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1. 6. Time for time : assessment of time processing ability and daily time management in children with and without disabilities

   Författare :Gunnel Janeslätt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : The focus of this thesis was further development of instruments for assessing Time Processing Ability (TPA) and daily Time Management (TM) in children, focusing on the constructs measured and investigating differences in TPA and daily TM between children with and without cognitive disabilities. Participants were 5-11 year-old TD children (n=144) and children with disabilities: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), mild or moderate intellectual disabilities, or with neurological disease such as CP or MMC (n=118). LÄS MER

3. 7. Towards a framework to understand mental and cognitive accessibility in a digital context

   Författare :Stefan Johansson; Jan Gulliksen; Ann Lantz; Helene Petrie; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Accessibility; cognitive; mental; disability; design; universal design; Människa-datorinteraktion; Human-computer Interaction;

   Sammanfattning : This digitalization has in many ways contributed to greater inclusion but access to the digital community is not evenly distributed in the population, and we can see that groups of citizens do not feel involved in the transition to a digitalized society, or are not involved as much as they would actually like.The purpose of this thesis is to discuss how designers and developers to a greater extent can be able to take account of accessibility requirements for people with mental and cognitive impairments. LÄS MER

4. 8. Occupational adaptation in diverse contexts with focus on persons in vulnerable life situations

   Författare :Ann Johansson; Anita Björklund; Sofi Fristedt; Martina Boström; Birgitta Bernspång; Jönköping University; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Ageing; disability; empirical context; mixed design; poverty; theoretical context;

   Sammanfattning : Introduction. This present thesis focuses on occupational adaptation in the empirical context of vulnerable populations relative to ageing (Study II, III), disability (Study I, II) and poverty (Study IV) and in a theoretical context (V).Aim. LÄS MER

5. 9. Cognitive deafness : The deterioration of phonological representations in adults with an acquired severe hearing loss and its implications for speech understanding

   Författare :Ulf Andersson; Björn Lyxell; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Acquired hearing loss; phonological processsing; cochlear implants; speechreading; Disability research; Handikappsforskning;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of the present thesis was to examine possible cognitive consequences of acquired hearing loss and the possible impact of these cognitive consequences on the ability to process spoken language presented through visual speechreading or through a cochlear implant.The main findings of the present thesis can be summarised in the following conclusions: (a) The phonological processing capabilities of individuals who have acquired a severe hearing loss or deafness deteriorate progressively as a function of number of years with a complete or partial auditory deprivation. LÄS MER

7. 10. Impact on participation and service for persons with deafblindness

   Författare :Kerstin Möller; Berth Danermark; Claes Möller; Rune Simeonsson; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; deafblindness; ICF; participation restriction; service barrier; Usher Syndrome; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Social sciences; Socialvetenskap; Social work; Socialt arbete; Disability research; Handikappsforskning; Medicinsk handikappvetenskap; Medical Disability Research;

   Sammanfattning : Persons with deafblindness experience difficulties in daily life and they experience service to sometimes barrier. The overall aim of this thesis is therefore to discover, evaluate and explain: 1. mechanisms that might have impact on participation restrictions for people who have visual and hearing impairment i.e. LÄS MER