1,967 search results for “disability studies” in the Public website
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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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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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Lieks HettingaFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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in planning and evaluating instruction for students with learning disabilities
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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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Andries HiskesFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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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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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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Christopher GreenFaculty of Humanities
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
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Channa LiFaculty of Humanities
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Xiao LuoFaculty of Humanities
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Philomeen DolFaculty of Humanities
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Crewe Williams
Faculty of Humanities
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Shirley Alexander
Faculty of Humanities
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Amirardalan EmamiFaculty of Humanities
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Maaike BeemsterboerFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Yujing TanFaculty of Humanities
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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
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Steven Hagers
Faculty of Humanities
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Haneen OmariFaculty of Humanities
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Xiong XiongFaculty of Humanities
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Boudewijn WalravenFaculty of Humanities
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Geoffrey Cain
Faculty of Humanities
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Jurre KnoestFaculty of Humanities
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Aihua Li
Faculty of Humanities
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Peter VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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Maghiel van CrevelFaculty of Humanities
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Ab de JongFaculty of Humanities
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Hyo Jin PakFaculty of Humanities
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Henk Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
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Pao-Yi YangFaculty of Humanities
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Edegar Da Conceição SavioFaculty of Humanities
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Arfi ArfiansyahFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Caroline Fernandes CaromanoFaculteit Archeologie
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Anika BexkensFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mehdy Shaddel Basir
Faculty of Humanities
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Modern and Contemporary Studies (1800−Present)
This research cluster centres on regional, national, and global intersections between a variety of artistic and cultural expressions and their role in society from 1800 onwards.
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Economic Effects of Social Protection
On 1 October 2019, Emile Cammeraat defended his thesis 'Economic Effects of Social Protection'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. K.P. Goudswaard and Prof. P.W.C. Koning.
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MS@Work study
Predictors of work functioning in persons with multiple sclerosis
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Berthe JansenFaculty of Humanities
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Kiyan ForoutanFaculty of Humanities
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Judith FrishmanFaculty of Humanities