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  1. 1. Creative Disability Classification Systems : The case of Greece, 1990-2015

    Författare :Antonia Pavli; Vasilis Galis; Berth Danermark; Myriam Winance; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; classification system; statistics; medicalization; disability movement; disability fraud; corporatism; economic crisis; STS; disability theory; Handikappvetenskap; Disability Science;

    Sammanfattning : Disability classification systems belong to the core of states’ social/disability policies through which persons with disabilities are classified as eligible or ineligible for having access to disability allowances. The study of disability classification systems has stimulated the interest of several scholars from the broader area of disability studies. LÄS MER

  2. 2. The Governance Gap : Central–local steering & mental health reform in Britain and Sweden

    Författare :Wendy Katherine Maycraft Kall; Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg; Paula Blomqvist; B. Guy Peters; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mental health; public management reform; governance; hard and soft governance; policy steering instruments; administrative traditions; institutional legacies; professions; social work; policy framing; municipal government; care ideology; medical model; disability; risk; welfare policy; Britain; Sweden.; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : Why do governments choose certain types of governance strategies to steer the lower level agencies such as municipalities, health services and other welfare agencies? This is a problem facing many governments in the era of public management reforms, where policies are decided at national level while service responsibilities are decentralised and implemented by lower levels. Thus the main mechanism for governments to influence the implementation of these national reforms is through its choice of strategies and instruments to fill the governance gap between national policy-making and local government. LÄS MER

  3. 3. After Inclusion : Intellectual Disability as Biopolitics

    Författare :Niklas Altermark; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; intellectual disability; disability studies; biopolitics; Foucault; Butler; crip theory; inclusion; inclusion exclusion;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation examines contemporary politics targeting people with intellectual disabilities. Since this group first emerged, under labels such as ‘idiocy’ and ‘mental deficiency’, around the turn of the 20th century, its members have been seen as lacking the capacities necessary for citizenship and full societal belonging. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Children and Adolescents Living with Mobility Impairment

    Författare :Lena Jemtå; Kerstin S. Fugl-Meyer; Margareta Dahl; Anders Möller; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; adolescents; children; coping; disability; intimacy; mobility impairment; self-esteem; sexual abuse; sexuality; well-being; Medicine; Medicin;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: This thesis aims to describe perceived overall well-being, coping strategies, experiences of intimacy and sexuality, and global and dimension-specific self-esteem among children and adolescents with mobility impairment. Methods: The study included 141 children and adolescents aged 7–18 years with mobility impairment. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Functioning and disability in adults with hearing loss : the preparatory studies in the ICF Core sets for hearing loss project

    Författare :Sarah Granberg; Berth Danermark; Kerstin Möller; Claes Möller; Jerome Bickenbach; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hearing loss; adults; ICF; classification; functioning; disability; linking; Handikappvetenskap; Disability Science;

    Sammanfattning : Hearing loss (HL) is a health condition that affects more than 360 million people worldwide. The findings from previous research point at the adverse relationship between adults with hearing loss and important aspects of everyday life such as social relations, communication and work-related tasks. LÄS MER