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Results 1 to 5 of 15 in Centre for Disability Studies

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Funded by the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership, a School of Sociology and Social Policy Postgraduate Research Student attended the American Education Research Association Conference.

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A report concludes these two policy areas are crucial for reducing inequalities in children's life chances and enabling greater participation in the work market, especially for women.

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Parents and caregivers in Leeds can receive free support in the crucial first 1000 days of their newborns’ lives as part of a study led by the University of Leeds.

Collective Action and Civil Society: Disability Advocacy and EU Decision Making

A new book explores how changing structures of governance have created an opportunity for disability advocacy groups to challenge policy making.

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A Leeds cross-faculty research project is the first UK study aimed at understanding the nature and prevalence of Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) in the lives of people with multiple sclerosis (MS).