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Direct linkMadelaine Carter; Nicole Bobbette; Sabrina Campanella; Yona Lunsky – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Workers in the intellectual disability sector encounter significant work-related stress impacting their mental health. This study explores the barriers faced by these workers when accessing mental health support during the pandemic. Methods: 1831 surveys were completed by intellectual disability support workers from Ontario, Canada…
Descriptors: Employees, Intellectual Disability, Barriers, Mental Health
Jarvis, Erin N.; McAuliffe, Danielle; Dayan, Mercedes; McDevitt, Jane – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: Having an intellectual disability increases the likelihood for exhibiting impairments in vision, hearing, and balance. The intersection of these issues has yet to be described in a large cohort. Methods: By hosting the largest public health database for individuals with intellectual disability, Special Olympics (SO) offers…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Athletics, Perceptual Impairments, Visual Impairments
Download full textMaher Tayseer Al-Sharadqah; Ghoufran Salem Ali Al-Ghamdi – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2024
This study aimed to identify the reality of the rehabilitation of people with intellectual disabilities and their employment from the point of view of their parents in the city of Mecca, where a questionnaire was designed as a tool for collecting data, and the sample of the study consisted of (142) parents of persons with intellectual disabilities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Employment Level, Parent Attitudes
Fintan Sheerin; Sandra Fleming; Peter May; Philip McCallion; Mary McCarron; Amara Naseer; Georgia Lalor; Maureen D'Eath – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are living longer and are increasingly diverse, with health and care needs that are varied and complex. Without changes to funding, services have found it difficult to respond to needs and wishes. Method: A descriptive mixed methods design study, data were collected through questionnaire, focus…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Older Adults, Stakeholders
Deffew, Andrew; Coughlan, Barry; Burke, Tom; Rogers, Elaine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Staff member's views and attitudes can have a significant impact on people with an intellectual disability. This study explores staff attitudes and experiences of people with an intellectual disability's expression of relationships and sexuality across service providers in Ireland. Methods: Staff (n = 86) from service providers (n = 5)…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Interpersonal Relationship, Sexuality
Lee, Chung eun; Kim, Kyung Mee – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Future planning has emerged as a global issue for families of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities due to the longer lives and limited long-term services and supports in the adult disability system. While it has received greater attention, most future planning studies only included parents of individuals with…
Descriptors: Long Range Planning, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Siblings
Ahlström, Gerd; Wallén, Eva Flygare; Tideman, Magnus; Holmgren, Marianne – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
The aim of this study was to describe the social care provided for different age groups of people with intellectual disability, 55 years or above, and to investigate the association between such care and frailty factors for those with diagnosed level of intellectual disabilities. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were used. Commonest…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Intellectual Disability, Social Services, Residential Care
Roberts-Tyler, Emily J.; Beverley, Michael; Hughes, J. Carl; Hastings, Richard P. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2021
Statistics relating to special schools indicate very low rates of basic literacy. However, there is very little information available regarding typical instruction in these settings and, therefore, no clear picture of the potential barriers precluding the improvement of reading skills in special schools. The current paper investigated current…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Schools, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods
MacEachern, Sarah; Forkert, Nils Daniel; Lemay, Jean-Francois; Dewey, Deborah – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
Children and adolescents with disabilities benefit from physical activity. However, this population has lower fitness levels and higher rates of obesity than their peers, suggesting that they are not meeting physical activity guidelines and are experiencing barriers to participation. The purpose of this study was to quantify physical activity…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Physical Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
