Design of a New Type of Automatic Stair Climbing Wheelchair by Zhu Hua, Wang Zhou, Xia Zaiyan, Zhou Wei, Cai Pengbo

“…A new type of automatic stair climbing wheelchair can helps the disabled walking up and down the stairs and the ground is designed.By adopting the leg structure and using the mechanical foot and wheel bearing alternately in the up and down the stairs equipment,the process of up and down the stairs is simulated.The fine-tune mechanism which can be used to adjust seat angle,keep the seats level all the time is set.The change of the gravity center in the process of up and down the stairs is analyzed,the results show that the design of wheelchair is reasonable,a disabled people can use it up and down the stairs instead of walking.…”
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Kinematics Analysis and Simulation of Rehabilitation Wearable Upper Limb Exoskeleton based on Adams by Jiqun Yu, Ning Liu, Lü Qiongying

“…To assist physically disabled people with impaired upper limb function， a new exoskeleton robot is developed， which named motion assistive robotic-exoskeleton for superior extremity to ease daily upper limb movements and to provide effective rehabilitation therapy to the superior extremity. …”
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« C’est une pièce qui rentre dans une autre pièce » : Normer les corps par l’éducation à la santé sexuelle en Suisse romande by Marlyse Debergh, Sophie Torrent

“…Drawing upon two ethnographic studies conducted in Western Switzerland – in a sexual education service for disabled people, and in a sexual health centre for the general public – this article demonstrates how gender is constructed through sexual health education. …”
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TENDENCIES OF CHANGES IN MARKET BEHAVIOURSOF PHYSICALLY DISABLED CONSUMERS by Magdalena Maciaszczyk

“…It is essential to notice that the way of making decisions and making choices is possibly a result of growing consumer awareness of disabled people but also generation changes undergoing on the market. …”
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Design and Research of the Three-posture Adjustable Multi-functional Integrated Wheelchair Bed by Li Yanan, Zhou Xiaochen, Zhang Baoxu, Xu Guoxin, Tan Cao, Zhao Yanjun

“…To change the physical harm caused by the constant posture of disabled people for a long time, a three-posture adjustable multi-functional integrated wheelchair bed was proposed, which realized the timely transformation of sitting, standing and lying. …”
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‘A Part of Some Other’s Experience’: <em>Dark Victory</em>, Interdependence, and the Limits of ‘Normalcy’ in the 1930s by Anna Debinski

“…While Bette Davis’ disabled heroine dies, perpetuating eugenic understandings of disabled people as unworthy of life, she also fosters a vision of disability as a valuable embodiment of interdependence. …”
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CIVILIZATIONAL IDENTITY OF RUSSIAN STUDENT YOUTH IN A DIGITAL SOCIETY by V. V. Maximov, E. A. Malakhova

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Standards in Neurological Rehabilitation, June 1997 by Michael P. Barnes, European Federation of Neurological Societies Task Force

“…Such investment should produce benefits for disabled people and their carers and in the long term benefits for the national economy. (7) The Task Force realizes that neurological rehabilitation is poorly developed both in Europe and the world as a whole. …”
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Designing of casual wear for wheelchair users by Natalija Sadretdinova, Sergij Bereznenko, Larysa Bilotska, Halina Szafrańska, Maria Pawlowa

“…Therefore, the aim of our work was to improve functional clothing for disabled people based on the analysis of ergonomics and consumer requirements through the application of new technologies. …”
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Les progrès en compréhension de récits chez des élèves présentant des troubles du développement intellectuel by Sylvie Cèbe, Florence Lévite

“…The first, the law for the equality of rights and chances for disabled people, recognizes the right for every child with a handicap to be enrolled in an ordinary school. …”
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Social support to improve the self-care ability of people with mental disabilities: a qualitative study in the “Kampung Tunagrahita” by Dahlia Novarianing Asri, Dian Ratnaningtyas Afifah

“…The objectives of this research are to describe and explain types of social support provided by families and residents of surrounding communities to individuals with mental disabilities in the “kampung tunagrahita” of mentally disabled people in Ponorogo Regency. This research used a qualitative descriptive approach along with its case study design. …”
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Adaptation of the Slovenian version of the Symbolic Ableism Scale by Karmen Drljić, Maja Lebeničnik

“…Ableism, a form of prejudice against people with disabilities, arises from stereotypical views of disabled people and can lead to discrimination. Symbolic ableism is a modern, subtle form of this prejudice. …”
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Representation of Fictional Characters with Disabilities in Selected Crime Novels of Oͅládèͅjoͅ Òkédìjí by Oͅlálérè Adéyeͅmí

“…Òkédìjí rejects through his characterization technique and use of proverbs, the insidious kind of social categorization and stigmatization that carry with it a ‘devalued status’ for disabled people prevalent in the modern time as against the Yorùbá culture which regards those living with disability as ‘Eͅni-Òrìsà’ (offspring of the deity). …”
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Development of Assistive Robots Using International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health: Concept, Applications, and Issues by Hideyuki Tanaka, Masahiro Yoshikawa, Eimei Oyama, Yujin Wakita, Yoshio Matsumoto

“…Many assistive robots for elderly and disabled people have been developed in the past few decades. …”
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A model for the development of virtual communities for people with long-term, severe physical disabilities by C.M. Tilley, C.S. Bruce, G. Hallam, A.P. Hills

“…The model identifies: the need for 'a sense of control' as the foundation element of virtual communities for the disabled; the key domains in which disabled people participate in virtual communities; and the barriers and enablers to their participation. …”
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Application of Intelligent Disability Rating Method Based on Big Data Cloud Platform by WANG Yulong

“…Based on the theory of "accurate identification of disabled people", our research team developed the national standard of "Longshi assessment method of activities of daily living" (Longshi Scale), which is in line with China's national conditions and cultural background. …”
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The Development of a Design and Construction Process Protocol to Support the Home Modification Process Delivered by Occupational Therapists by Rachel Russell, Marcus Ormerod, Rita Newton

“…Overall, the study is innovative in developing the first process protocol for home modifications, potentially providing occupational therapists with a systematic and effective approach to the design and delivery of home modification services for older and disabled people.…”
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Systematic Review of the Participation of the Disabled in Physical Education Class by Sevim Akşit, Emine Büşra Yılmaz, Bülent Ağbuğa

“…The most suitable environment for these to be achieved is the school environment, where disabled people first meet with other individuals, unlike their family members. …”
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Reclaiming Indigenous systems of healing: experiences of disabled Māori of Māori-centric health service responses in Aotearoa New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic by Michael Roguski, Tara N. Officer, Gretchen Good, Karen McBride-Henry

“…Abstract Background The impact of the pandemic on Indigenous and disabled people's access to healthcare has resulted in significant disruptions and has exacerbated longstanding inequitable healthcare service delivery. …”
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Socially-determined factors of positive transformation of the professional and labor self-concept of persons with musculosketal disorders by E. V. Istomina

“…In this group, most students have high rates of satisfaction of basic psychological needs for autonomy, social contacts, and competence, whereas in the group of students characterized by negative transformation of professional and labor self-concept, many identify themselves only with the social group of disabled people, feel alienated from the outside world with excessively high rates of satisfaction of basic psychological needs, which demonstrates their helplessness and deprivation of conditions of their professional and personal development.…”
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