2026 June - 13 articles
This study emerges in Chile within the framework of an academic and political debate on inclusion, focused mainly on quantitative studies. Little is known about how the population and social groups give meaning to the experience of inclusion and excl...
Vocational integration (VI) services aim to support sustainable employment for persons with disabilities. However, in individuals with spinal cord injury, evidence on effective intervention targets and the evaluation of sustainable integration remain...
Introduction: Increased life expectancy and the growing prevalence of disability have led grandmothers and grandfathers to assume a significant role in the care of grandchildren with disabilities. However, their experiences have been scarcely explore...
Approximately 16 per cent of the global population lives with a disability. Although there are no definitive figures, it is certain that a higher proportion of people with disabilities are poor compared with people who are living without disabilities...
Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition that is often characterised by differences in social communication, sensory processes, and cognition. Due to the underdiagnosis of autism in women and girls, their voices are often missing from research, limit...
Inclusion has become a central concept in disability policy, education, and welfare state reform, yet its practical implementation remains ambivalent. While inclusion is promoted as a rights-based ideal grounded in equality, it can also function as a...
Objective: To analyse the rhetorical strategies employed in formal complaints regarding adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism assessments, specifically where no service failure was identified. Methods: A rhetorical analysis was co...
Stress is increasingly recognised as a key factor underlying health and behavioural problems in people with intellectual disabilities. However, little is known about chronic stressors embedded in residential care environments. This study aimed to ide...
Purpose: Recent studies have shown that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can improve cardiometabolic health in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI); however, many barriers remain for individuals with spinal cord injury to participate in e...
Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by social communication deficits, restricted/repetitive behaviors, sensory processing atypicalities, and impaired adaptive functioning. Neuropsychomotor Therapy of Early Development (TNPEE)...
Despite the known benefits of workforce participation, many individuals with disabilities remain excluded. This exploratory study utilises selected analytical tools from constructivist grounded theory to investigate how 46 diverse stakeholders percei...
The Disability Royal Commission in Australia has reinforced concerns that segregated employment settings can increase risks of exploitation, violence and abuse, including within Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs), strengthening the case for com...
Population aging requires residential environments that go beyond basic accessibility. This study theorizes and validates the Accessibility Gap (the divergence between regulatory compliance and the functional lived experience of older adults) using a...
