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Rural transport remains a critical factor of social inclusion in South Africa, particularly for people with disabilities who rely on public transport. This study explores the experiences of minibus taxi drivers in transporting passengers with disabil...

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Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has regional influence in the Caribbean, with a diversified economy focused on energy, manufacturing, and finance compared to the tourism-related economies of most of the other Caribbean islands. Notwithstanding, this ha...

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Unsatisfied Care Needs of Adults with Disabilities in Bogota, Colombia

  • Monica Pinilla-Roncancio and
  • María Antonella Pereira

People with disabilities worldwide encounter barriers to accessing care and support systems. Existing care frameworks often focus on supporting caregivers, operating under the assumption that people with disabilities are largely dependant. However, u...

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Background: Children with disabilities and special educational needs show heterogeneous developmental profiles that may be associated with executive functioning and family factors. This study examined functional developmental profiles in primary educ...

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Individuals with developmental disabilities often experience physical and mental chronic conditions from early childhood, which can negatively affect their education, employment, and social participation without appropriate interventions. These impai...

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Disability-Related Accommodations in Fieldwork: A Survey of Health Professional Educators

  • Shaminder Dhillon,
  • Tal Jarus,
  • Christopher Farley and
  • Sarah Wojkowski

The number of students living with disabilities entering post-secondary education, including health professional programs (HPPs), is increasing. However, disabled students continue to experience challenges in both the on-campus and fieldwork componen...

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Adaptive technologies have become more sophisticated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), providing world-changing solutions to help people living with disabilities live better lives. In this article, we discuss the pot...

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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is the first international treaty to provide a basis for standards for the rights of persons with disabilities. It also represents the first human rights convention for...

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Inclusive education is currently a central priority within the Basque educational system, where the right to education is understood as a fundamental right that must be guaranteed in inclusive environments fostering social interaction among all membe...

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The Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC), Quebec City’s public transportation provider, has launched a training program to enhance skills and self-efficacy for using the bus, including training for people with disabilities: “Se...

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Disabilities - ISSN 2673-7272