of older adults with movement disabilities. READ MORE

  4. 23. The vine of the soul : Antidepressant and anxiolytic effects of Ayahuasca

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Emil Cederholm; [2021]
    Keywords : Ayahuasca; antidepressant; anxiolytic; depression; anxiety;

    Abstract : Depression and anxiety are two of the most common psychiatric disorders and leading causes of disability. Antidepressants and anxiolytics, though revolutionary, do not treat all those suffering from these diseases satisfactorily. Psychedelics are currently under investigation as remedies for several ailments, including depression and anxiety. READ MORE

  5. 24. ” It’s like someone makes your entire existence invalid” : A study of non-binary people’s experiences of embodiment and negotiating institutional lines

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskap

    Author : Lo Jatko Mührer; [2021]
    Keywords : Non-binary; trans; gender; sexuality; disability; class; embodiment;

    Abstract : In this thesis, non-binary people’s experience of gendered embodiment as well as inhabiting and navigating society is analysed. This is primarily done by using the theoretical framework of institutional lines, specifically applied through a trans studies perspective. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Non-Speaking Creature : Characterisation in Relation to Speech in Frankenstein and Two of its Adaptations

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Frida Hellryd; [2021]
    Keywords : Frankenstein; Disability Studies;

    Abstract : This paper uses narrative theory to take a look at how speech is represented in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and how speech is connected to the characterisation of Frankenstein's Creature. The paper also looks at how the Creature's characterisation changes when he is made non-speaking in Richard Brinsley Peake 1823 stage play Presumption and the 1931 film Frankenstein. READ MORE