/library/oar/handle/123456789/20530 Previously known as Department of Gender Studies Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:18:59 GMT 2025-12-24T22:18:59Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/142408 Title: Hidden violence in the disability care system Abstract: The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) recently released its major study ‘Places of Care = Places of Safety? Violence Against Persons with Disabilities in Institutions’, a report that exposes the deep and systemic risks faced by disabled people across Europe when they reside in institutional settings. As the principal investigator for the Maltese component of this project commissioned by FRA, and conducted through Aditus Foundation, I was confronted with findings that demand urgent national reflection. [extract] Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/142408 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/142037 Title: Academic oration 2022 Abstract: This academic oration for the Faculty for Social WellBeing graduation ceremony was given by Dr Claire Azzopardi Lane at the graduation ceremonies on 17 March 2022. Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/142037 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/142028 Title: Between exclusion and empowerment : social and community inclusion of disabled mothers in Malta Authors: Azzopardi Lane, Claire; Muscat, C. Abstract: In Malta, perceptions of disability remain influenced by residual eugenic thinking and a persistent charity model, both of which shape how disabled women are viewed as mothers. This study explores how these cultural frameworks impact the mental and physical health of disabled mothers, particularly regarding their reproductive autonomy and legitimacy as parents. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/142028 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/142026 Title: Missing sexuality discourse : reality and potentials for people with intellectual disability in Malta Abstract: It is observed that people with intellectual disability are disabled by social attitudes and these take a particular form in the context of Maltese culture. Malta, a predominantly Catholic country with prevailing medical and charity models of disability, faces many challenges in respect to the topic of sexuality. This paper recounts how people with intellectual disability experience their sexuality in Malta, focusing on opportunities and constraints faced by such persons. Interpretative phenomenological analysis through interviews and focus groups is used to decode qualitative data collected from people with intellectual disability, their parents and service providers. [extract] Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/142026 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z