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Childhood Dysarthria: Auditory-Perceptual Profiles against the Background of Typical Speech Motor Development
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Schölderle, Theresa; Haas, Elisabet; Ziegler, Wolfram – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe childhood dysarthria by means of auditory-perceptual analyses covering all speech subsystems. We aimed to identify the most seriously affected auditory-perceptual dimensions in the observed dysarthria profiles and to detect specific markers of childhood dysarthria against the backdrop of typical…
Descriptors: Articulation Impairments, Neurological Impairments, Auditory Perception, Perceptual Impairments
Conditions Supporting the Inclusion of Children and Teenagers with Physical Disabilities
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Lelgemann, Reinhard; Singer, Philipp; Walter-Klose, Christian; Lubbeke, Jelena – Online Submission, 2012
The article presents the main results of a 2 year research project on appropriate conditions for the inclusion of physically and multiple disabled pupils in German schools. The research project consists of three parts: A synthesis of all national and international empirical studies published during the last 40 years (Walter-Klose, 2012), 84…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Physical Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Inclusion
Operationalizing Quality of Life for People with Profound Multiple Disabilities: A Delphi Study
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Petry, K.; Maes, B.; Vlaskamp, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: In a recent study, we constructed an item pool that contains items on the quality of life (QOL) and related aspects of support of people with profound multiple disabilities (PMD). In the present study, a panel of experts assessed the content and the structure of this item pool in order to enhance its validity and usefulness. Method: A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Multiple Disabilities, Quality of Life
Cochlear Implantation for Children with Hearing Loss and Multiple Disabilities: An Evaluation from an Educator's Perspective
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Bertram, Bodo – Volta Review, 2004
In recent years, parents of children with hearing loss and various additional disabilities have shown increasing interest in cochlear implants. This article describes how the program in Hanover, Germany is attempting to respond to this interest. It discusses the selection process for children who receive cochlear implants who have multiple…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Parents, Foreign Countries, Assistive Technology
Children Who Are Hearing Impaired with Additional Disabilities and Related Aspects of Parental Stress.
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Hintermair, Manfred – Exceptional Children, 2000
In this German study, 317 parents of children with hearing impairments and additional disabilities completed both the Parenting Stress Index and an additional questionnaire on demographics and related information. Analysis showed consistently high stress scores in the Child Domain, whereas the Parent Domain showed only a slight tendency toward…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Coping, Foreign Countries
AGORA XII. Training for Mentally Disabled People and Their Trainers: Permitting the Mentally Disabled a Genuine and Appropriate Exercise of Their Rights. CEDEFOP Panorama Series.
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Guggenheim, Eric Fries – 2003
Materials from Agora 12 demonstrate that the disabled are merely another side of ourselves and training for them is a means of developing and acquiring independence and of becoming absorbed into society. A Foreword outlines the subjects of the three sessions: social solidarity and mental disability; training of the mentally psychologically…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations