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Access to education and Assistive devices for children with physical disabilities in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2014)Since 1990 many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have witnessed extraordinary progress in school enrollment and establishment of comprehensive rehabilitation programs for provision of assistive devices for children with ... -
Access to health care among marginal groups in Lima, Peru
(Master thesis, 2019)In the World 400 million people do not have access to essential health services. The rapid growth rate of the population and increasing urbanization calls for an analysis of the perceived access to health care services and ... -
Access to ICT for women with disabilities in the global south.
(MAUU;2020, Master thesis, 2020)Even though ICTs hold great potential in transforming society and a country economically, most women and women with disabilities are far from accessing ICT. The thesis findings result from in-depth interviews with a total ... -
Access to information and counselling - older cancer patients' self-report: A cross-sectional survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)BACKGROUND: An increasingly older population, improved diagnostics and treatment increase the number of older cancer survivors, thus more than 60% of those affected by cancer are over the age of 65. Symptom relief and ... -
Access to Norwegian healthcare system - Challenges for sub-Saharan African immigrants
(International Journal for Equity in Health;18, Article number: 125 (2019), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-28)Background: Immigrants face barriers in accessing healthcare services in high-income countries. Inequalities in health and access to healthcare services among immigrants have been previously investigated. However, little ... -
Access to Public Support Systems Related to Severity of Adversities and Resilience among Adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Access to support systems is crucial for providing immediate assistance and treatment to children to counteract the long-term detrimental effects of various forms of violence. This study examines how adversity such as ... -
Accessibility and diversity: Deaf space in action
(Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research;16(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-03-20)How disabled people gather and share common experiences is empirically not a well-addressed issue in discussions about disability identity and unity. Among Deaf people, there is a long tradition for meeting in transnational ... -
Accessibility and provision of digital library resources to the visually impaired students in academic libraries: A case study of University of Oslo Library
(Master thesis, 2011)The study explored the accessibility and provision of digital library resources to the visually impaired (VI) students in academic libraries, and it used the library of university of Oslo as a case institution. This study ... -
The Accessibility of Chinese Social Media for People with Visual Impairments – the case of Weibo
(Master thesis, 2017)Weibo is one of the most widely used social media in China. It is the Chinese Twitter, which allow users to post 140 Chinese characters. Weibo has 100 million daily active users. People usually use it to get news and share ... -
Accessibility of digital teaching materials. Identifying barriers faced by students with visual impairment in digital teaching materials
(Master thesis, 2023)Information and communication technology has revolutionized all sectors and all aspects of human life. In the education sector, technology enhances the learning experience and access to learning materials, and it is also ... -
The Accessibility of MOOCs for Blind Learners
(Association for Computing Machinery (ACM);, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)The development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has provided unique learning opportunities for many people. In the meantime, the lack of accessibility in some MOOCs has also created barriers for ... -
Accessibility of MOOCs for Blind People in Developing Non-English Speaking Countries
(Chapter; Peer reviewed; Chapter, 2016-07-08)Besides the globally popular MOOCs, localized MOOCs specific to a region or language are also emerging. These specialized MOOCs often aim to address specific needs that are typically unaddressed by the ... -
Accessibility of self-service technology
(ACIT;2022, Master thesis, 2022)With the technology evolving at today’s fast pace, and the world becoming more digital, services are becoming more digital as well. With digitalization of services, more services become self-service, but is the self-service ... -
Accessibility Study of interactive maps and design recommendation to enhance screen reader accessibility
(MAUU;2020, Master thesis, 2020)Digital maps have been an integral part of modern life. We use digital maps online and offline on our smartphones, tablets, computers, kiosks, etc. Whether to venture into an unknown location, check the latest traffic ... -
Accessibility to Transylvania's cultural heritage through BIM-Heritage and community involvement
(IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering;Volume 789, 012010, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The rural areas of Transylvania offer important resources for developing research in diversity of the cultural heritage. Many of these communities have seen great changes in demographics over the last 30-50 years, and ... -
Accessible and usable web interface forpPower grid database
(ACIT;2021, Master thesis, 2021)Different stakeholders of the electric power grid sector need data for their research and decision-making tasks. However, the power grid field lacks an accessible and easy-to-use system that contains openly available data ... -
An accessible directions-based text entry method using two-thumb touch typing
(Master thesis, 2018)Text entry on smartphone is a common activity in people's daily lives, and this activity heavily relies on users’ visual feedback and advanced motor function. Generally, the average touchscreen size of current smartphones ... -
An accessible directions-based text entry method using two-thumb touch typing
(MAUU;2018, Master thesis, 2018)Text entry on smartphone is a common activity in people's daily lives, and this activity heavily relies on users’ visual feedback and advanced motor function. Generally, the average touchscreen size of current smartphones ... -
Accessible Driver Announcement in Public Transportation: A Solution based on Speech-to-Text and Display
(IEEE International Conference on Smart City and Informatization (iSCI); 2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Smart City and Informatization (iSCI), Conference object, 2021-02-11)Today, the information in public transport, especially when an unforeseen event such as signal failure, platform change, etc. occurs, is largely provided by making an audio announcement. This, in many situations, is hardly ... -
Accountable for what and to whom? Changing representations and new legitimation discourses among teachers under increased external control.
(Journal of Educational Change;April 2013, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-04-06)This article discusses how teachers construct new representations about accountability and professionalism in the context of increased external control. Over the last decade in particular, concerns about the quality of ...