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Olga Kaluzny – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Persons with intellectual disabilities who are physically active have faster reaction time compared to the physically inactive persons with intellectual disabilities (Yildirim et al. 2010). Aim: To recognize how participation in a series of hip-hop dance workshops can improve reaction time in persons with intellectual disabilities.…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Physical Activities, Dance Education, Workshops
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Tatsuta, Mizuho; Kawai, Norimune; Ushiyama, Michio – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Despite recent developments in measurement tools to assess the quality of life of individuals with intellectual disability, little is known about the cultural aspects that affect their quality of life. This study examined the universal and cultural characteristics of the quality of life of individuals with intellectual disability in Denmark and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Cultural Differences, Intellectual Disability
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Vergunst, Richard; McKenzie, Judith; Hansen, Anthea – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
In the South African context, children with severe to profound intellectual disabilities are not accommodated in the compulsory education system, although steps are being taken in this direction in acknowledgement of their right to education. Critical to this development is the training of educators and caregivers. There is a paucity of studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education Teachers, Caregivers, Capacity Building
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Elks, Martin A. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
A good life is the ultimate goal of a number of theories and approaches to providing supports and services for people with intellectual disability. This article examines four list theories of a good life for people with intellectual disability. Twelve themes of a good life were identified using a basic or conventional content analysis: higher…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Quality of Life, Interpersonal Relationship, Civil Rights
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Small, Neil; Raghavan, Raghu; Pawson, Nicole – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Transition planning using a person-centred approach has, in the main, failed to shape service provision. We offer an alternative based on an ecological understanding of human development linked to public health approaches that prioritise whole system planning. A total of 43 young people with intellectual disabilities, in Bradford, England, who…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Holistic Approach, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research