Published June 1992. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Negative attitudes towards people with disabilities persist in our society, limiting the inclusion of people with disabilities in a multitude of social roles. Despite existing research on the nature of these attitudes and interventions to improve them, people with disabilities continue to cite social barriers as some of their greatest...
Background: Spina bifida (SB) is the most common birth defect, affecting approximately 1 to 2 in 10,000 live births. SB is a complex disability with many associated, secondary, and chronic conditions that require lifelong medical care. Individuals with spina bifida (SB) are living longer with advances in medical care, and...
The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect
of experimenter delivered and microcomputer delivered
knowledge of results on the response speed of nonretarded
and mentally retarded public school students. Response
speed was measured for 63 nonretarded students and 63
mentally retarded students. Subjects were randomly
assigned to conditions...
Published June 1992. Reviewed July 2012. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
This thesis pursues a flexible understanding and definition of
dis/ability as a broadly and liberally applied mark of stigma. It asks questions that develop a deeper understanding of how disability influences mētis, a knowledge or cunning use of the body. Through this framework of mētis, this thesis explores technologies as...
This is an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife exhibit made before the April 26, 1995 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The exhibit concerns the need for some disabled Oregonians to have assistance digging clams. At the time, it was illegal for one individual to help another...
This qualitative study considered faith as a part of the lifespan development of adults with developmental disabilities between the ages of 30 and 67 years. Ten individuals who participated attended an adapted liturgy and/or fellowship group hosted by two Roman Catholic faith formation groups. The data were gathered through individual,...