Essays about: "Language disability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words Language disability.

  1. 1. The managerial journey toward inclusivity : A qualitative study of developmental opportunities in the labor market for people with disabilities

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Cornelia Andersson; Simon Olofsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Disability; Diversity; Management; Assumptions; Fairness; Inclusivity;

    Abstract : Diversity and inclusivity in the business world has gained larger focus from media and customers over the past 60 years, however a large focus has been aimed at gender, ethnicity and race whilst other types of diversity have not been as researched. The inclusivity of people with disabilities in the regular labor market has been neglected to a large extent. READ MORE

  3. 2. Musical communication and intellectual disabilities : A study on social interaction through music playing among preverbal individuals

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Maria Svahn; [2023]
    Keywords : HCI; intellectual disability; communication; AAC; sound and music computing; ;

    Abstract : Music and its effects on the brain has been discussed from many different angels. Everything from “The Mozart effect” that shows that listening to music can improve your brain’s performance, to several studies showing that playing an instrument creates plastic changes to the brain. READ MORE

  4. 3. “I give birth through my vagina and not my legs” - Ethiopian women with disabilities share their challenges in access to sexual and reproductive health services

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Matilda Hertell; [2022-11-25]
    Keywords : women with disability; sexual and reproductive health; ethiopia; challenges in accessibility; focus groups;

    Abstract : The research aim was to learn more of the actual experiences women with disabilities have of their access to sexual and reproductive health services. Another purpose was to contribute more to the current literature due to a lack of research regarding the women’s own perspective. READ MORE

  5. 4. Semantic change and the description of disability : A diachronic corpus study of lame, crippled, handicapped, and disabled

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Andreas Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : corpus of historical american english; euphemism; language change; lexical change; pejoration; semantics;

    Abstract : With data from the Corpus of Historical American English, this study charts the semantic development of lame, crippled, handicapped, and disabled from the 1900s to the 2010s. Using both qualitative concordance line examination and frequency data, it attempts to determine what types of change have occurred in American English (as represented by COHA) within each adjective. READ MORE

  6. 5. Personalized Allocation of Patients to Physiotherapists with Machine Learning Techniques

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Line Marie Engdal Höie; Cecilia Henningsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous inflammatory joint disease that affects around 240-250 million people worldwide. The disease is a prominent cause of disability and a leading source of societal expenses in older adults. READ MORE