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Thessa Hilgenkamp; Amy Bodde; Sarah Mann; Brain Helsel; Joseph Sherman; Jessica Danon; Lauren Ptomey – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Online exercise interventions can improve access to tailored programmes for individuals with intellectual disabilities (including Down syndrome). This paper aimed to describe best practices and provide recommendations for online physical activity or exercise programmes for this population. Method: Two research teams with extensive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Intellectual Disability, Down Syndrome, Exercise
Clare Papay; Caitlyn A. Bukaty; Belkis Choiseul-Praslin – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2025
Postsecondary education (PSE) is more than just a learning opportunity for people with intellectual disability--it's an effective pathway to competitive employment and financial independence. Research shows PSE leads to higher employment rates and increased wages for people with intellectual disability, and long-term cost savings for supporting…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Students with Disabilities, Outcomes of Education, Employment Level
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Michelle C. Reynolds; Mirian E. Ofonedu; Angelina Alpert – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2025
People with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and their families and professionals often engage in person-centered planning to determine current and future supports needed to improve quality of life. Previous practice focused heavily on applying for disability specific supports referred to as formal supports and waiting hopefully,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Quality of Life, Individual Characteristics
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Fred Spooner; Robert Pennington; Ashley Anderson; Thai Ray Williams – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2025
Time delay is one of the most established practices for teaching both functional and academic skills to students with extensive support needs (ESN). Students with ESN have intellectual or developmental disabilities and, in some cases, other support needs (e.g., physical disabilities, sensory impairments) and require comprehensive instructional and…
Descriptors: Intervals, Time Factors (Learning), Teaching Methods, Special Needs Students
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Emma K. Walker; Jennifer C. Dalton; Dawn C. Botts – Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 2025
This paper reflects on my experiential learning journey using the Kolb Experiential Learning Cycle to explore pragmatic therapy for young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). As a participant observer in the Level Up program, I engaged in twice-weekly social communication sessions,…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Young Adults
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Sabretta Alford; Laura Graham Holmes – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2025
Most social work students receive only limited instruction about disabilities in their general coursework despite a growing need for trained social workers in this area. In this paper, we argue that coursework dedicated to the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) needs to be implemented as an essential component of a…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Social Work, Professional Education, Course Descriptions