Non-disabled Ableism: An Autoethnography of Cultural Encounters between a Non-disabled Researcher and Disabled People in the Field

Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies for Disabled and Non-Disabled People (WALTD)

Blind people encounter great difficulties in dealing with Mathematics. Based on an analysis of these problems, we shall outline possible strategies to overcome them through software support. These strategies are currently being implemented in prototypes developed for a new Mathematical Working Environment dedicated to blind pupils and students.

Pain assessment in intellectually disabled people: non-verbal indicators.

BACKGROUND Although important progress has been made during the past decade, research on pain in people with intellectual disabilities is still scarce. Pain assessment in people with intellectual disabilities is a frequent and difficult problem, especially for nurses working with people with intellectual disabilities on a daily basis. Gathering more information about pain in people with intelle...

Assisted suicide and disabled people.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR IMPORTANCE AND ATTAINMENT OF LIFE VALUES AMONG DISABLED AND NON-DISABLED PEOPLE Personal view

The paper by Montgomery et al. ‘‘Importance and attainment of life values among disabled and nondisabled people’’ (4) in the December issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine brings forth a number of interesting issues with regard to quantitative approaches to the study of the experience of quality of life (QOL) among people with a disability or chronic disorder, as well as ...

Evaluation of fibrinogen and lipoprotein(a) levels in athlete and non-athlete disabled veteran men

Background: Fibrinogen and lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] are two cardiovascular risk factors that increase risk of atherosclerosis through inflammation and coagulation mechanisms. The aim of this study was to compare the levels of mentioned factors between athlete and non-athlete disabled veterans. Materials and methods: subjects of this study were 16 male, non-chemical warfare victim, disabled veter...