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Ågren, Kristin Alfredsson; Hemmingsson, Helena; Kjellberg, Anette – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: A digital lag has been reported on access to the internet and performing internet activities for young people with learning disabilities in everyday life. Aim: The aim of this study is to explore environmental opportunities and challenges when performing internet activities and how internet use influences social and community…
Descriptors: Youth, Disabilities, Internet, Activities
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Danker, Joanne; Strnadová, Iva; Tso, Michelle; Loblinzk, Julie; Cumming, Therese M.; Martin, Andrew J. – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: While there has been a strong national and international emphasis on social inclusion over the past 15 years, many people with intellectual disabilities remain socially isolated in their communities. Mobile technology has the potential to support social inclusion and there is great interest among adults with intellectual disabilities…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Inclusion, Handheld Devices
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Dominic Andrew Nyikach; Ketil Lenert Hansen – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Immigrant parents' perspectives on raising adolescents and young adults with intellectual disabilities during the transition to adulthood are the focus of this study. Disabled children demand more care and support as they mature and transition to adulthood. This increased care demand places significant stress on parents' wellbeing and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Intellectual Disability, Adolescents
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Yoshimi Ito; Kyoko Asakura; Shoko Sugiyama; Nozomu Takada – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: People with intellectual/intellectual and physical disabilities frequently use day-service centres, an array of services that involve the provision of care and social activities during the daytime and offer homebound people with disabilities opportunities to live in their communities. While nurses working at day-service centres for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nurses, Intellectual Disability, Physical Disabilities
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Rayner, Kelly; Wood, Harry; Beail, Nigel – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
Although the development of secure attachments has been shown to be more problematic for people with learning disabilities, there is a shortage of research into the attachment experience of people with learning disabilities who have broken the law. The present study used thematic analysis to explore the attachment experiences of 10 men with…
Descriptors: Males, Mental Retardation, Social Life, Institutionalized Persons