Dissertations / Theses: 'Physical disability'

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McGrath, Eimir. "Beyond integration : reformulating physical disability in dance." Thesis, University of Bedfordshire, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10547/323750.

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Dance performance that is inclusive of dancers with differing corporealities has the potential to generate positive societal change with regard to perceptions of physical difference. Dance is a valuable site for exploring the placement of the physically disabled body in contemporary society, and for disrupting existing perceptions of disability as transgressive. This can come about through the embodied presence of both dancer and viewer, entering into a relationship grounded in intersubjectivity, without having to rely on symbolic signification. This thesis examines the placement of disabled bodies in dance performance from the intersecting perspectives of Critical Disability Studies, Performance Studies and Interpersonal Neurobiology in order to formulate a framework for theorizing perceptions of disability, the act of viewing dance and the impact of choreographic intent on viewers’ perceptions of physical difference. In the first section, the sociopolitical placing of disabled bodies in western society is interrogated and a historiological study of both disability identity and the emergence of integrated dance is critically analysed. The second section provides detailed analyses of three dance performances that are inclusive of dancers with physical disabilities: GIMP (2009), Heidi Latsky, Diagnosis of a Faun (2009) Tamar Rogoff, and water burns sun (2009) Petra Kuppers. Each represents a specific understanding of disability, creating an evolutionary framework for conceptualizing different perceptions of disabled bodies as either monstrous freak, heroic victim or corporeally diverse. The third section creates connections between new knowledge in interpersonal neurobiology and viewers' perceptions of disability that are activated through viewing dance performance, thus providing an understanding of the mechanisms of discrimination and marginalization of people who embody difference, as well as uncovering mechanisms that have the potential to be reparative. The application of neuroscientific knowledge to Performance Studies can be modulated and expanded by considering the interpersonal communicative dimension of dance performance that is inclusive of differing corporealities. A theoretical approach that encompasses the neuroscientific conceptualization of intersubjectivity in creating empathic attunement between viewer and dancer, can offer a means of understanding the innate potential of dance performance to bring about societal change.

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Cleaver, Shaun Robert. "Physical mobility and aging in intellectual disability." Thesis, Kingston, Ont. : [s.n.], 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1974/673.

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Renton, Amy Jane Victoria. "Physical disability, disabled veterans and the American Revolution." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2013. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/265610.

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Using a combination of public institutional records and private personal records, this thesis explores how a newly emerging America constructed its ideas of physical disability in the era of the War for Independence. In the colonies, physical disability never stood alone as an independent category of difference, but was anchored in discourses of poverty and morality. However, the tumultuous events that occurred during the period 177 5 to 1818 forced this developing nation to confront physical disability to an extent that had not previously been required. The result was a conceptual and legislative shift, which caused the understanding of physical disability to be fundamentally redefined and become something identifiable in its own right. To analyse how, and why, this happened, this thesis looks at the public, cultural discourse of disability through this period, and examines the legal developments and the lived experiences that were occurring alongside it. By considering how disability was used in public commentaries to allegorise the split with Britain, it highlights the complicated environment and conceptual tumult which faced disabled Revolutionary War veterans on their return. Analysis of the trajectory of disability pension legislation suggests an infant nation testing the waters with early welfare programmes, often with limited success. However, these early initiatives were the progenitors of the first. national pension program. These developments created a distinct legal construction of disability that was seemingly at odds with the negative representation of disability in the public arena and, through medical and legal classifications, created a more formal platform for the conceptualisation of disability to emerge. To complement the institutional perspective, this thesis explores the lives of 523 disabled Revolutionary War veterans, using information they gave in their applications for a disability pension. This experiential approach expounds the ways in which disability was managed, how it shaped - and was shaped by - pre-existing expectations of gender roles, and how these experiences were often determined by class. Pertinent topics include family life, work life, and the ways in which veterans understood and employed their identities as disabled pensioners. Unlike the post-Civil War period a Revolutionary War disability never became the symbol of patriotism and bravery that the empty sleeve of the Civil War amputee did. Using the experiences of disabled former Revolutionary servicemen and contrasting this with the public discourse and national memory of the war, this thesis presents the reasons why this was the case.

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Lee, Shwu-Ling. "Technology for people with physical disability at work." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.390997.

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Huntt, Douglas C. "Living with physical disability in the Amish community /." The Ohio State University, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486398195326588.

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Haskell, Rachael A. "Evaluating Social Work Students’ Attitudes Toward Physical Disability." Scholar Commons, 2010. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1655.

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Given the social work profession's commitment to serving individuals with disabilities and cultural competence, the promotion of favorable attitudes toward persons with disabilities within social work education is critical. This study examined the question: "what are the attitudes of undergraduate social work students at three universities toward individuals with physical disabilities as measured by responses on the Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons Scale Form B (ATDP-Form B; Yuker et al., 1960, 1966) and Interactions with Disabled Persons Scale (Gething, 1991)?" It explored the following hypotheses, that participants who: 1) have had prior positive contact with persons with physical disabilities; 2) have higher perceived levels of knowledge about issues affecting persons with physical disabilities; and 3) have had more social work classes will respond with more positive attitudes than other participants. Sociodemographic data about gender, ethnicity, country of origin, religion, and university affiliation was also collected to measure the possible impact of these characteristics on student attitudes. The primary aim is to learn more about the way undergraduate social work students generally view individuals with physical disabilities and feel about interactions with this population.

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Cappe, Shauna. "Social Barriers to Physical Activity for Individuals with Physical Disabilities." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23339.

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The purpose of this thesis was to explore socially constructed discursive barriers to physical activity for people with physical disabilities. This research was informed by a critical disability studies framework. Eight interviews were conducted, split between end-users and stakeholders. The end-user article discusses their perspectives with regard to their own PA participation, their use of PA resources, and their views of how disability is constructed. The stakeholder article deals with their views with regard to Canada’s progress in creating inclusive PA guidelines, the research process as it effects people with physical disabilities, and how disability is constructed. The results showed awareness among both groups of the social model of disability, but that the medical model is still firmly rooted. Work is needed to create inclusive promotional materials and disseminate them effectively. An effective advocacy and lobbying effort was suggested as one avenue towards a possible solution to this issue.

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Speers, Peter David. "Physical fitness and intellectual disability : a grounded research study." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44675.

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This study set out to discover what social processes effect the physical fitness choices of people with intellectual disabilities. Within a constructionist grounded theory framework, I explored participants’ experiences with physical fitness and exercise activities. I was interested in how the participants learned about fitness and health related behaviors, who participated in these activities, and what their experiences meant to them. I also wanted to learn what barriers they met in participating in their chosen activities. Twenty-six individuals with intellectual disabilities living in Victoria, British Columbia participated in this research. The participants lived in a variety of community settings ranging from independent to semi-independent, home share and group homes. They ranged in age from 20 to 67 years. The data revealed how fitness and exercise choices were interwoven with the participants lived experience as a whole. The influence of personal relationships in the fitness choices and activity levels of participants was a dominant theme. Personal relationships played a key role in the micro or proximal social processes that effected fitness choices of the participants. On the micro level the results produced three models of social interaction that captured the main influences on participant choices of fitness activities. A macro analysis accompanies the interpretation of data. This second tier of analysis extends the research to take into account the larger socio-cultural forces at play. Here I combine Foucault’s notion of the governmentality of difficult populations with a critical look at neoliberal social and political philosophy to paint the back drop into which the micro relationships and social processes depicted in the three models are set. Throughout I kept the words of study s uppermost in my mind. The findings are discussed in relation to existing empirical literature on physical fitness and intellectual disabilities. The findings suggest that success in engaging people with intellectual disabilities in fitness activities requires an understanding of their fitness histories and involvement of people in their close social networks. (Key words: physical fitness, developmental disability/ intellectual disability; mental retardation and physical well-being; developmental disability/intellectual disability/mental retardation.).

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Chapman, G. Keith. "Procurement of 'smart homes' for people with physical disability." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.496002.

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Few Smart Homes for severely physical disabled persons have been constructed in the UK except for those developed in the late 1990s, which were constructed as demonstration or exhibition projects and not for permanent residence. This study acknowledges the resulting dearth of user consultation data as one of the gaps and addresses it through utilising a wide user consultation exercise to direct and inform the research and development of Smart Homes. Users stress that the role of technology is to complement and enhance existing living arrangements and cannot act as a substitute to the care and support received from other people, either informally from family and friends or formally from service providers. A technology and design review informed design exercises culminating in the design of smart homes capable of being constructed for disabled persons and those requiring lifetime homes. Internal and external doors, locks and all windows are motorised and a system of sensors and devices share data in order to act, react and interact in an appropriate way. Post-occupancy studies identified that radio frequency remote controllers appear to have performed better than infrared alternatives and that motorised doors are the most frequently used elements in the system, particularly front doors, doors to the garden, and kitchen doors. There have been difficulties experiences in the successful implementation of Smart Homes research and in the successful provision of Smart Homes when using some methods of procurement. These issues are addressed through a survey of the actual procurement methods utilised and their impact on the success of a number of smart home projects across the UK. It was found that the majority of survey respondents would select a Traditional procurement method if involved in a future Smart Home project.

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Turner, Margo. "Physical activity levels among young children with ASN/disability." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.502315.

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The aim of this study was to investigate the opportunities available for participation in physical activity for children with Additional Support Needs and or disabilities in a sample of mainstream primary schools in Glasgow. Despite the voluminous amount of research that has been published in the field of physical activity there remains a paucity of information on activity patterns in exercise for children with Additional Support Needs. The research has been prompted by concerns and anecdotal stories about low levels of participation in physical activity by young children with ASN in a mainstream setting. As part of the Standards Scotland Schools Act 2000 (section 15) schools, across Scotland, will offer mainstream education to all children, including those with physical and educational special needs, other than in exceptionally circumstances. The specific aim of f 'Research was to highlight barriers against children with ASN participating in physical activity sessions to the same extent as their able bodied peers.

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Saunders, David H. "Physical fitness training for people with stroke." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4224.

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INTRODUCTION: Impaired physical fitness may contribute to functional limitations and disability after stroke. Physical fitness (including cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength/power) can be improved by appropriate fitness training; this is of benefit to healthy people and patient groups but whether it is of benefit for people after stroke is unclear. The aim of this thesis was to determine whether physical fitness training is beneficial after stroke. OBJECTIVES: (1) Develop a rationale for fitness training by determining whether physical fitness after stroke is a) impaired, and b) associated with functional limitations and disability. (2) Develop and evaluate randomized controlled trial (RCT) evidence by a) determining the feasibility of a definitive RCT, and b) evaluating the benefits of fitness training after stroke. METHODS: (1) Systematic review of observational data and multiple linear regression of exploratory RCT baseline data determined the nature of fitness impairments and any associations with functional limitation and disability. (2) Systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs established the effects of fitness training on disability, death and dependence. An exploratory RCT (‘STARTER’) compared the effects of a fitness training programme (cardiorespiratory plus strength training 3 days/week for 12 weeks) with an attention control (relaxation) on fitness, function, disability, mood and quality of life in 66 ambulatory people with stroke. RESULTS: (1) Systematic review of observational data showed cardiorespiratory fitness (peak oxygen uptake and economy of walking) and muscle strength were low after stroke; the impairments predicted functional limitation but links to disability were unclear. STARTER baseline data showed little impairment in economy of walking but lower limb extensor power was impaired (42-54% of values expected in healthy age and gender matched people) and this predicted functional limitation and disability. (2) The systematic review identified 12 RCTs (n=289) in 2003, and 24 RCTs (n=1147) when updated in 2007. The systematic reviews showed death was uncommon, and effects on dependence and disability were unclear. However training did improve fitness and cardiorespiratory training during rehabilitation improved ambulation. Most benefits resulted from task-related training. The STARTER fitness training intervention was feasible, with good attendance (>90%) and good compliance with intervention content (94-99%). At the end of the fitness training intervention there were small improvements in some cardiorespiratory fitness, physical function and quality of life outcomes compared with the control group, but these differences had diminished four months later. CONCLUSIONS: (1) Cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength and power are impaired after stroke, so there is scope to increase fitness, and there are plausible benefits. (2) Physical fitness training after stroke is feasible, it improves fitness and has some functional benefits, in particular for walking ability. Effects on disability, death and dependence are not known. Further research is required to determine the timing, mode, duration, frequency and intensity of fitness training for optimum benefits, and investigate how benefits can be retained in the long-term.

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Young, Nancy Lynn. "Evaluation of paediatric physical disability and exploration of contributing factors." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq28096.pdf.

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Davis, Aileen M. "Measuring physical disability following limb preservation for lower extremity sarcoma." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ27905.pdf.

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Hobbs, Nicola. "Disability and physical activity behaviours : an application of theoretical frameworks." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2339.

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Background: The prevalence of disability increases with age; therefore with an aging population, interventions to reduce disability are crucial. This thesis adopts a behavioural conceptualisation of disability. The theoretical frameworks of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and the integrated ICF/TPB model are applied to investigate disability and physical activity (PA) behaviours. The thesis aims to: (1) identify the factors involved in the prioritisation of patients for total joint replacement; (2) classify patient pre-operative expectations of total hip replacement (THR) and investigate the relationship between expectations and recovery after surgery, and; (3) test whether the TPB and theory-based interventions can predict and explain PA within individuals. Method: Five studies were conducted. In the first study, health professionals judged whether the items from two prioritisation tools measured each of the ICF constructs. In the second study, surgeons ranked patient vignettes, which differed by constructs from the integrated model, in order of priority for THR. In the third study, a large cohort of THR patients reported expectations of surgery pre-operatively. Health and functioning were also reported pre-operatively and 1-year post-operatively. The fourth and fifth studies were a series of experimental n-of-1 studies using diary methods assessing TPB cognitions and PA behaviours. Results: There is a lack of agreement between judges in relation to the content of many of the items from prioritisation tools. Behavioural and psychological factors can influence prioritisation for THR. The majority of patient expectations of THR addressed activities and social participation; however, the evidence for a relationship between expectations and recovery was limited. The TPB can predict PA within some individuals but the evidence in support of interventions to increase PA was limited. Discussion: The findings provide important clinical and theoretical implications for understanding disability and physical activity behaviours.

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Li, Kwai-yi Josephine. "Psychosocial predictors of successful adjustment of persons with physical disability." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29725677.

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Wozencroft, Isabel G. "Gender, Physical Disability and Perceived Social Support in the Workplace." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2016. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/749.

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Based on previous research, there is reason to believe that both a person’s gender and whether or not they have a physical disability both have the ability to moderate one’s perceived social support levels in the workplace. This study proposes to explore how a person's gender, and whether or not they have a physical disability, affects their rating of overall perceived social support, as well as different types of perceived social support, on their best and worst social relationships in the workplace .The study will be conducted through a Survey Monkey Survey which firstly asks the participant to answer questions based on a 20 item Likert scale, which is based on modified items of the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL). This is followed by questions about the participant's gender and whether or not they identify as having a physical disability, in order to reduce order effects. A two way, between groups ANOVA test will be run in order to see the interactions between gender and ability status, in regards to overall perceived social support and different types of perceived social support. It is hypothesized that in general, physically disabled individuals will perceive themselves as receiving less social support from their their social relationships, and able bodied individuals will perceive themselves as receiving the most social support from their social relationships. Gender, however, will moderate which type of perceived social support is experienced the most and the least by the participant.

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MacMillan, Pamela Jo. "Vulnerability to disability following traumatic brain injury." W&M ScholarWorks, 1999. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1550154124.

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Tillett, William. "Work disability in psoriatic arthritis." Thesis, University of Bath, 2014. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.629672.

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Psoriatic arthritis is an inflammatory arthritis affecting a fifth of patients with skin psoriasis. Inflammation of the joints and tendons causes pain, stiffness, reduced function and disability. Work disability is increasingly recognised as an important, patient centred, functional measure of disease yet little is known about work disability in psoriatic arthritis. The overall aim of my thesis is to examine patient reported work disability in psoriatic arthritis by undertaking the following; • A systematic review of the relevant literature • Classification of a cohort of patients to study • Validation of a commonly used work outcome measure used in other rheumatic diseases • Selection of a suitable measure of structural damage to inflamed joints for investigating the associations of work disability in longitudinal observational studies. The results of the systematic review identified limited data reporting high levels of work disability associated with a wide variety of disease and non-disease related factors. The review also identified the lack of a validated outcome measure for use in psoriatic arthritis. I report the classification of a large single centre longitudinal cohort of patients with psoriatic arthritis and evidence supporting the retrospective application of a psoriatic arthritis classification criterion. Subsequently I report a preliminary validation study of the work productivity and activity impairment questionnaire to measure work disability in psoriatic arthritis and a further study comparing the existing measures of structural damage in psoriatic arthritis. Finally I developed and supervised a multicentre observational study to examine the associations of work disability in psoriatic arthritis. The study identified reduced work effectiveness to be associated with measures of disease activity, whereas unemployment was associated with recent disease onset, greater age and worse physical function. The study will provide a valuable cohort for prospective study of work disability and the effect of medical treatment and will form part of my planned post-doctoral studies.

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Conway, Madeline Ruth. "Representing difference : a study of physical disability in contemporary Spanish cinema." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.368909.

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Rosenberg, Shirit Chaia-Rivka. "Disability, physical activity, health, health status and chronic diseases in adults." Thesis, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3704483.

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There is a great deal of concern regarding the levels of physical inactivity in people with disability, which is more prevalent than in the general population. Inactivity in individuals with disabilities can lead to higher rates of chronic diseases and obesity and vice versa. Moreover, disability is increasing in middle-aged adults while decreasing among older adults. This purpose of this dissertation was to: 1) evaluate the prevalence of disability across the lifespan, 2) to examine the relationships between disability (DA), physical activity (PA), and factors associated with them, and 3) to look at the trends in these factors to understand the patterns occurring in middle-aged adults compared with older adults.

Data analyzed for this dissertation were collected as part of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) conducted between 2003 and 2011. Measures included DA, PA, chronic diseases, sociodemographics, health risk behaviors, and health status.

In our first study, we found that respondents categorized as disabled or functionally limited reported less PA, more chronic diseases, and poorer health behaviors than those categorized as able bodied. There was a higher prevalence of DA in the middle-aged and older adults compared to younger adults. Individuals with lower incomes and those with chronic diseases were more likely to be classified as having a disability compared to individuals with higher incomes and individuals without chronic disease. Our second study showed that middle-aged people were less likely to meet physical activity recommendations compared with older adults. Having a DA and being in poor health were strongly associated with not meeting the PA recommendations. In our third study, we found all the age groups showed an increase in functional limitation and DA over time. Further, among all age groups there was an increase in meeting aerobic recommendations over time. Our studies showed that DA and functional limitation are strongly associated with unhealthy behaviors and chronic diseases and poorer health. Moreover, middle-aged and older adults showed similar results in DA and PA recommendations. Given that physical inactivity has the potential to reduce disability, prevent chronic disease and enhance health, greater public health attention to what is warranted.

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Lau, Wai-yee Kelly. "Marital adjustment in couples with one partner having physical disability/illness." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2000. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29727170.

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Ebrahim, Shaheen Brian John. "Physical disability, health, depressed mood and use of services after stroke." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293216.

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Hovda, Theodore James. "Lower extremity strength and its association with physical function and disability." Electronic thesis, 2002. http://dspace.zsr.wfu.edu/jspui/handle/10339/208.

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Gale, Evelyn. "The use of touch in learning disability nursing." Thesis, Keele University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.311733.

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Cole, Amanda Elizabeth. "Experiences of Postsecondary Students with Physical Disabilities with Online Learning." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6985.

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Over one tenth of students in postsecondary education have a documented disability as defined by the Americans with Disability Act. However, faculty and course designers often lack understanding of these students' experiences, which leads to insufficient accommodations. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the experiences of students with physical disabilities (SWD) in online courses. The research was grounded in self-determination theory, which posits 3 basic needs for self-actualization: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. This theory in combination with universal design for learning provided a lens for exploring these experiences. Data collection included 8 interviews with postsecondary students with a physical disability. Data were coded using a combination of value codes and organized thematically. Major findings showed that SWD experience barriers in self-regulation, minimizing of their disabilities, pressure to overachieve, specific knowledge of available resources, isolation, and miscommunication. However, through proper online learning, SWD experience benefits in self-regulation, self-pacing, an increasing sense of confidence and pride, stamina, connection to peers, positive discussions, and advocacy for themselves and others. This research has implications for social change as an evidentiary tool for advocacy when exploring the benefits of taking online courses for SWD and as an awareness tool for teachers and other stakeholders in online education who wish to adapt to best practices.

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Branfield, Fran. "Not quite human : an exploration of power resistance and disability." Thesis, University of York, 1997. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/2509/.

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Graham, Jacqueline. "Inter-professional collaboration in the special school." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1995. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10019147/.

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This research explored inter-professional collaboration amongst professionals involved in meeting the special needs of pupils with physical impairment in special schools. The principle of adopting a multi-professional approach for assessing and meeting special needs is enshrined in much recent social and educational legislation. However, its implementation has been acknowledged as presenting a challenge to professionals who each have their own professional culture, values and expertise; and who are employed by different agencies with their own priorities, funding, and organisation. Services offered to 'clients' by this multi-professional team are the outcome of the interaction between both social and psychological factors which exist amongst professionals in particular social contexts. Three social psychological theories were used to develop a framework which offered possible explanations of inter-professional behaviour in the special school context. The three approaches were Realistic Conflict Theory(R.C.T.) developed by Sherif(1966), Social Identity Theory(S.I.T.) developed by Tajfel(1978) and the Contact Hypothesis based on the work of Gordon Allport(1954). Both qualitative and quantitative techniques were adopted for data collection. In the first phase of the research an interprofessional collaboration scale was developed. It was validatd by members of seven professional groups identified as being involved, to varying degrees, with pupils with physical impairment. The collaboration scale was incorporated into a postal questionnaire in the second phase of the research. The questionnaire sought professional views relating to professional identification, perceived goal conflict, in-group favouritism and differentiation against out-groups and involvement in collaborative activities. Data were gathered from 263 members of seven different professional groups, working in 53 special schools. Finally qualitative data were gathered, using semi-structured interviews, from 12 respondents, 6 teachers and 6 physiotherapists, working in 3 special schools. The research resulted in the validation of an interprofessional collaboration scale which was shown to have high internal reliability. Professionals perceived themselves as being involved in the activities described in the scale, and indicated that collaboration was both desirable and beneficial. The identification scale, used to measure professional identification, was shown to have high internal reliability in accordance with the findings of previous studies in which it had been used. It revealed that respondents identified positively with their professional group, but this identification was not associated with inter-group differentiation as predicted by social identity theory. Multi-variate analyses identified contact to be the best predictor of in-group favouritism and differentiation. This was in contrast to the findings of previous studies in which conflict and identification had been identified as the best predictors of inter-group differentiation. Contact was also shown in this study to be the best predictor of collaboration. Interview data added to these quantitative findings revealing the purposes of contact and sources of conflict to be linked to involvement in collaborative activities. A link between identification and self-esteem, as predicted by social identity theory, was also in evidence in the interview data. Professional perceptions of parents' views relating to collaboration indicated little progress towards partnership with parents. It was concluded that future research should investigate in greater detail the relationships between inter-professional contact, conflict and collaboration, and develop the use of social identity theory in a professional context. Finally it was concluded that investigating the relative value of a collaborative approach as opposed to other multi-professional approaches, may be beneficial in informing the planning and organisation of special provision for pupils with physical impairment.

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Spartali, Ioanna. "Facilitators to integration in Greek physical activity settings." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367959.

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Grist, Virginia L. "The relationships between age of disability onset, adaptation to disability, and quality of life among older adults with physical disabilities." Tallahassee, Florida : Florida State University, 2010. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04122010-171802/.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2010.
Advisor: Deborah J. Ebener, Florida State University, College of Education, Dept. of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed on July 19, 2010). Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 123 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

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Harris, Chérie Annette. "Outdoor adventure and physical disability : participants' perceptions of the catalysts of change /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2006. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19406.pdf.

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van, Erp Ansmarie. "A life changing experience - a rural perspective on living with physical disability." University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Sciences, 2002. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/archive/00001520/.

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The topic of disability permeates medical literature. Yet, while disability as a medical condition is a focus of research and discussion, this research and discussion occurs often in neglectful ignorance of the total life experience of the individual person. This research is grounded in interpretive phenomenology. The philosophical grounding for the study draws on the works of Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty. The methodological structure of the research used van Manen’s (1990) hermeneutic phenomenology to guide a deeper understanding of the human experiences surrounding physical disability. Nine men and women living in different rural communities participated in a series of audiotaped, in-depth, unstructured interviews. The study suggests that living with disability encompasses a complex multidimensional phenomenon to be found within the context of a person’s life. Defined by physical and social barriers, living with disability denotes an interaction between impairment, activity limitation, and restricted participation. Four themes emerged that explicate the experience: (1) The Everyday Life of the Body; (2) Valuing a Rural Life; (3) Relationships in Life; and (4) Relating Time to Life. Disability was understood as a life-changing experience that entails complex time-consuming and energy-depleting processes and is defined by personal, family and social development. For the participants in this study, the lived experience of disability can be characterised by the expression: “life is not the same”. The understanding of the essential nature of this lived experience that emerged from this study has implications for health practice. The practice of disability intervention, based solely on impairment, may be inadequate to facilitate optimal health outcomes for rural people. Instead, physiotherapists can assist these people in discernment of priorities, maintaining existing relationships, advocation of rights, and finding the balance to encounter physical and societal adversity. Thus, the study suggests that health professionals need a broad conceptualisation of what constitutes legitimate knowledge for practice and a recognition that disability is an ongoing journey rather than a final destination.

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Barayagwiza, Pierre. "Factors related to sport preferences among youth with physical disability in Rwanda." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2011. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_1202_1365583352.

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Sport participation can play a vital role in enhancing life of youth with physical disabilities. This is because of the rehabilitative influence sport can have not only on the physical body but also on rehabilitating people with disability into society. A successful sport programme in which the youth with disabilities are involved should possibly respect youthâs wishes regarding the preference of the sport. The Review of the literature revealed that little has been documented about the status of disability sport in developing countries. Given the psychosocial and physiological benefits of sport in everyoneâs life, including those with physical disabilities, there is a need for a study to document the status of sport of this sub-population in Rwanda. This study, therefore, aimed to identify the factors associated with sport preferences among youth with physical disabilities in Rwanda. A sequential mixed model design was used to collect data, specifically the sequential explanatory strategy. Data was collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire and a total number of 204 participants voluntarily answered the questionnaire. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among four (4) NPC staff to collect data regarding the challenges experienced by youth with physical disabilities with regard to sport preferences. The Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 19 was used for data capturing and data analysis. Descriptive statistics were employed to summarize demographic information as means, standard deviation, frequencies and percentages. Inferential statistics (chi-square and independent samples t-tests) were used to test the associations between different categorical variables (p<
0.05). For the qualitative data, audiotaped interviews were transcribed and translated from Kinyarwanda into English, and the expressed ideas were coded and reduced into subthemes and categories. Thematic analysis was then done under the generated sub-themes. Permission to conduct this study was obtained from the concerned authorities. Ethical issues pertaining to informed consent, anonymity, confidentiality and the right to withdraw from the study were respected in this current study. The results of the current study revealed that the top five sports played by youth with physical disabilities were sit ball, sitting volleyball, volleyball, table tennis and wheelchair basketball. It also showed that youth with physical disabilities were committed to and enjoyed their sport experience. Additionally, they have had strong feelings about their physical abilities. Discouragingly, the results indicated that the youth with physical disabilities have had low perception that their parents were supportive of their participation in sport. The findings further showed that age, gender, use or non-use of mobility aids, and type of impairment influenced the choice of sport. However, there was no statistically significant association between demographic characteristics and some sports codes played in Rwanda. During the semi-structured interviews, the participants reported the challenges experienced by youth with physical disabilities with regard to sport preferences including physical factors (lack of accessible facilities, uneven playgrounds, transport to and from sport fields, resources and limited sporting codes available), social factors (lack of parental support and models) and financial factors (inhibit the implementation of many sport codes, high cost of adaptive equipment) which influence the youth with physical disabilities to choose a sport with sufficient facilities even if they do not like it. Factors that emerged as facilitators for sport preferences include: sport availability, perceived ability to handle a sport, friendship, facilities, improved individual competences, independence in mobility gained, and to take part in international tournaments. Based on the results of this study, and the role of sport in preventing many chronic diseases, it is apparent that there is a need to widen the spectrum of sport opportunities and to create awareness among youth with physical disabilities. Furthermore, there is a need to provide social and a local barrier-free inclusion of various stakeholders in recommending and designing sport programmes for the youth with disabilities.

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Cregan, Kerry. "The knowledge of elite level coaches of swimmers with a physical disability /." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=83174.

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The last decade has seen an increase in empirical research pertaining to coaching science and education. A great deal of research has focused on coaches of elite able-bodied athletes, while coaches of athletes with a disability have generally been overlooked. In a recent analysis of disability sport, only 5% of empirical publications pertained to coaching. Thus, the current study addressed the gap in the literature by examining the knowledge of disability sport coaches. Six elite level Canadian coaches of swimmers with a physical disability were interviewed using an unstructured, open-ended interview format. Four categories emerged from the analysis: coach background and characteristics, training, competition, and contextual factors. Results revealed who the coaches were, what they did, and similarities with elite able-bodied coaches, as well as differences that were specific to coaching swimmers with a physical disability. Specifically, it was essential for coaches to become knowledgeable of their athletes' disabilities, deal with issues of equality between able-bodied and swimmers with a physical disability, and accommodate a large array of individual needs. These findings augment knowledge in coaching psychology by including elite level coaches of athletes with physical disabilities.

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Blomqvist, Sven. "Postural balance, physical activity and capacity among young people with intellectual disability." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Sjukgymnastik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-71227.

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The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate postural balance, physical activity, physical capacity and their associations in young people (16-20 years) with intellectual disability (ID), mild to moderate. The aim was also to study the reliability and concurrent validity of postural balance tests. To evaluate postural balance, one assessor used five common postural balance tests and one new test. The tests were performed twice for 89 young people with ID (one to twelve days apart). Intraclass correlation coefficients greater than 0.80 were achieved for four of the common balance tests: Extended Timed Up and Go Test (ETUGT), Modified Forward Reach Test (MFRT), One-Leg Stance Test (OLS), and a Force Platform Test (FPT). The smallest real difference ranged from 12% to 40%; less than 20% is considered to be low. For the six balance tests, the concurrent validity varied between none to low. Falls are more common for young people with ID compared to young people without ID. One reason could be impaired postural balance. The postural balance for young people with ID has not been thoroughly investigated. Therefore, five balance tests and three muscle strength tests were used to compare young people with ID with an age-matched control group without ID (n=255). The young people with ID had significantly lower scores on most of the postural balance tests and muscle strength tests of the trunk and lower limbs. Muscle strength, height, and body mass index had no strong association with postural balance. The results also illustrated that young people with ID did not rely more on vision for their balance ability compared to peers without ID. It seems that postural balance is impaired for young people with ID when evaluated with common tests. An everyday situation is to react to unexpected balance disturbances to avoid falls by using different postural responses. Since young people with ID seem to fall more often than peers without ID, it is valuable to investigate if those postural responses are different between the groups. Therefore, young people with and without ID (n=99) were exposed to six backward surface translations and several postural muscle responses were evaluated: muscle synergies and strategies, muscle onset latency, time-to-peak amplitude, and adaptation. The responses of the investigated muscles – the gastrocnemius, the biceps femoris, and the erector spinae L4 level – were measured using electromyography. The results showed that there were no differences between the two groups with respect to synergies or strategies, muscle onset latency, and time-to-peak amplitude. An overall pattern was seen, that young people with ID adapted their muscle response slower in all three muscles than peers without ID, but this pattern was not statistically significant. Studies have shown that people with ID have impaired postural balance, a lower level of physical activity, and lower aerobic capacity compared to people without ID. The association is however not investigated. Therefore, postural balance (postural sway indirectly measured with the subjects standing on a force platform), physical activity (measured with a pedometer), and aerobic capacity (measured with a sub-maximal ergometer cycle test) were used to assess young people with and without ID (n=106). To investigate the subjects’ view of their own health, the subjects completed an adapted questionnaire that addressed their perceived health. The analysis showed no significant associations between postural balance, level of physical activity, and aerobic capacity. The subjects in the ID group, both men and women, had significantly lower aerobic capacity compared to subjects without ID. The answers from the health questionnaire did not correspond to the measured outcomes from the physical tests for young people with ID. In conclusion, ETUGT and MFRT can be used to evaluate change in postural balance over time in young people with mild to moderate ID. The low concurrent validity suggests that the postural balance tests probably challenge various subsystems. Young people with ID have impaired postural balance and perform lower on muscle strength tests than age-matched controls. Postural muscle responses after external perturbations seem to be similar for young people with and without ID, but the ability to adapt muscle responses after repeated perturbations appears to be slower for young people with ID. The studies in the thesis also indicate that young people with ID have reduced level of physical activity and lower aerobic capacity. The lack of association between the different physical functions indicates that they should be evaluated and exercised separately. Young persons with ID might have more difficulty realising the health advantage of being physically active, as they do not seem to make this connection. Because of this, it is important that parents/guardians, school staff, physiotherapists, and others encourage them to participate in physical activity.

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Partridge, C. J. "Cognitions and emotions as predictors of recovery in conditions involving physical disability." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1985. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1349789/.

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Patients with conditions involving physical disability vary considerably in the course of their recovery. Initial severity as judged by clinical examination is the usual baseline for predicting eventual outcome but considerable variability has been observed in the process of recovery in patients with conditions of similar initial severity. Recognizing the many potential influences on the process of recovery, medical, personal, environmental and social, this study investigated psychological factors as predictors of different aspects of recovery. The hypotheses tested were that cognitions, such as the patients' perceptions of their condition and its implications for them, their perceptions about their control over their own recovery, the attributions made about their condition and events in their recovery, the ways in which they coped with the problems imposed by their condition and their emotional responses, would be more reliable predictors of different aspects of recovery from physical disability than initial clinical severity. Physical disability was conceptualized at two levels, as restriction in the performance of movements and restriction in the performance of functions and activities. The investigation was undertaken in four stages. Early exploratory work of the first two stages studied over 100 patients with physical disability during the process of their recovery, by observation, semi-structured interviews and videorecording. In the third stage methods of measurement of clinical indices of the selected conditions were developed and tested with the study population. Psychometric methods were also tested and where necessary developed. In the fourth stage hypotheses about the relationships between clinical indices and psychological factors were tested with 40 subjects with physical disability, 20 with stroke, 20 with a wrist fracture. There was considerable support for the overall hypothesis that psychological factors would be reliable predictors of different aspects of recovery. Initial clinical severity was a poor predictor of outcome in terms of performance of movements and functions, and individual perceptions of severity of condition showed little relationship to objective measurements of severity. Perceptions of personal control over recovery were associated with more effective recovery in terms of performance, and general level of raised emotional response with some less effective levels of performance. These results need to be re-examined using larger groups of subjects, and including those with other conditions involving physical disability to find if results can be generalized. The results provide information about factors influencing the process of recovery from conditions involving physical disability.

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Graham, Naomi. "The experience of play for children with high levels of physical disability." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2018. https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/78633331-40e9-4180-ad35-f145aa244554.

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Irwin, Kelley. "Limiting Disability Post-Brain Injury Through a Physical Activity Centered Education Program." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2011. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc84224/.

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Brain injury (i.e., traumatic brain injury, stroke) is a considerable public health issue due to complicated outcomes of the injury, increasing incidence, and high costs linked with medical treatment. Rehabilitation centers are challenged to help individuals manage the resultant associated conditions and prevent secondary and chronic conditions. Research has shown that health promotion programs (HPP) that incorporate education about physical activity (PA) are one mode of rehabilitation that can improve the health of individuals with disabilities. However, PA is not included in the rehabilitation program for individuals with a brain injury, indicating a gap in the services provided. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to create and implement a physical activity centered education (PACE) program within an outpatient rehabilitation program. PACE consisted of an 8-week (16 session) program which aimed to (1) increase PA self-efficacy, (2) increase intention to change PA behaviors, (3) increase amount of PA completed regularly, and (4) promote positive rehabilitation outcomes. Based on previous research it was hypothesized that participation in PACE would result in (1) increased PA self-efficacy, (2) forward progression in intention to change PA behaviors, (3) increased amount of PA completed, and (4) improved rehabilitation outcomes (i.e., abilities, adjustment, participation). The PACE program resulted in an average increase of 16.1% in participants’ PA self-efficacy (effect size [ES] = 0.41), an increase from three of nine participants at pre-test to six of nine participants at post-test reporting to be in a stage of change in which they are most likely to be successful in regular PA participation (i.e., action or maintenance), and a comparable improvement in MPAI-4 scores (rehabilitation outcomes) after discharge to a rehabilitation program without a PA education component. In conclusion, the PACE program can improve PA self-efficacy, intention to change PA behaviors, and short-term rehabilitation outcomes.

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Shah, Rinkle. "Making sense of disability: The role of home and its physical environment." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2015. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/84903/6/Rinkle_Shah_Thesis_Reduced.pdf.

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This research responds to the need for a holistic understanding of the way in which people with disability and their family caregivers make sense of disability in and through their home settings. While of specific value to the spatial design disciplines, the research also enhances our understanding of disability and how its meaning is ecologically negotiated over time and space.

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Mäkelä, Jonna. "Facilitators to support participation in physical activities for children with physical disabilities : A systematic literature review." Thesis, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Högskolan i Jönköping, HLK, CHILD, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-30293.

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Not participating in physical activities is considered to be a risk factor for the health and well-being of children, especially children with physical disabilities. Nonetheless, children with physical disabilities tend to participate less in physical activities than children without disabilities. The aim of this study was to identify what individual and contextual facilitators are suggested to support the participation of children aged 6 to 18 with physical disabilities in physical activities. A systematic literature review was conducted in four databases. The search was limited to articles written in English, peer reviewed and published between January 2006 and March 2016. A qualitative content analysis with focus on a deductive manifest approach was used to analyze the data. Seven articles were selected for data analysis. Results show that facilitators on an individual level include awareness of health benefits, being motivated, having fun, and social aspects such as meeting friends. Facilitators on a contextual level include support from people in the child’s environment, accessibility, adaptive equipment, modifiable activities, positive attitudes from others, available information, knowledgeable instructors, financial support, and transportation. Occupational therapists need to be aware of the facilitators identified on both individual and contextual level when planning interventions. More research with younger children is needed.

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Davis, Fiona J. "Transitions for youth with physical impairment and the impact on them and their families." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2017. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/103527/1/Fiona_Davis_Thesis.pdf.

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This project used a mixed methods approach to explore the quality of life of youth with physical impairment and their caregivers during a life transition, namely the move from primary to secondary school. The lived experience of both the caregivers and the youth provided a perspective of the impact of the environment for the youth as well as the impact of caregiving for the families. Identifying and accessing relevant and appropriate information for caregivers to assist in decision making, and provision of therapeutic interventions for the youth, during this developmental period, were seen to be crucial for a beneficial transition.

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Mays, Jenny. "Perception of the Experience of Domestic Violence By Women with a Physical Disability." Queensland University of Technology, 2003. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/15799/.

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The disability movement drew attention to the struggle against the oppression of people of disability. The rise of disability activism contributed to increased awareness of the need for a social theory of disability, in order to account for the historical, social and economic basis of oppression. Emerging studies of disability issues by disability theorists, such as Sobsey (1994), highlighted the higher prevalence and nature of violence against people with a disability, in comparison to the general population. However, the limited research concerning women with a physical impairment experiencing domestic violence contributes to this social problem being underestimated in the community. Contemporary theoretical conceptualisations of both domestic violence and disability fail to explain the causal framework that leads to women who have a disability experiencing violent situations. Similarly, by explaining domestic violence as a solely socially constructed gender inequality and power differential, feminism provides insufficient recognition of the structural dimension of disability. As a preliminary inquiry, this study draws on the premises of historical materialism, and feminism to explain disability and investigates disabilism as a means to examine the experience of domestic violence by women with a physical impairment. The research design incorporated the use of qualitative methods for data collection and encapsulated critical social science and interpretivist epistemology. This study provided the basis for generating an understanding of the nature of domestic violence against women with a physical impairment within this sample group. From this investigation, causal hypotheses can be advanced for subsequent extended research. This study revealed that disabilism together with the interacting structural dimensions of disability, gender and class operated to marginalise and alienate these women with a physical impairment in a violent relationship. This tended to reinforce and entrench violence against women with a physical impairment. The study provides insight into the way social conditions and disabilism interrelate to maintain this group of women with an impairment in a violent relationship and contribute to the experience of poverty and lower social status upon leaving the relationship.

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Mays, Jennifer. "Perception of the experience of domestic violence by women with a physical disability." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2003. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15799/1/Jennifer_Mays_Thesis.pdf.

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The disability movement drew attention to the struggle against the oppression of people of disability. The rise of disability activism contributed to increased awareness of the need for a social theory of disability, in order to account for the historical, social and economic basis of oppression. Emerging studies of disability issues by disability theorists, such as Sobsey (1994), highlighted the higher prevalence and nature of violence against people with a disability, in comparison to the general population. However, the limited research concerning women with a physical impairment experiencing domestic violence contributes to this social problem being underestimated in the community. Contemporary theoretical conceptualisations of both domestic violence and disability fail to explain the causal framework that leads to women who have a disability experiencing violent situations. Similarly, by explaining domestic violence as a solely socially constructed gender inequality and power differential, feminism provides insufficient recognition of the structural dimension of disability. As a preliminary inquiry, this study draws on the premises of historical materialism, and feminism to explain disability and investigates disabilism as a means to examine the experience of domestic violence by women with a physical impairment. The research design incorporated the use of qualitative methods for data collection and encapsulated critical social science and interpretivist epistemology. This study provided the basis for generating an understanding of the nature of domestic violence against women with a physical impairment within this sample group. From this investigation, causal hypotheses can be advanced for subsequent extended research. This study revealed that disabilism together with the interacting structural dimensions of disability, gender and class operated to marginalise and alienate these women with a physical impairment in a violent relationship. This tended to reinforce and entrench violence against women with a physical impairment. The study provides insight into the way social conditions and disabilism interrelate to maintain this group of women with an impairment in a violent relationship and contribute to the experience of poverty and lower social status upon leaving the relationship.

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McMaster, Sarah. "Coaches of Athletes with a Physical Disability: A Look at their Learning Experiences." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20684.

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Although coaching has become a popular area for research, little is known about coaches of athletes with a disability (Cregan et al., 2007; DePauw & Gavron, 1991, 2005). The purpose of this study was to explore how disability sport coaches learnt to coach and, more specifically, how they learnt through interactions. Recent disability sport research has revealed that coaches work with their athletes to enhance their learning (Cregan et al., 2007; O’Neill & Richardson, 2008); as such, athletes also participated in this study. Data collection included 20 semi-structured interviews and 14 non-participant observation sessions with five coach-athlete dyads. A thematic analysis was conducted (Braun & Clarke, 2006), which revealed that coaches from various backgrounds commonly learnt through informal learning situations, most frequently through interactions with others. It is suggested that organizations nurture these informal situations and offer more disability-specific nonformal and formal situations to enhance coaches’ learning opportunities.

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Scudds, Rhonda J. "The relationship between physical disability and musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling senior citizens." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1996. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq21312.pdf.

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Schrodt, Lori A. Giuliani Carol. "Examining the relationships among cognitive processing, physical function, and disability in older adults." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,314.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.
Title from electronic title page (viewed Oct. 10, 2007). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Medicine (Program in Human Movement Science)." Discipline: Human Movement Science; Department/School: Medicine.

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Jin, Tae-Sang 1974. "The validity of swimming rubrics for children with and without a physical disability /." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=99726.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of swimming rubrics. The 10-level rubrics were designed to assess the front crawl. Participants were children, aged 8 to 13 years, with and without a physical disability (n=19) from a "reverse integration" school in Montreal. Participants swam 20 meters with each deciding if a floatation device was necessary. They evaluated themselves as well as peers using the rubric format. The physical education teacher and two teaching assistants participated as teacher assessors. Teacher, peer, and self assessments produced similar scores. In peer assessment, students with disability produced lower scores than students without disability. Boys did not differ from girls. In self assessment, students with and without a disability showed similar competence in comparison to teachers. Also, boys and girls produced similar competence in comparison to their teacher as well. Finally, video assessment was significantly correlated with assessment done immediately after performance.

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Stone, Christopher A. "What College Students with Physical Impairments Say About Discourses of Disability On Campus." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3687706.

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For students with disabilities, inclusion implies more than access as stipulated through the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its 2008 Amendments Act. It indicates the idea of a communal experience that attempts to develop a culture wherein the full participation of diverse students is established through proactive decisions and allows them to engage in aspects of campus life "in a seamless and real-time manner" (Huger, 2011, p. 5). The purpose of this study was to explore conversations surrounding disability, as understood by students with physical impairments, in order to make meaning of their lived experiences, the messages they receive, and their interpretations of those messages. Using discourse analysis as both a theory and method (Gee, 2011), seven students self-identifying with physical impairment were asked to discuss their college experiences; what factors impact their decisions regarding involvement; what it means to be "inclusive"; what they feel their institutions do to create and encourage inclusive campuses; and what they think non-disabled peers think of them.

Despite interviews designed to focus conversations on social involvement and engagement, participants often gravitated toward their educational pursuits and specific concerns based upon individual disability needs. Students de-emphasized extra-curricular involvement in favor of adherence to objectives for successful academic pursuits, often requiring they weigh the physical and wellness tolls such activities could take on their bodies. Considering how respondents speak of their university experiences, this paper argues the discourses of disability are understood as seriously academic and seriously medical or health related. Further, while participants stated overall positive experiences at their universities, analysis of the conversations revealed encounters with physical access problems and difficulties with interactions and interpersonal relationships on campus. This suggests a deeper complexity to their initial assertions, perhaps highlighting the low expectations students with physical impairments hold toward true inclusion and the degree to which bad has to be sensed as bad enough to reach the level of being truly damaging to their view of the overall experience. Implications for this study are to help the university community—administrators, faculty, and students—understand the decision-making process for students with disabilities regarding campus involvement.

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Walker, Gore Clare Helen. "Plotting disability : physical difference, characterisation, and the form of the novel, 1837-1907." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.709332.

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Huddleston, Robin. "Teaching Physical Education Skills to a Student with a Disability Through Video Modeling." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2019. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7510.

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Video modeling (VM) is a video-based intervention (VBI) that has been implemented with individuals with disabilities to teach various life and educational skills. It is a tool that allows learners to watch a target skill modeled on a pre-recorded video. The learner is able to re-watch a new skill as many times as needed, and the teacher is given the flexibility needed to work with multiple students while providing individualized instruction. The participant in this study was a 13-year-old male with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and intellectual disability (ID). The participant was enrolled in a life skills class at his junior high school and received special education services under the classification of TBI. This study used a delayed multiple-baseline, across-skills design to examine increased consistency for completing different sports skills in physical education (PE), including a basketball chest pass, football forward pass, and soccer inside foot pass. VM was used successfully to increase task completion rates for all three sports skills. The participant was able to perform the basketball chess pass with 75% to 87.5% accuracy, and the football forward pass and soccer pass with 87.5% accuracy. Prior to the study he could only complete each skill with less than 25% accuracy. Future research is needed on larger samples to empirically demonstrate the efficacy of VM to improve PE skills for special needs students.

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Stuart, Daniel S. "Microscopic Modeling of Crowds Involving Individuals with Physical Disability: Exploring Social Force Interaction." DigitalCommons@USU, 2015. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4696.

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It has been shown that nearly one quarter of a population is affected by a disability which influences their interaction with the built environments, other individuals, and evacuation policies inhibiting their exit ability during an emergency evacuation. It is predicted that the number of individuals with a disability is on the rise. In the 21st century alone, there have been hundreds of events attributed to stampede or crowd crush, natural disaster, political revolt, terrorism, and other related emergencies. With an increase in the world's population, understanding emergency evacuations and how to best apply them is of growing importance. While research has investigated how crowds interact and evacuate, very little has been investigated in the impacts of how the disabled change an evacuation. While there are some beginnings to affect modeling with heterogeneous behaviors of disabled, little has been known in the analysis of crowds involving individuals with disabilities. There is a need to understand and model such interaction and how it impacts crowd movement. This dissertation implements and develops a novel video tracking system to study heterogeneous crowds with individuals with disabilities towards conducting a large-scale crowd experiment. A large-scale crowd experiment is conducted and the results are analyzed through a developed analysis graphical user interface for use with crowd dynamics experts. Preliminary results of the large-scale crowd experiment demonstrate differences in the velocities and overtaking perception of various groups with disabilities composed of the visually impaired, individuals with motorized and non-motorized wheelchairs, individuals with roller walkers, and individuals with canes or other stamina impairments. This dissertation uses these results to present a hybrid Social Force model that can capture the overall overtake behavior of the empirical data from our crowd experiments. Finally, future research goals are discussed in the eventual development of a Mass Pedestrian Evacuation system for crowds with individuals with disabilities. Lessons from this dissertation are discussed towards goals of crowd control.

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