RDS Volume 11, No. 1

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    Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal Volume 11 Issue 1
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2015)
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    Disability Studies Dissertation Abtracts
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2015) Erlen, Jonathon
    The information for this section of RDS is provided by Jonathon Erlen of the University of Pittsburgh. A full list of disability-related dissertation abstracts may be found at http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/histmed/dissertations/
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    Book Review: Re-membering: Putting Mind and Body Back Together Following Traumatic Brain Injury
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2015) Derby, John
    Author: Ann Millett-Gallant Reviewer: John Derby, PhD Publisher: Author (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Charleston, SC), 2013. ISBN: ISBN: 978-1490524733 Paper: $8.99, 132 pages
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    Book Review: Green Care: For Human Therapy, Social Innovation, Rural Economy and Education
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2015) Tanaka, Naomi Rombaoa
    Editor: Christos Gallis Reviewer: Naomi Rombaoa Tanaka, M.S. Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, NY, 2013 Hardcover: ISBN: 978-1-62417-479-7 Cost: $175, 356 pages
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    Book Review: In the Shadow of Disability: Reconnecting History, Identity and Politics
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2015) Brown, Steven E.
    Author: Pieter Verstraete Reviewer: Steven E. Brown, Ph.D. Publisher: Opladen, Germany: Barbara Budrich Publishers, 2012 Paperback: ISBN: 978-3-8474-0223-3 Cost: Paperback: $24.65 on Amazon, 133 pages
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    Color for Color
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2015) Perez, Roselyn
    This is a poem by Roselyn Perez.
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    Powers of Classification: Politics and Biology in Understandings of Intellectual Disability
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2015) Atlermark, Niklas
    Intellectual disability is commonly understood as a biological state of functioning that determines the cognitive capabilities of the individuals labeled so. By analyzing how intellectual disability is constructed through classification practices this article challenges this view, arguing that intellectual disability primarily is a political, normative and social diagnosis.
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    ICT Barriers for People with Disability in Namibia: Evidence from the 2011 Namibia Population and Housing Census
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2015) Indongo, Nelago ; Pempelani, Mufune
    Computer technology and the Internet have a tremendous potential to increase the independence of people with disabilities. We investigated the extent to which people with disabilities access information communication technologies (ICT) (focusing on access to computers, internet and mobile phone) and how their ICT access compares with the ICT access of the rest of the Namibian population. More specifically, we investigated factors that affect people with disabilities ICT access in Namibia. The study relied on the 2011 Namibia Population and Housing Census as the main data source for analysis. The results showed people with disabilities are disadvantaged in ICT access. The study reveals that education level, work status, age and place of residence are important factors associated with ICT access among people with disabilities. Results also show that there is less disparity between employed and unemployed individuals with disabilities than without disabilities. Additionally, the results show that those classified as “blind”, “autistic”, “hearing difficulties” and “mental disabled” fair worse than people with other disabilities in computer, internet and/or cell phone access. There is a need to consider unique issues affecting ICT access for people living with disabilities to achieve Namibia’s goal of equitable access for all as envisioned in its Vision 2030.
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    Enacted Assessment of Disability Support: A “Lived” Method for Assessing Student Life
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2015) Wrobbel, E. Druff ; Vanslette, Sarah ; Eickhoff, Tiffany
    How does an institution assess the experiences of only one one-thousandth of its overall population? And how does it assess something as non-discrete as “student experience”? In the on-going efforts to assess the quality of life for mobility-impaired students on a mid-sized residential campus, the authors built upon focus group research that identified areas of both success and shared concern by developing a novel form of video-based assessment utilizing split-screen analysis. This analysis was neither especially time-consuming, nor especially expensive, nor particularly difficult to conduct, yet produced immediate, valuable, and useful data. To view supplemental material that accompanies this article, the video, "Enacted Assessment of Disability Support: A "Lived" Method for Assessing Student Life," click http://vimeo.com/59445320
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    Situation Analysis of Disability Resources and Needs of Shantytowns near Lima, Peru
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2015) Redko, Cristina ; Hunt, Jessica R.
    Individuals in shantytowns of Lima, Peru experience unique challenges due to socioeconomic status and perceived inabilities. A situation analysis using rapid ethnographic procedures was conducted to explore life with disability in shantytowns of Lima, Peru. Participants and their caregivers expressed ideas to improve social inclusion of individuals with disabilities in their communities.