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McMahon, Don D.; Barrio, Brenda; McMahon, Amanda K.; Tutt, Kristen; Firestone, Jonah – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2020
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at greater risk of health-related issues due to obesity and lack of physical activity. This study examined using virtual reality (VR) exergaming to increase the physical activity of high school students with IDD. Four students participated in this multiple probe across…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, High School Students, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Riggie, Jennifer; Xu, Tingting – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2013
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a lifelong condition that significantly affects the individual's learning, development, behavior, family, and quality of life. Diagnosing children with this condition and providing effective supports is challenging for professionals because little intervention research has been performed with the…
Descriptors: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Student Needs, Teaching Methods, Special Needs Students
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Coles, Claire D.; Strickland, Dorothy C.; Padgett, Lynne; Bellmoff, Lynnae – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
Unintentional injuries are a leading cause of death and disability for children. Those with developmental disabilities, including children affected by prenatal alcohol exposure, are at highest risk for injuries. Although teaching safety skills is recommended to prevent injury, cognitive limitations and behavioral problems characteristic of…
Descriptors: Safety Education, Learning Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Strickland, Dorothy C.; McAllister, David; Coles, Claire D.; Osborne, Susan – Topics in Language Disorders, 2007
This article describes an evolution of training programs to use first-person interaction in virtual reality (VR) situations to teach safety skills to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Multiple VR programs for children aged 2 to 9 were built and tested between 1992 and 2007. Based on these…
Descriptors: Safety Education, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, Computer Uses in Education