364 search results for “disability” in the Public website
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Rethinking Disability: the Global Impact of the International Year of Disabled Persons (1981) in Historical Perspective
How did disability become a global concern? In this project we will identify the contribution of international agencies, governmental and non-governmental organizations and, just as importantly, disabled people themselves, to the IYDP and by showing the connections, interactions and entanglements between…
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The Right to Travel by Air of Persons with Disabilities
On Thursday 16 November 2017, Lalin Kovudhikulrungsri defended her doctoral thesis entitled ‘The Right to Travel by Air of Persons with Disabilities’. The supervisors are Professor P.M.J. Mendes de Leon and Professor A.C. Hendriks.
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School non-attendance in students with intellectual disability
Are the types of school non-attendance which have been evidenced in typically developing youth also found among children and adolescents with an intellectual disability (ID)? If so, which types are most prevalent and thus in greatest need of attention, and what factors (child, family, school/environmental)…
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in planning and evaluating instruction for students with learning disabilities
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Studying with a disability
Around ten per cent of students have some form of functional disability, varying from ADHD or dyslexia to a physical handicap. Under a UN treaty, the Netherlands is obliged to provide better facilities for these students. What does Leiden University do for this group? Watch the video on Studying with…
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and reduce loneliness together with people with mild intellectual disabilities
People with a mild intellectual disability (MID) experience more loneliness than people without MID. In the COLLELO project, researchers from social and humanities disciplines collaborate with people with MID and their (in)formal networks to create an (online) learning community that aims to understand…
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Working with a disability
What will the future be like? This is something that every student wonders about as graduation approaches. What will I do? How can I find a good job? And even more importantly: How do I land that job once I have found it? If a student has a disability, additional questions may also arise. A symposium…
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Leiden Disability Studies Lunch
On 13 June the first Leiden Disability Studies Lunch was organized upon the initiative of the ERC Rethinking Disability team, based in the Institute for History. Its aim was to allow students and staff members from across various institutes of the Faculty of Humanites and also from other faculties to…
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Comic strip on rethinking disability
Approximately 10-15% of the world’s population is estimated to be disabled. The researchers from the ERC Rethinking Disability project have shown how disability campaigners managed to place disability on the human rights agenda. Their research has now been converted into a comic strip.
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Rethinking Disability through visual storytelling
The ERC project Rethinking Disability has been selected to participate in the ERCcOMICS scheme which exploits the power of visual storytelling to innovate the way in which European science is communicated.
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Academy for Self-Management: from disabilities to abilities
If people with intellectual disabilities are given tailored training, this promotes self-management in their daily lives. They also need less support. These are the research findings of neuropsychologist Janice Sandjojo. PhD defence on 9 April.
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Faculty of Humanities joins 'Hidden Disabilities Sunflower'
A hidden disability can make studying a considerable challenge, partly because of the disability itself, but also because others may not realise that extra support is justified. To overcome this problem, the Faculty of Humanities is introducing the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower.
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Responding to pupils with mild intellectual disability in education
Mariëtte Huizinga, Dorien Graas and Anika Bexkens call attention to learning problems of children with mild intellectual disability in the classroom. Their new book aims to make it easier for teachers to respond to the specific educational needs of these children.
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Introducing: PhD candidates ERC project 'Rethinking Disability'
Three PhD candidates have recently started working in the ERC project 'the Global Impact of the International Year of Disabled Persons (1981) in Historical Perspective', which is led by Dr. Monika Baar.
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Is it time to amend Dutch work disability system?
The research report by the independent committee on the future of the work disability system in the Netherlands ('Onafhankelijke Commissie Toekomst Arbeidsongeschiktheidsstelsel' (Octas)) was published this week. While the number of people unable to work has dropped considerably, the system is still…
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Additional support for students with a disability
How do I get into this hard-to-reach classroom with my wheelchair? How do I learn to divide my time better over the courses I’m taking? Can I take an exam on my laptop? These are all questions with which students have approached Jaap de Witte. For several years now, he has been a study adviser for students…
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NWO KIEM Grant for the Digital Disability Archive
Paul van Trigt (LUIH) in collaboration with Paul Bijl (KITLV) and Manon Parry (UvA) received a NWO Creative Industry – KIEM Grant for the research project ‘Digital Disability Archive’ (1 September 2017 – 31 August 2018).
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The Right to Travel by Air of Persons with Disabilities
On Thursday 16 November 2017, Lalin Kovudhikulrungsri will defend her doctoral thesis entitled ‘The Right to Travel by Air of Persons with Disabilities’. The defence will commence at 11.15 hrs at the Academy Building of Leiden University, Rapenburg 73. The supervisors are Professor P.M.J. Mendes de…
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Andries Hiskes: 'The disabled body is too often ignored’
Bodies come in all different shapes and sizes. For his PhD, Andries Hiskes researched the disabled body and the reactions it can bring.
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Mild Intellectual Disability and Loneliness: 'We Need to Handle the Discomfort Better'
Individuals with a mild intellectual disability often experience loneliness more frequently than others. In a new NWA project, social history lecturer Paul van Trigt is collaborating with and for them to find a suitable approach.
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This is what it's like studying with a disability
More than a hundred people took part in the conference on Studying with a Disability on 20 April. Dozens of students shared their experiences. 'I would rather you ask me the same question a hundred times than that you decide on my behalf.'
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Studying with a disability: 'Accessibility alone is not enough'
How can we make studying easier for students with a functional disability? This will be the key question during a public conference on 20 April. Romke Biagioni (Fenestra) explains why there is such a need for this conference. Are you going to be there?
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Paul van Trigt
Faculty of Humanities
p.w.van.trigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1349
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Identities. Historicizing the identity formation of persons with disabilities across the globe
On 21 and 22 March 2019 the workshop 'Criptic Identities. Historicizing the identity formation of persons with disabilities across the globe' takes place at the Leiden Institute for History.
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important for people to know that there are also academics with a disability
We hardly ever seen people with a disability appearing on talk shows and other media channels. The Dutch Minister for Disability Issues, Rick Brink, decided that this needs to change and drew up a list of 70 experts who have a disability and who deserve more attention.
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Rethinking Disability Webcomics in the Fȇte de La Science at Sorbonne University
The ERC-funded project Rethinking Disability was featured in the Fȇte de La Science which was held on 11 October 2019 at Sorbonne University in Paris.
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‘The Netherlands should be much more accessible for people with disabilities’
Jiska Ogier studied notarial law, which wasn’t always easy because she went to lectures in a wheelchair. As a student she pushed to make society accessible. And with her law degree and lived experience she has now made this her work. ‘You can achieve a lot with creative solutions.’
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Development of a academic monitoring system for students with learning problems in secondary school
Students with learning problems experience difficulties in reading, writing, and content-area learning into and throughout their secondary-school years
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Facing your fears together
Peer-mentored cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with mild intellectual disability and anxiety disorder
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Anika Bexkens
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.bexkens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6566
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Lieks Hettinga
Faculty of Humanities
l.hettinga@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2071
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Access & Support Platform
The Access & Support Platform is a network of disability experts by experience, i.e. staff and students, at Leiden University.
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Vacancies: four PhD positions in History
The Institute for History announces vacancies for three PhD positions on Rethinking Disability: the Global Impact of the International Year of Disabled Persons (1981) in Historical Perspective and one PhD position to conduct research on the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC).
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NWO grant for research into Het Dorp: ‘We are going to tell the lesser-known history’
It is one of the most famous moments in Dutch TV history: the twenty-three hour long marathon broadcast of Open het Dorp. But what happened to the commune for people with disabilities after that? Monika Baár and Paul van Trigt received a NWO grant of 750,000 euros to map the development of Het Dorp.
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JEDI Fund 2022
On this page you will find more information about the selected projects of the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Fund for 2022.
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Student support services
Perhaps you have questions about your studies or could use some extra help? Or maybe you’d like some support of a more personal nature? At Leiden University we have people and departments who are glad to help out in any and all of these areas.
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Cities, migration and global interdependence
The key subject of the research programme Cities, Migration and Global Interdependence 1500-now (CMGI) is Inequality (at local, national and global levels). We study this from an intersectional perspective: gender, class, ethnicity or race, religion, sexuality, age, ability/disability, citizenship and…
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Development of visual span in Hebrew and Dutch-speaking prereaders
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Oude UB
Rapenburg 70, Leiden
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Siuman Chung
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.chung@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3830
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Christine Espin
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
espinca@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6630
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Jochanan Veerbeek
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.veerbeek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3399
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Andries Hiskes
Faculty of Humanities
a.r.hiskes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Elise Swart
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
e.k.swart@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Yvette Dijkxhoorn
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
dijkx@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3822
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Marit Guda
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.c.guda@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6344
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Suzanne Mol
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.e.mol@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6759
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Student life
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Student life
The Hague is the international city of peace and justice, home to many international organisations, embassies and multinational corporations but also a fun student city filled with music, cafes, museums and the most popular beach in the Netherlands!
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Student life
The Hague is the international city of peace and justice, home to many international organisations, embassies and multinational corporations but also a fun student city filled with music, cafes, museums and the most popular beach in the Netherlands!