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Frawley, Patsie. "Participation in government disability advisory bodies in Australia : an intellectual disability perspective /." Access full text, 2008. http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/thesis/public/adt-LTU20090122.114029/index.html.
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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- La Trobe University, 2008.Research. "A thesis submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy [to the] School of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora". Includes bibliographical references (leaves 302-318)
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Caga, Tabisa. "Factors affecting people with disabilities in the employment sector." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1549.
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Since 1994, the South African Government has formulated various policies in an attempt to redress the previous political, economic and social imbalances within the country. The majority of the policies have focused on empowering previously disadvantaged groups including people with disabilities. Despite the interventions, literature reviewed reflects that there is very little progress made with regard to empowerment of people with disabilities in the employment sector. The study seeks to explore and identify factors that affect people with visual disabilities in the employment sector. The researcher used a qualitative approach to investigate the perceptions of people with visual disabilities through conducting focus groups interviews with participants that were recruited using a purposive sampling approach. A total of four groups from Pretoria have been used to draw findings for the research study. During the focus group discussions, a semi structured interview guide was used to generate more in‐depth interpretations from the participants and data was analysed using Tesch’s (1990) framework that is described in Creswell (2003). The findings of the research revealed that people with visual disabilities still have problems in accessing and retaining employment despite the South African favourable legislation. Dominating among the factors that are viewed by the participants to hinder their employability are societal negatives attitudes which include unequal treatment, discrimination when they seek employment, belittling and disregard by employers, coworkers and the society at large. There are also a number of factors that were perceived as barriers to job seekers with visual disabilities which include inaccessible advertising media for vacancies, inaccessible transports systems, inaccessible education and training and lack of funded positions suited for people with visual disabilities.
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Hogan, Claire Louise. "Exploring the social effects of visual loss on human interaction /." View thesis, 1995. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030818.135525/index.html.
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Brooks, Gene Iran. "Correlates of substance abuse among people with blindness/visual impairment /." Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3004224.
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Marquis, Ruth. "The meaning of quality in living service environments: An analysis of the experiences of people with disabilities, elderly people and service workers." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1998. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/976.
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The purpose of the study was to examine the experiences of both people with disabilities and elderly people and to identify their perceptions of quality as it relates to living in a service or being supported by a service to live in the community. The study was naturalistic in design and used a phenomenological approach and inductive analysis. It involved immersion in living services for a two year period, in-depth interviews with people living and working in services and participant observation. Fifty service users between the ages of twenty-one and ninety-six, and twenty-six service workers between the ages of twenty-six and fifty-four were informants in the study. The study comprised of three phases, the first phase involved repeated in-depth interviews with service users in two disability and two aged care living services to examine the experiences of people living in services and their perceptions of quality. As a result of the consistency with which relationships with key staff members emerged in the context of quality experiences, selected service workers who were named by service users were also interviewed. The findings in this phase indicated that relationships experienced by service users in their encounters with service workers were more significant in service users' evaluation of quality than tangible acts of physical and environmental care. Relational experiences of people living in services were variable. Some informants experienced consistent validation and socio-emotional support, whilst others experienced role distancing and negative communication experiences. Service workers who were interviewed as a result of being identified by service users in the context of quality, attached importance to the relational domain in the acts and behaviours of providing a service. They also attached personal meaning to their roles as service workers and shared the view that their role as service worker was underpinned by an ethos of communality. The second phase of the study involved accessing another five disability and five aged care services to collect further data to support or refute the findings from phase one. As a result a large data bank was established to confirm the consistency with which relational experiences in living services were linked to perceptions of quality by both service users and service providers. Acts and behaviours which were consistently present in the context of quality were also identified and the need for emotional support in the living context was further confirmed. The third phase of the study involved an in-depth analysis and identification of commonly experienced categories of relationships between service users and workers. Relationships were categorised into ethical and technical living service experiences and exemplars used to illustrate findings. Data analysis indicated that service experiences lie on a continuum, with mutually supportive relationships between service users and workers at one end, and physical and psychological abuse at the other. Experiences were variable in singular service contexts. This highlighted the individual nature of service relationships between service users and workers and the need to articulate human service as relationship. It also highlighted the inadequacies of using standard measures to evaluate quality in living services.
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Hoover, Mary Jean. "Knowledge of blindness adaptation techniques among rehabilitation undergraduate students." Online version, 2003. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2003/2003hooverm.pdf.
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Endrawes, Gihane, University of Western Sydney, College of Social and Health Sciences, and of Nursing Family and Community Health School. "Egyptian families caring for a relative with mental illness in Australia." THESIS_CSHS_NFC_Endrawes_G.xml, 2003. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/713.
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The meaning of caregiving for a relative with mental illness has been explored in many research studies: however, there is a lack of studies on the caregiving experience within the Egyptian culture. This study aimed at getting closer to Egyptian families caring for a relative with mental illness in Australia in order to reveal how these families live and cope with mental illness, their attitudes, their beliefs and practices and how the experience affected them. Qualitative hermeneutic phenomenology informed by the work of Heidegger was used. Seven participants from Egyptian background, caring for a relative with mental illness participated and all interviews were audio-taped. Interviews were conducted in the Arabic language and were then translated and transcribed into English. All interviews were compared and five common themes were identified. Why did it happen?: How do I protect my loved ones?: What has it done to me?: What has it done to us?: and How do I survive? Findings of the study have the potential to raise health care professionals’ awareness of the needs of Egyptian families, their beliefs, values and coping with mental illness. Strengths and limitations of the study are also presented to inform future researchDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Apraiz, Elvira. "Using pictures of paintings as aids to communication with people who have learning disabilities." Thesis, University of Reading, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.247315.
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Storey, Anouska. "Disability policy in Australia and the United Kingdom: Implications for people with learning disabilities." Thesis, Storey, Anouska (2014) Disability policy in Australia and the United Kingdom: Implications for people with learning disabilities. Honours thesis, Murdoch University, 2014. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/41696/.
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Australia and the UK have recently released disability policies, in an environment of increasing economic pressure and international focus on the rights of people with disabilities. Whilst both countries have many similar characteristics and are subject to many common global influences, processes to support people with learning disabilities to make decisions, developed differently in each country. Choice and control significantly improves a person with learning disabilities’ participation and decreases depression and challenging behaviour (DWP, 2013, p. 56). It is challenging to ensure these benefits are enacted at a policy level for some of the most vulnerable people with learning disabilities. The complexity is increased when dominant disability constructs, that are drawn on to inform policymaking, concentrate on the needs of people with physical and sensory impairments. This project will critically examine influences on policy decision making and how the prevailing focus on choice may disadvantage some people with learning disabilities. The value of advocacy is well documented. However, people with learning disabilities are still disadvantaged. Further research into how advocacy developed differently in the UK and Australia would give a deeper understanding of a broad range of strategies to help mitigate these inequalities.
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Darcy, Simon. "Disabling journeys : the social relations of tourism for people with impairments in Australia - an analysis of government tourism authorities and accomodation sector practice and discourses /." Electronic version, 2003. http://adt.lib.uts.edu.au/public/adt-NTSM20040913.171021/index.html.
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Meyer, Tania. "A social work perspective on the socio-emotional experience of older persons with visual impairments." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1112.
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Hogan, Claire Louise, of Western Sydney Hawkesbury University, Faculty of Social Inquiry, and School of Social Ecology. "Exploring the social effects of visual loss on human interaction." THESIS_FSI_SEL_Hogan_C.xml, 1995. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/120.
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Theories on the impact of visual loss tend to generalise and can simplify complex issues. Two extreme views are challenged that portray the impact of visual loss as catastrophic or as a minor inconvenience. The argument is put forward that the impact of visual loss can lessen with improved interaction, and this theory is tested by the author questioning and modifying her own interaction. The following themes are explored: limbo status and self-acceptance; the common stresses experienced when asking for help; and discriminatory attitudes. The research is action based, and the emphasis is on how individuals adjust and adapt to loss, rather than the stresses experienced.Master of Science (Hons)
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Kueffler, Mark L. "Awareness and use of assistive technology among older adults with vision impairments in the Midwestern United States." Online version, 2003. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2003/2003kuefflerm.pdf.
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Pollard, Eliane Marie Carleton University Dissertation Geography. "Defining recreation access: an examination of the provision and delivery of integrated parks and recreation services for people with visual impairments." Ottawa, 1990.
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Yu, Ka-man. "Fostering the communication capability of visually and speech impaired students." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk:8888/cgi-bin/hkuto%5Ftoc%5Fpdf?B23472522.
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Al-Molky, Tim J. "Determining effectiveness of visual disability guidelines presented on a multimedia workbench." Thesis, This resource online, 1995. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07102009-040222/.
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James, Treasa M. "The Role of Social Capital in the Empowerment of Individuals with Visual Impairment: The Case of Antigua and Barbuda." Ohio : Ohio University, 2007. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1180881733.
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Pardey, Kenneth. "The welfare of the visually handicapped in the United Kingdom." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/22870.
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The care of the blind is a long standing British tradition. Until the early years of the 20th century there was a strong dependence on voluntary enterprise. However, under the 1920 Blind Persons Act local authorities assumed responsibility for the welfare of the blind in their areas, and after this a triple partnership between voluntary organisations, central government and local authorities became firmly established. By the mid-20th century, through a combination of voluntary and statutory endeavour, services for the welfare of the blind had reached a standard above that for any other handicapped group. The cornerstone of the service was the home teacher. However, following the Seebohm Report, in 1971 the blind welfare system virtually lost its specialist service, and technical and mobility officers, along with generic social workers, became responsible for blind welfare. Services declined in many areas. More and better trained specialist workers are required. Social rehabilitation services could also be improved. However, the Royal National Institute for the Blind's new development programme will help to improve the many services for which it is responsible. The blind could be helped in several other ways. The majority of blind people are elderly and doctors and others should use an outreach approach to help these people. Often simple modifications in home lighting can dramatically improve visual performance. The majority of the partially sighted with acuity in the range 3/ 60 - 6/ 60 should be redesignated registered blind. In this way more of them could be helped by the specialist organisations. Currently the blind do not receive a pension and a blindness allowance should be introduced to compensate them for the extra costs of blindness. The Thatcher Government's social security reforms will not help the blind substantially. It is essential that the blind are integrated into society, and a comprehensive programme of integrated education and a strengthened employment quota would help to achieve this. These are important components of a progressive social policy for the blind.
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Ryles, Ruby. "The relationship of reading medium to the literacy skills of high school students who are visually impaired /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7560.
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Ellingsberg, Carol E. "CCTV use by visually impaired seniors living independently in community settings." Online version, 2002. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2002/2002ellingsbergc.pdf.
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Myers, Karen A. Hines Edward R. "Preferences of communication styles and techniques of persons with visible visual disabilities implications for higher education /." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1994. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9510428.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1994.Title from title page screen, viewed March 28, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Edward R. Hines (chair), Paul J. Baker, Ming-Gon John Lian, George A. Padavil. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 150-163) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Holt-Dehner, Stephanie L. "Evaluating sibling relationships when one sibling has a visual impairment." Virtual Press, 2007. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1379121.
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In the United States, nearly 30% of children experience a moderate to severe chronic illness or disability, and nearly all of these children live in a household with at least one sibling (Cox, Marshall, Medleco, & Olsen, 2003). Having a child with a disability in the family can create several demanding and permanent changes for each member of the family (Fisman, Wolf, Ellison, & Freeman, 2000). Empirical and theoretical research have revealed that having a child with a disability impacts each member of the family, both in regard to long-term functioning and day-to-day activities (Cox et al., 2003).There are relatively few studies that explore the sibling relationship between a non-disabled child and a child with a disability. Not surprisingly, there are even fewer studies that evaluate the impact of specific types of disabilities, such as visual impairment, on the sibling relationship (Stoneman & Brody, 1993). Because of the uniqueness of each type of disability, more research should focus on specific types of disabilities, such as visual impairments. This study was conducted in an effort to better understand the experiences and opinions of children with a visual impairment and their non-disabled siblings.Utilizing a qualitative approach, ten children with visual impairments and ten sighted siblings were interviewed. Through these interviews, several themes emerged, including the following: closeness, conflict, impact of disability, responsibility/assistance, understanding of disability, and coping strategies. Within each of these themes were related subthemes. From these themes and interrelationships of the themes emerged an integrated theory of sibling relationships when one sibling has a visual impairment, which included the dimensions of the non-disability sibling dyad, the shared disability experience, and coping-related strategies.Based on the reports of children with visual impairments and their sighted siblings, visual impairment can have both positive and negative implications toward the sibling relationship. Children with visual impairments and their siblings have the challenge of managing a "typical", non-disability related, sibling relationship along with their shared disability experience. Implications for professionals include assisting with coping-related strategies, such as increased communication, teaching advocacy, and assisting with education and social support.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Xiong, Lina. "Web accessibility study of U.S. based hospitality websites." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 90 p, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1605142261&sid=8&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Tse, Cheuk-yin Samuel. "Factory for the blind." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25954209.
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Ali, Mohammed Irshad. "A job search skills curriculum for individuals with visual disabilities in Fiji." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1993. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/796.
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Boshoff, Jacobie. "Towards facilitating change in occupational therapy managers' perceptions of early intervention service delivery in South Australia." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2002. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07082008-161801.
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Milian-Perrone, Madeline. "Family involvement and attitudes about school programs among latino families of students with visual impairments /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1994. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11626203.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1994.Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Jeannette E. Fleischner. Dissertation Committee: Josue Gonzalez. Includes tables. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 151-161).
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Lam, Pui-yu Eric. "Centre for the visually impaired." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25950708.
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Bickford, James. "An Investigation of the Prevalence of Severe Visual Impairment Among Handicapped Children: Implications for Educators." PDXScholar, 1994. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1316.
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Since the inception of special education legislation, the identification of severely visually impaired children has become a difficult task. Official prevalence rates for severe visual impairment currently vary from 8 per 10,000 to 120 per 10,000 school aged children. With such a large discrepancy in rates, it is difficult to plan and provide appropriate specialized services to this group of children.
Given this wide variance of reporting, several questions have arisen: (1) What is the prevalence of severely impaired vision as a secondary handicap when another handicapping condition is already known and identified? (2) Is there a significant difference between the reported prevalence rates of severe visual impairment and documented prevalence? Once these questions are answered, educational implication questions arise. (1) Are students receiving services by a person trained to provide specialized assistance? (2) Is there a perception of need for such services? (3) If services are being offered, are they adequate?
Such results are vitally important for visually impaired students, for the lack of vision severely restricts all areas of learning and life skills. Level of functional vision determines educational methodology, range and variety of experiences, independent travel skills, and one's ability to control the environment. Teacher training programs are running behind of current need, and should the rates of visual impairment be higher than prevailing calculations, the need for teachers and/or training could multiply several-fold.
Using a cluster sampling method, 658 special education students in the Portland metropolitan area were screened for visual impairment. Eleven of the 658 had previously been identified as visually impaired, which coincided with the national rates used as comparison for this study. Upon screening, a total of 86 students were identified as severely visually impaired resulting in a prevalence rate of .130 for handicapped children, a significant difference from the numbers reported under Education of the Handicapped Act and to the American Printing House for the Blind.
Perceived need for services for these children indicated a desire to have a better understanding of the implications of visual impairment. Although there was not strong evidence that each child needed a teacher of the visually impaired, respondents expressed a desire to know of curricular adaptations needed.
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Liu, Wei. "Wearable lip-based electrostatic display feasibility study, modeling and system design /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5971.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on March 6, 2008) Includes bibliographical references.
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Scott, Eugenia Sue. "Factors which influence elite athletes with visual impairments to become involved and remain involved in sport." Virtual Press, 1995. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/955085.
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This study reported responses regarding factors which influenced the initial involvement and retention in sport by athletes with visual impairments competing at national and international levels. Fifty-five (55) athletes with visual impairments (40 male and 15 female) in attendance at five of the 1992 United States Association for Blind Athletes (USABA) national championships were interviewed. The championships included: judo, track & field (divided into two separate competitions; sprinters and field events; and distance runners), swimming, and goal ball. Athletes who were selected for and did participate in the Paralympics in Barcelona numbered 24. Biographic and demographic information were gathered in addition to 43 descriptive and open-ended questions in hour-long interviews.In general, the athletes interviewed were successful in their early contacts with sport, did not think of themselves as handicapped, disabled, or physically challenged, preferred to be referred to as visually impaired, and came from very supportive families who did not hinder their progress in sport. The positive factors perceived to influence involvement in sport were quality of life issues. Factors mentioned included: fun, health and fitness, friendships, and competition. Other comments of interest not falling into the above categories included: "high level of success", "satisfaction", "challenge", "enjoyment", "increased self-esteem", "self-confidence", "puts life in perspective", "I have a better outlook", "it balances my life", and "keeps my life normal".For a person with a visual impairment, sport seems to have some unique contributing qualities. Participation in sport was an important part of the lives of these athletes and contributed greatly to improved confidence and self-esteem, and to their efforts to be accepted by society in general. Sport was the means to an end and not the end itself as evidenced in the relatively small number of responses (nine out of 55) relating 'winning' as reason for involvement. Failure did not mean losing as defined by the score at the end of a competition. At this time in the history of sport for athletes with visual impairments, it appears that involvement in sport is a great asset to personal life satisfaction.Department of Educational Leadership
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Lake, Rosalind. "Discrimination against people with mental health problems in the workplace : a comparative analysis." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005712.
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For a long time the rights of disabled persons have been ignored worldwide. A major obstacle faced by disabled persons is discrimination in the workplace. Due to the development of a social approach to disability and the efforts of the Disability Rights Movement, legislation has been passed throughout the world to improve this dire situation. The thesis considers the efficacy of some of these statutes. It is concluded that stigma and negative stereotypes remain a constant hurdle in overcoming discrimination. The forthcoming UN Disability Convention is demonstrative of the recognition of the importance of the needs and rights of disabled people. The convention proposes some innovative measures to overcome stigma and stereotyping. Mental health problems constitute one of the leading causes of disability. The thesis explores how people with mental health problems fit within the concept of people with disabilities and whether they are included in anti-discrimination legislation and affirmative action measures. Special attention is given to statutory definitions of disability, the different forms of discrimination and the concept of reasonable accommodation. A comparative approach is taken to analyse how South Africa's disability law measures up against that of Britain and Australia in terms of its substantive provisions and enforcement thereof. In considering the South African position American and Canadian jurisprudence is consulted in order to aid in interpretation. It is concluded that although South Africa has a comparatively good legislative framework, it is held back by an overly restrictive and medically focused definition of disability. As a result many individuals with mental health difficulties, desirous of obtaining and retaining employment may be excluded from protection against discrimination in the workplace. It is argued that it will be necessary either to amend the Employment Equity Act or for the courts to adhere strictly to the concept of substantive equality in order to ensure that the rights and dignity of people with mental health difficulties are adequately protected.
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Gray, Kitra Hill. "Computer Skills And Usage Of Students In Grades 10-12 Who Are Legally Blind: A Descriptive Analysis." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2003. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4327/.
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This research project was a descriptive analysis of the computer usage and skills of academic students in grades 10-12 who are legally blind and attending public school in the Region 10 Education Service Center service area of Texas. In addition, this study provided a process that other regions in the state or educational agencies may duplicate to document the computer skills and usage of students with visual impairments in their area. Twenty-seven students who are legally blind were surveyed by their teachers of the visually impaired regarding their computer usage and skill abilities, and eleven of the twenty-seven students were interviewed by the researcher to gain further information pertaining to computer usage and future plans upon graduation. Using prior research as a basis for understanding how sighted students used the computer, it was found that students who are legally blind used the computer similarly to their sighted peers except that students with significant visual impairments seemed to use to the computer to listen to music more than their sighted counterparts. In addition, students who are legally blind indicated that they learned most of their computer skills at school rather than at home like their sighted teenagers. Furthermore, it was determined that students who are legally blind were not learning the computer skills necessary for success in post-secondary education and vocational endeavors. Although the students were being exposed to many different computer applications, most did not use the applications weekly, nor report that they were experienced with the majority of basic skills related to applications such as word processing, Internet searching, emailing, spreadsheets and databases.
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Bredariol, Bruna 1988. "Modelos de projetos de natação para pessoas com deficiência visual." [s.n.], 2014. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/275056.
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Orientador: José Júlio Gavião de AlmeidaDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação Física
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Resumo: Atualmente a natação, diante de suas possibilidades de prática em relação às diferentes formas de manifestação (da iniciação ao alto rendimento), é considerada como um dos esportes mais difundidos e praticados no mundo todo. No entanto, nota-se que este fenômeno não se estende com intensidade à população com deficiência, mesmo considerando o atual crescimento do esporte adaptado, devido, essencialmente, à sua divulgação através de eventos internacionais, como os Jogos Paralímpicos. Temos constatado que a natação ainda não pode ser considerada uma realidade efetiva para a população com deficiência visual em nosso país, embora seja possível elucidarmos que possuímos: 1- informações sobre os benefícios da prática de atividades aquáticas; 2- conhecimento sobre o desenvolvimento dos processos pedagógicos; 3- uma legalização que prevê o direito ao acesso a essas práticas pedagógicas e esportivas. Este trabalho tem como objetivo descrever o desenvolvimento e a estrutura de dois projetos regionais representativos na área e que se destacam e possuem repercussão nacional, voltados para a natação para as pessoas com deficiência. É preciso divulgar sobre a importância e a possibilidade de iniciativas esportivas que comtemplem as pessoas com deficiência visual na prática da natação, além de expor modelos que possam contribuir para o desenvolvimento de futuros estudos e projetos com esta mesma finalidade, já que, hoje, é imprescindível para uma condução crescente e favorável dessa prática. Para isto, foram aplicados dois questionários, sendo um para os representantes dos projetos, em duas cidades do Estado de São Paulo, Jundiaí e Indaiatuba, e o outro para as pessoas com deficiência visual que praticam a natação dentro destes mesmos projetos. A partir da análise qualitativa dos resultados, pudemos perceber que, apesar dos dois projetos apresentarem ótimos resultados na consolidação da prática da natação pelas pessoas com deficiência visual, tanto no plano da iniciação como no plano competitivo da natação adaptada, os objetivos de criação e as formas de desenvolvimento dos mesmos se deu de maneira totalmente diferenciada quando comparamos os dois Projetos dos diferentes municípios. Dessa forma, pode-se concluir que, de acordo com as características, as possibilidades e os objetivos de cada município, existem diferentes formas para o desenvolvimento de projetos de natação que envolvam as pessoas com deficiência, dentre elas a pessoa com deficiência visual, destacando aqui a importância dessa prática para o desenvolvimento, tanto no plano físico quanto nos planos psicológico, emocional, social e motivacional, deste indivíduo
Abstract: Swimming is currently considered, because of its possibilities of practice in relation with the different forms of manifestation (from initiation to high performance), one of the most widespread and practiced sports in the world. However, it is noted that this phenomenon does not extend with intensity to the population with disabilities, even considering the current growth of adapted sports, due mainly to its dissemination through international events, like the Paralympic Games. We have found that swimming cannot be considered an effective reality for people with visual disabilities in our country yet, although it is possible to prove that we have: 1- information about the benefits of practicing water activities; 2 - knowledge about the development of pedagogical processes; 3 - a legalization which foresees the right of access to these educational and sporting practices. The goal of this project is to describe the development and structure of two representative regional projects in the area that stand out and have nationwide repercussions, aiming at swimming for people with disabilities. It is necessary to disclose the importance and the possibility of sports initiatives that contemplate people with visual impairments in swimming practices, in addition to exposing models that can contribute to the development of future studies and projects with this same purpose, seeing as today it is essential for a growing and favorable conduction of this practice. To that end, two questionnaires were applied, one to the representatives of the projects in the cities of Jundiai - SP and Indaiatuba - SP, and the other for people with visual impairments who practice swimming within these same projects. From the qualitative analysis of the results, we realized that despite the two projects present excellent results in the consolidation of the swimming practice by the people with visual disabilities, both in the plan of initiation as well as in the competitive plan of adapted swimming, the goals of creation and the forms of their development took place in a completely different way when comparing the two projects of the different municipalities. Thus, it is concluded that, according to the characteristics, the possibilities and objectives of each municipality, there are different ways to develop swimming projects that involve people with disabilities, among them the visually impaired person, highlighting here the importance of this practice for the development of the physical, psychological, emotional, social and motivational plans of this individual
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Chiu, Fung, and 趙鋒. "An investigation into the use of the internet for the visually impaired (VI) in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B30418288.
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Oliveira, Juliana Rigotti de. "Accessibility and pedestrian mobility oith phisical disabilities and visual area in urban Tauabté city (SP)." Universidade de Taubaté, 2015. http://www.bdtd.unitau.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=799.
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The increase in population, economic development and ease in acquisition of vehicles for individual transportation in Brazil (car and motorcycle) in recent decades have resulted in targeted policies and projects for the road system and the mobility of motor vehicles, with making the pedestrian disabled or not, suits existing environment. Policies and projects aimed at accessibility and mobility of people with disabilities (PCD) are recent and are deployed in some Brazilian cities. From this premise, this paper aims to examine and discuss measures aimed at accessibility and mobility pedestrian sidewalks in the urban area of the city of Taubaté. Field research was conducted with a quantitative approach, and exploratory mode, probabilistic and accessibility. Participatory actors are within the classes of disabled and visually impaired, the sample consisted of 31 shares and the applied instrument for data analysis was the analysis of Pearson (r). The work had as a basic reference the existing literature on the subject, as well as field research. The results show that the difficulties of accessibility and mobility of people with disabilities occur due to the current structure of sidewalks as wide, obstacles, physical barriers, signaling absence and projects targeted physical and visual PCD.O aumento da população, o desenvolvimento econômico e a facilidade na aquisição de veículos para o transporte individual no Brasil (automóvel e motocicleta) nas últimas décadas resultaram em políticas e projetos voltadas para o sistema viário e a mobilidade dos veículos motorizados, fazendo com que o pedestre com deficiência ou não, se adapte ao ambiente existente. As políticas e projetos voltados para a acessibilidade e mobilidade das pessoas com deficiência (PCD) são recentes e estão implantadas em algumas cidades brasileiras. Ao partir dessa premissa, esta pesquisa tem o objetivo de analisar medidas direcionada a acessibilidade e mobilidade do pedestre nas calçadas na área urbana da cidade de Taubaté localizada no Estado de São Paulo. Foi realizado pesquisa de campo, com abordagem quantitativa, de modo exploratório, probabilístico e por acessibilidade. Os atores participativos, estão dentro das classes dos deficientes físicos e deficientes visuais, a amostra foi composta de 31 participantes. O instrumento aplicado foi um questionário e para análise dos dados foi aplicado a análise de Correlação de Pearson (R). O trabalho desenvolvido teve como referência básica a literatura existente sobre o assunto, assim como na pesquisa de campo. Os resultados obtidos demonstram que as dificuldades de acessibilidade e mobilidade das pessoas com deficiência, ocorrem devido a estrutura atual das calçadas, como largura, obstáculos, barreiras físicas e ausência de sinalização. Conclui-se que o Poder Público precisa adotar um conjunto de medidas, como práticas aplicadas com sucesso em outras cidades e países, por meio de planejamento a longo prazo e elaboração de políticas públicas que respeite as características e limitações das PCD física e visual.
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Jeevanandam, Lohsnah. "Burnout, coping, self-efficacy, attitudes towards people with disabilities, and negative psychological variables in service providers working with people with intellectual disability : a cross-national compariosn across Australia and Singapore /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2006. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19642.pdf.
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Cunningham, Helen. "A review of the policy development processes that relate to the inclusion of people with a disability in sport : some Western Australian evidence." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2013. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/600.
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In the late 1960s, there was a major change in social policy and legislation in developed countries that improved the rights and opportunities for people with a disability in all aspects of society, including sport. In 1992, in concert with the general acceptance of the social model of disability, Australia enacted legislation making it illegal to discriminate against a person with a disability; this encouraged their inclusion into the community (Australian Sports Commission, 2005; Doll-Tepper, 1999; Thomas & Smith, 2009).
In order to meet the obligations of anti-discrimination legislation, Australian sport organisations became active in preparing policy frameworks to guide and develop programs to improve access and hence participation by people with a disability. Much of the literature has focussed on constraints to sport participation, but few studies have reported the influence on, or outcome of, these policy development processes on sport generally, or on the inclusion of people with a disability at a club level. By examining those Western Australian sport organisations identified as active in providing opportunities in their respective sports for people with a disability, this study aimed to address this gap in inclusion research.
This study reviewed the process of policy development used by Western Australian State Sport Associations (SSA) and investigated the influence this process had on the inclusion of people with a disability in sport at a club level. A qualitative methodological approach was chosen with semistructured interviews (with SSA and club representatives) and document analyses of state and national sport organisation (NSO) policies that related to the inclusion of people with a disability. Purposive selection of the initial study participants, SSAs, was used to identify those actively attempting to include people with disabilities in their sports. Representatives from clubs which were known to be inclusive were also identified during the semi-structured interviews with the SSA cohort. This approach focused on the experiences of those who were actively involved in the policy development process, as well as those active in the delivery of programs for people with a disability. The personal knowledge and experience revealed by all who were interviewed, was analysed using content analysis, and the relevant policy documents from the national and state sport organisations were analysed by matrix analysis.
The findings reveal that the SSA and NSO policy documents that relate to the inclusion of people with a disability in sport have similar content; however, the policy development processes vary, and do not follow the theoretical policy development frameworks suggested in the literature. There are many variables, both ‘top down’ and ‘bottom up’ that influence the process of policy development, such as the incentive of government funding and direction provided by NSOs; and there being individuals in the sport organisations who are prepared to drive the policy process and its implementation process forward. This study found that although SSA policy development processes result in limited outcomes at a club level, when a sport organisation goes through a process it makes a commitment to include people with a disability. This in turn raises the organisation’s awareness of ways and means to include them into mainstream sport or specific programs. While several of the sports were active in conducting separate programs, specifically for people with a disability, the flow down of the influence of the policy development to clubs from the national and state level appeared negligible. There was also little coordination and engagement of SSAs and their affiliated clubs when planning and conducting programs for people with a disability. This study proposes a modified approach whereby sport organisations can follow a realistic policy development pathway to create desired change. Moreover, this study reveals the complex environment and stakeholders involved with the inclusion of people with a disability in sport.
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Phukubje, Kolobe Justice. "The role of the audio-braille library in contributing towards academic performance of visually impaired students at the University of Limpopo." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2941.
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Thesis (M. A. (Information Studies)) -- University of Limpopo, 2019The contribution of library and information services in general towards academic performance improvement of visually impaired students cannot be emphasised. At the University of Limpopo, visually impaired students, like any other students, are continually exposed to an overwhelming mass of visual materials such as textbooks, course outlines, class timetables, lecture notes, whiteboards, writing, memos etcetera. In addition, the use of videos, computers and Blackboard adds to the volume of visual materials to which they have only limited access. One would content that the University of Limpopo, especially after establishing the Audio-Braille library, has done reasonably well in a bid to improving library services of students living with disabilities, however, this is not the reality to the visually impaired themselves. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the role of the Audio-Braille library in contributing towards the academic performance of students with visual impairments at the University of Limpopo, South Africa. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed in this study. The researcher distributed questionnaires to all visually impaired students registered for the 2017 academic year at the University of Limpopo’s Reakgona Disability Centre and conducted interviews with the lecturers who teach these students. The findings indicate that although many students acknowledged the library’s contribution, a greater number of respondents revealed that the library lack relevant up-to-date academic reading material in alternative formats such as braille, large print as well as electronic. The main value of this study is to impart knowledge by pointing out major contributions of the Audio-Braille library with hope that this knowledge will encourage and motivates visually impaired students to make use of the library. Students could improve on their academic performance, abilities and possibilities, and boost their confidence and self-esteem by fully using the Audio-Braille library and its resources. Access to the relevant library facilities and resources ameliorates effects of their disabilities and gives them a chance to be “equal” to the so-called normal students v The findings of this study will also help in enhancing both the quality of education for the visually impaired, as well as the Audio-Braille library services because there is still a lot of inexperience around library services for visually impaired students at the University of Limpopo and maybe in other universities as well. Therefore, the AudioBraille library must ensure that all visually impaired students receive unsurpassed library and information services like any other students by expanding its collection so that student receive books, information, lecturer notes and other study materials that they need in their academic development process in appropriate formats.
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Holleben, Denise. "Turismo de aventura e a deficiência visual." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UCS, 2009. https://repositorio.ucs.br/handle/11338/602.
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A pesquisa tem como tema o Turismo de Aventura praticado pelo deficiente visual. A escolha foi feita em função de motivações pessoais e da relevância do assunto no âmbito do turismo, no momento em que se ampliam as possibilidades de reconhecimento da cidadania das pessoas portadoras de algum tipo de deficiência. O estudo teve como participantes portadores de deficiência visual congênita e adquirida. O referencial teórico pertinente ao Turismo de Aventura e a Deficiência Visual ainda é muito escasso, mas não foi fator que impedisse a realização da pesquisa, uma vez que o propósito foi produzir um trabalho acadêmico que abrisse mais uma janela no âmbito do turismo. Sob perspectiva do paradigma qualitativo, utilizou-se a metodologia descritiva do tipo estudo de caso. O quadro teórico engloba os seguintes tópicos: a) análise do objeto de estudo em questão; b) o turismo de aventura; c) a deficiência; d) estudo da deficiência visual, especificidades e características dos participantes; e) descrição das atividades de aventura como arvorismo, escalada, rapel e tirolesa; e, f) procedimentos técnicos que nortearam a realização das atividades. Os participantes do estudo foram 7 pessoas portadoras de cegueira congênita e adquirida na faixa etária entre 31 a 74 anos. A pesquisa de campo foi realizada no Alpen Park, na cidade de Canela/RS, local em que são oferecidos pela Empresa Atitude, Ecologia e Turismo atividades de Turismo de Aventura. O procedimento utilizado como os deficientes visuais nas atividades de aventura estudadas seguiu a mesma rotina utilizada com videntes. A coleta de informações englobou registros de dados cadastrais dos participantes, entrevistas semiestruturadas aplicada aos participantes, memoriais descritivos elaborados pelos participantes após a realização das atividades de aventura, memorial descritivo elaborado pela pesquisadora a partir das observações de campo, análise de vídeos e de acervo fotográfico construído a partir da experiência empírica com os DVs. As informações recolhidas são descritas e analisadas à luz do problema e dos sujeitos do estudo. As discussões e interpretação das informações se dão a partir de unidades de significados e categorias de análise. Os resultados apontam que o turismo de aventura é percebido pelos deficientes visuais como uma atividade que lhes proporciona satisfação e bem estar na superação do que poderia ser limitador aos portadores desta deficiência. O estudo indicou que não há necessidade de adaptações técnicas para que os DV pratiquem e desfrutem do turismo de aventura. O Turismo de Aventura é um segmento de mercado latente e pronto para ser explorado inclusive com deficientes visuais.Submitted by Marcelo Teixeira (mvteixeira@ucs.br) on 2014-06-04T19:44:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Denise Holleben.pdf: 16920103 bytes, checksum: 0d6877c29c24e4fe42db54b72dd1c58e (MD5)
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The research is about the Adventure Tourism practiced by visual disability. The choice was made based on personal motivations and the relevance of the issue within the tourism, when we are expand the possibilities of recognition of the citizenship of people with some type of disability. The study participants as people with visual disabilities congenital and acquired. The theoretical framework relevant to the Adventure Tourism and Visual Disabilities is still scarce, but they are not factors which prevent the achievement of research, since the purpose was producing a scholarly work that opens another window in the context of tourism. On a qualitative view of the paradigm, we used the methodology of the descriptive type of case study. The theoretical framework includes the following topics: a) analysis of the object of study in question; b) the adventure tourism; c) the disability; d) the disability visual study, specificities and characteristics of the participants; e) description of the activities like trees adventures, climbing, rappel and tyrol, and f) technical procedures that guided the implementation of activities. The participants were 7 people with congenital and acquired blindness in the age group between 31 to 74 years. The fieldwork was realized in Alpen Park, located in Canela/RS, where they are supplied by the Company Attitude, Ecology and Tourism Activities of Adventure Tourism. The procedure used for the visual disabilities in activities of adventure studied followed routine used with visionaries. Data collection included records of cadastral data of the participants, semi-applied to interview participants, descriptive memorial prepared by the participants after the completion of the activities of adventure, descriptive memorial developed by the researcher from the field observations, analysis of video and photographic collection constructed from the empirical experience with the DVS. The information collected is described and analyzed in light of the problem and subject of study. The discussion and interpretation of information is given as units of meaning and categories of analysis. The results indicate that the adventure tourism is perceived by the blind as an activity that provides them satisfaction and well being in overcoming what might be limiting this to people with these disabilities. The study indicated that there is no need for technical adaptations to the DVS practice and enjoy the adventure tourism. The Adventure Tourism is a latent market segment and ready to be exploited even with the blind.
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Lam, Pui-yu Eric, and 林培愉. "Centre for the visually impaired." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31984642.
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Wild, Tiffany Ann. "Students' with visual impairments conceptions of causes of seasonal change." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1217635372.
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Travis, Norma Jean. "The effects of educational kinesiology and functional visual efficiency on typewriting speed and accuracy." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76520.
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The Employment Training Program has been mandated by the Federal Government to train and find unsubsidized employment for economically disadvantaged individuals and others facing serious barriers to employment. Keyboarding skills are of paramount importance in the clerical program.
This study was undertaken to determine the effect of educational kinesiology on typewriting speed and accuracy for students with and without functional visual efficiency. It involved 75 subjects from the Employment Training Center (JTPA Program) in Arlington, Virginia.
Typewriting pretests were administered to determine subjects speed and error averages. Eye screening was administered utilizing the Titmus Vision Tester and the King-Devick Saccade Test. Although the battery of tests for the Titmus were administered, only the lateral and vertical phoria near test that measures muscle balance, the relationship of the image of each eye to that of its fellow, provided meaningful data for this study. The K-D Test measures tracking ability of the eyes as they perceive copy for typewriting. Subjects were considered as functionally visually efficient by passing both vision tests.
The concepts of educational kinesiology (education through movement) were explained to the subjects as a way to increase typing speed, reduce errors, and control stress. Volunteers for the training numbered 31; 44 subjects remained in the control group.
The same straight-copy timed writing was used for the pretest and posttest. Analyses of variance were used to examine differences in pretest and posttest scores for both speed and accuracy.
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1. Training in educational kinesiology had no effect on typewriting speed and accuracy.
2. Functional visual efficiency had no effect on typewriting speed and accuracy.
3. No interaction exists between the typewriting pretest-posttest speed and accuracy scores for students who did and did not receive educational kinesiology training and for students with and without functional visual efficiency.Ed. D.
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Kaley, Alexandra. "Green care in agriculture : a visual ethnographic study exploring the therapeutic landscape experiences of people with intellectual disabilities engaged in care farming activities." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2018. http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/125602/.
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The use of agricultural landscapes to create interventions to improve health and wellbeing (care farming) is increasingly being advocated as a viable alternative to more traditional forms of health and social care. Yet the views and experiences of people with intellectual disabilities (the UK care farm industry’s main service user) have rarely been sought. Given the current lack of evidence, this study aims to fill this gap through an in-depth exploration of the wellbeing effects of care farming for people with intellectual disabilities. Theoretically, this thesis is situated within the field(s) of social and health geography. Specifically, it draws together recent work on therapeutic landscapes, non-representational theory and disability geographies to build a conceptual framework, through which to explore the material, embodied, relational and inter-subjective elements that foreground people’s therapeutic landscape encounters. Using a range of qualitative methods of data collection (including photography and film) this research draws on empirical findings from seven ethnographic case studies. Three substantive chapters examine the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities engaged in care farming activities for health and wellbeing. The first describes participants’ embodied engagements with various features of the care farm environment and ways in which these served to facilitate or hinder the formation of a therapeutic landscape experience. The second explores the wider impact that these kinds of encounters had on the everyday lives of participants. The third chapter examines in more detail the place experiences described in the previous two chapters, and the extent to which these experiences may facilitate feelings of belonging (both at the care farm and within the wider community). This, I argue, is an important wellbeing outcome of care farming for people with intellectual disabilities. In drawing together the arguments presented throughout, I argue that this thesis contributes to the field of therapeutic landscapes by drawing attention to the transformative power of the therapeutic encounter, as well as the broader socio-spatial environments in which people live and ways in which these can limit that power. This thesis also contributes to disability scholarship by moving beyond purely discursive accounts of disability centred on meaning and identity, to consider actual visceral experience, as this relates to health and impairment.
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Wiggett, Cindy. "Guide dog ownership and psychological well-being." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1311.
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Wittwer, Kristin. "Teaching computer literacy for visually impaired students in higher education." Virtual Press, 1991. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/834646.
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People with vision impairments are under-represented in the workforce, largely due to discrimination. Also, in order to be qualified for most types of employment, people will need to be computer-literate in the future. Therefore, teaching computer literacy is an important part of postsecondary education. Particularly the availability of adaptive computer equipment and improvements in legislation prepare the ground for a computer-literate visually impaired person to achieve equality and become an integral part of the workforce.This thesis addresses the issues involved in teaching computer literacy for visually impaired students. It introduces several examples of computer literacy courses at institutions of post-secondary education, as well as discusses the CS 104 course designed and taught by Dr. Roy L. McCormick for visually impaired students at Ball State University.Department of Computer Science
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Bennett, Elizabeth G. "Visual dysfunction : a contributing factor in memory deficits, and therefore learning difficulties?" Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2007. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/266.
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This thesis is based on Educational Therapy (ET) practice which has found eye muscle imbalance is a key factor to be addressed in management of learning difficulties (LD). This level of oculo-motor (o-m) function is a 'hidden' handicap as individuals are unaware of the problem; it is not routinely tested; and is not generally included in learning difficulties research. O-m function is omitted in standard paediatric optometry tests, and in school vision screening. Eye exercises increase the range of binocular fields of vision by employing stereopsis glasses and red/green slides. Central vision loss was uncovered when students reported words, seen by only the right eye, "disappear" or "switch on and off". When the left eye was covered, right eye vision returned but was lost again with binocular vision, even though larger shapes on the screen remained complete. In effect, global vision was unaffected while right eye central (foveal) vision was suppressed. This is considered significant because students attending ET have learning difficulties with phonemic memory, spelling and reading deficits, which are predominantly left hemisphere processes. The aim of this three-part study, consisting of School Survey, ET Intervention study and Case studies, was to: a) determine whether o-m dysfunction was found in a girls' school population and/or was associated with LD; b) set up an Intervention study to explore the effects of vision training on the outcomes of a subsequent week-long word-skills programme in the ET practice. Two case studies we're also examined, that of matched senior school boys whose outcomes were significantly different; and c) examine more closely the common pattern of muscle imbalance in two case studies of current junior school students. This tested the therapy assumption that mal-adaptive sensory feedback was contributing to o-m dysfunction. This notion is based on the Luria (1973) Model of Levels of Neural Function which provides the framework for ET practice, and the Developmental Model of LD that has evolved in application and explanation. Part 1 School Survey. This exploratory, cross-sectional study included a randomised sample of 277 participants in a private girl's school. A 7-10 minute screening was provided by five optometrists, with an expanded protocol including o-m function. Also assessed were academic standards of reading comprehension and spelling, reasoning, visual perception, phonological skills, auditory, visual and phonemic memory, and arm dominance. Results showed visual dysfunction and mixed eye dominance in approximately equal numbers. Of the 47% girls with visual dysfunction, not all had literacy problems; however, LD students had corresponding degrees of o-m dysfunction, memory deficit and mixed hand / arm dominance. Part 2 Intervention study. The Research Question for the Intervention Study was: Does the difference in learning standards depend on which eye is disadvantaged in the case of weak binocularity? This question was answered by determining the outcomes to literacy levels once normal binocular o-m function and stable eye dominance were established. Twenty-four students (6 to 18 years) had Behavioural Optometry assessment prior to commencing therapy and were found to have o-m dysfunction, undetected by previous standard optometry tests. Eye exercise results showed 62.5% of the group had changed from left to right eye dominance. The dominance criterion was set by this group, indicated by the right eye holding fixation through full range of fusional reserves (binocular overlap), together with superior eye-tracking speed >20% by the right, compared to the left, eye. Associated significant gains in literacy and phonemic memory were also achieved by the newly established 'right-eyed' group. In spite of undergoing identical treatment, the 'left-eyed' group retained limited foveal binocularity, and made less progress in literacy outcomes. Part 3 Two current Case Studies. Present ET practice benefited from insights gained from the 36% 'unsuccessful' participants of the previous study. Better therapy outcomes are achieved from an integrative motor-sensory approach, supported by Podiatry and Cranial Osteopathy. This detailed study involved two junior school boys who exemplified a common pattern of physical anomalies. For example, RW (8-year old male) had 'minimal brain damage' and LD that co-occur with unstable feet and o-m control, postural muscle imbalance, poor balance, motor co-ordination and dyspraxia. After 18, two-hour therapy sessions over nine months, he is now reading well, his motor co-ordination, eye tracking and writing are within the ‘low normal range’, and he is interacting competently with his peers. Learning difficulties can be conceptualised as a profile of immaturities. The results of this three part study have shown that once the 'hidden' handicap of right eye suppression is overcome with balanced binocular fields of vision, learning difficulties arc ameliorated. This is affirmed by the positive gains achieved by these students, not only in literacy skills but also 'outgrowing' immaturity in motor-sensory-perceptual development.
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Monro, Dugald. "The results of federalism an examination of housing and disability services /." Connect to full text, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/493.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2002.Title from title screen (viewed 15 April 2008). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Discipline of Government and International Relations, School of Economics and Politics, Faculty of Economics and Business. Degree awarded 2002; thesis submitted 2001. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print form.
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Chan, Chi-fung. "Computer-aided design and manufacturing of tactile maps." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B37895722.
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Chan, Chi-fung, and 陳智鋒. "Computer-aided design and manufacturing of tactile maps." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B37895722.
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