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Effects of Neoprene Wrist/Hand Splints on Handwriting for Students with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome: A Single System Design Study
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Frohlich, Lauren; Wesley, Alison; Wallen, Margaret; Bundy, Anita – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2012
Purpose: Pain associated with hypermobility of wrist and hand joints can contribute to decreased handwriting output. This study examined the effectiveness of a neoprene wrist/hand splint in reducing pain and increasing handwriting speed and endurance for students with joint hypermobility syndrome. Methods: Multiple baseline, single system design…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Grade 9, Physical Disabilities, Pain
Parent Satisfaction with Early Intervention Services for Children with Physical Disabilities: Internal Consistency of the European Parent Satisfaction Scale about Early Intervention
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Ziviani, Jenny; Cuskelly, Monica; Feeney, Rachel – Infants and Young Children, 2010
Measuring parent satisfaction with services is essential in the evaluation of early intervention programs. However, there is a paucity of satisfaction measures specifically developed for this purpose, and the psychometric properties of existing measures have not been widely examined. The aim of this study was to further investigate the internal…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Physical Disabilities, Measures (Individuals), Parents
Evaluation of the Attendant Care Pilot Project. Final Report.
Clark, Anne; Faragher, Jean – 1986
An Attendant Care Pilot Project, administered by the Home Care Service of New South Wales, Australia, and providing attendant care for 24 permanently severely physically disabled adults for 2 years, was evaluated. The patients were medically stable and intellectually capable of managing their own affairs; all had impairments which required…
Descriptors: Adults, Allied Health Occupations Education, Attendants, Foreign Countries
How Effective Are Programs Based on Conductive Education? A Report of Two Studies.
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Bochner, Sandra; Center, Yola; Chapparo, Chris; Donelly, Michelle – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1999
This article reviews data collected during evaluation of two programs based on conductive education principles established in Sydney in the early 1990s by parents of preschool and school-age children with motor disabilities. Results indicate programs based on conductive education are not more effective than other currently available forms of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Sheltered Workshops Employee Satisfaction Survey. Part Two: Technical Report.
Ogren, Evelyn H.; Lauricella, John – 1981
The special employment program in Yooralla Society of Victoria (Australia) began operation two decades ago with establishment of sheltered workshops. As part of an overall review of Yooralla's programs, a survey was conducted as a first stage in evaluation of the workshops--Ability Industries and Ability Press. The aim of the research project was…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Special Life Skills for Community Living.
Wyer, Doug; Hallinan, Peter – 1992
This study examined the effectiveness of a 10-week life skills program in meeting the needs of its six Australian participants, who were severely intellectually and physically handicapped young adults of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. Interviews were conducted with teaching and residential program staff at the commencement, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations