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Schwartz, Rachel J.; Robertson, Rachel E.; Westerfield, Sarah – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Opportunities for choice often become limited as individuals with disabilities age. Previous research reports that staff practices directly influence choice-making opportunities for adults with disabilities. Given the link between choice-making and staff behavior, more research is needed on training staff in postsecondary settings in providing…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Adult Programs, Selection, Disabilities
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Bruno, Lauren P.; Lewis, Amanda M.; Kaldenberg, Erica R.; Bahr, Patricia A.; Immerfall, Jordan – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Adults with intellectual disability (ID) often have challenges when accessing written text. One promising way to address this is through the use of assistive technology (AT) in the form of text to speech (TTS) software to allow individuals to read aurally, bypassing visual decoding weaknesses. However, little information is available on how to…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Assistive Technology, Computer Software, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
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Mechling, Linda C.; Bryant, Kathryn J.; Spencer, Galen P.; Ayres, Kevin M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Two different video-based procedures for presenting the passage of time (how long a step lasts) were examined. The two procedures were presented within the framework of video prompting to promote independent multi-step task completion across four young adults with moderate intellectual disability. The two procedures demonstrating passage of the…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Prompting, Moderate Mental Retardation, Young Adults