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Mung'omba, James – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
In the Republic of Zambia, an estimated 256,000 persons have some form of disability, and of these, 5.4% have intellectual disabilities. Even now, traditional beliefs about the etiology of intellectual disabilities persist and considerable stigma is attached to the presence of persons with intellectual disabilities who are often excluded from…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Poverty, Mental Retardation, Etiology
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Mannan, Hasheem; Summers, Jean Ann; Turnbull, Ann P.; Poston, Denise J. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
The authors undertook a review of measures available for assessing outcomes of early childhood services for children with disabilities and their families. With principles of family-centered practice mandating the inclusion of both family and child outcome measures in effective evaluation plans, the review examined measures with established…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Programs, Quality of Life, Disabilities
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Cho, Su-Je; Gannotti, Mary E. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Twenty Korean-American mothers of children with disabilities participated in interviews concerning perceptions of the expertise, attitudes, and behavior of social and educational service providers, differences in cultural values and communication styles, and the need and use of translation services. Mothers reported satisfaction with the…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Mothers, Disabilities, Educational Experience