The BBC recently had a story Paralympic athletes who harm themselves to perform better which described various ways how disabled athletes try to boost their performance level. Common boosting techniques…
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I should right away say that I think the answer to the question should be ‘No!’ The column highlights some wording in the classification code I see as problematic and not-needed. Now the blog piece. Keith…
Sport is seen as important for the quality of life, self-esteem, independence and social integration of people with disabilities, and the Paralympics are one expression of this importance. But what effect…
What do disabled people in the UK and the non-disabled British Public expect from the Paralympic Games? Let me give you some results of different polls reflecting the British public and disabled people’s…
The Paralympics is certainly a big event in the calendar of disabled sportspeople. But the Paralympics are also a time of uneven and problematic reporting. Media coverage during the Paralympics will be…
We all know the media is influential. We also know the media’s portrayal of disability issues and disabled people is uneven. Such biases are also evident in the portrayal of the technology employed by…
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mathison Centre for Youth Mental Health and Education, University of Calgary
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Research Associate, Aquatic Science, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary
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PhD Candidate, Brain & Cognitive Science, University of Calgary
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Associate professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor of Business Technology Management, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor of Finance, University of Calgary
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Clinical Associate Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Integrated Knowledge, Engineering and Sustainable Communities, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor and Scientific Director of the O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary
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Werklund Research Professor of Education, University of Calgary
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
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Professor, Area Chair, Business Technology Management, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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BMO Professor of Sustainable and Transition Finance, University of Calgary
