Sökning: "Disabled person"

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  1. 1. Evaluation of Adapted Passenger Cars for Drivers with Physical Disabilities

    Författare :Björn Peters; Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Disabled person; Driver; Car; Adaptation; Equipment; Vehicle handling; Simulator; Adaptive cruise control; Driving aptitude; Thesis; 911 Road: Components of the vehicle; 911 Road: Components of the vehicle; 841 Road: Road user behaviour; 841 Road: Road user behaviour; 84 Road: Road users; 84 Road: Road users;

    Sammanfattning : Driving can provide independent and efficient mobility. However, according to the driving license directive (91/439/EEC) are persons with locomotor impairments are only allowed drive if their disabilities can be compensated. Compensation can be realised by vehicle adaptations. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Exploration and Development of Methodology for Accessibility Assessments: Based on the Notion of Person-Environment Fit

    Författare :Björn Slaug; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Accessibility; Aged; Disabled persons; Environmental barrier; Environment design; Functional limitation; Interrater agreement; Public health; Supportive environments;

    Sammanfattning : To improve population health, it is important to create environments that support activity, participation and health. One crucial aspect concerns the degree to which the built environment is accessible for all people including those with reduced functional capacity. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Socioeconomic evaluation of postal and telecommunication services for disabled persons : applications to text telephone and videophone relay services

    Författare :Ulla-Christel Götherström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Socioeconomic model; costs; post- and telecommunication services; disability; sign language; quality of life; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: The Swedish National Post and Telecom Agency provides services in the postal and telecommunication field aimed at several groups of disabled persons in Sweden. The services included in this study were the text telephone relay service and the videophone relay service. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Att vara förälder till barn med funktionsnedsättning : erfarenheter av stöd och av att vara professionell stödjare

    Författare :Britt-Marie Lindblad; Per-Olof Sandman; Birgit Rasmussen; Venke Sörlie; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; caring; child; child disabled; disability; family; lived experience; parent; parenthood; support; phenomenological hermeneutics; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Sammanfattning : Avhandlingens övergripande syfte är att tolka och beskriva innebörder av stöd, utifrån att vara förälder till barn med funktionsnedsättning och att vara professionella stödjare. Datainsamling har skett i form av berättande intervjuer med 39 föräldrar (23 mödrar och 16 fäder) och 9 professionella (7 kvinnor, 2 män) från olika verksamheter. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Elderly disabled persons in the home setting : aspects of activities in daily life

    Författare :Margareta Lilja; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :ADL; occupation; aging; disability; environment; home; occupational therapy; intervention; enabling; client-centered;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe elderly disabled persons' activities in daily life in the home environment from an occupational perspective and, secondly to describe occupational therapy interventions provided to elderly disabled persons in their home setting. Study I explored and described elderly persons' performance in ADL, and occupational therapy interventions provided. LÄS MER