Essays about: "Disability"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 352 essays containing the word Disability.

  1. 6. Amplifying Accessibility : Examining accessibility solutions and considerations for visual impairment in mobile applications

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datavetenskapens didaktik

    Author : Moana Södergren; Ella Hallgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Accessibility; Accessibility solutions; Visual impairment; Mobile applications; Universal Design Theory; Critical Disability Theory; Accessibility features; Accessibility tech debt; Education and prioritization; Inclusive mobile applications; Social structures and power relations; Tillgänglighet; Tillgänglighetslösningar; Synnedsättning; Mobilapplikationer; Universal Design Theory; Critical Disability Theory; Tillgänglighetsfunktioner; Utbildning och prioritering; Inkluderande mobilapplikationer; Sociala strukturer och maktförhållanden;

    Abstract : Though an increasingly more common occurrence, digital mobile applications are not typically particularly accessible for people with visual impairment. This study investigates the difficulties and consequences faced by developers and visually impaired users when implementing and using accessibility features as well as highlighting the principal considerations when doing so. READ MORE

  3. 7. In a world of neurodiversity : How representatives of an interest organization experience their preconditions to support parents of neurodivergent children

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

    Author : Juliane Hersén; Hevi Määttä Brobacke; [2023]
    Keywords : Neurodevelopmental disability; non-profit organizations; preconditions; public health; support;

    Abstract : It is estimated that 15 percent of the world’s population live with some form of disability where neurodevelopmental disabilities [NDD] could be one. In Sweden it is estimated that five to seven percent of all children are diagnosed with NDD and attached to these children are parents who are in need of support due to unique stress problems. READ MORE

  4. 8. Persons With Disabilities and the Right of Access to the Built Environment in Zambia: : A Socio-legal Case Study of the Regulatory Framework for Designing the Built Environment.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Nicholas Kaponda; [2023]
    Keywords : Disabilities rights; indirect discrimination; Built Environment; Transformative Equality;

    Abstract : Zambia has ratified vital international conventions that promote the rights of PWDs and domesticated some of them in various legislatures and policies. However, access to the built environment for PWDs does not seem to be improving. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Portrayal of the Dis/abled Migrant : A Thematic Analysis Comparing Self-Representation and Humanitarian Approach in Photography

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Maéva Brame; [2023]
    Keywords : migration; disability; photography; humanitarianism; photovoice;

    Abstract : While migrants and disabled people are often studied separately, this study examines the intersection of these two marginalized categories by investigating the construction of the dis/abled migrant's figure. The aim of this thesis is to understand the discourses at play in visual and textual representations of dis/abled migrants. READ MORE

  6. 10. Evaluation of long-term health outcomes in patients with subacute and persistent musculoskeletal pain : A longitudinal study

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

    Author : Adina König; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: The present study evaluated changes in long-term health outcomes in patients with subacute and persistent musculoskeletal pain (MSP) treated in two conditions in primary healthcare settings. Investigated were also the relationships among these health outcomes. READ MORE