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Venville, Annie; Mealings, Margaret; Ennals, Priscilla; Oates, Jennifer; Fossey, Ellie; Douglas, Jacinta; Bigby, Christine – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2016
Students with invisible disabilities such as mental illness or acquired brain injury (ABI) experience multiple barriers that reduce their likelihood of postsecondary course completion. The present study conducted a systematic search of research reporting interventions for students experiencing mental illness or ABI to participate in postsecondary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Mental Disorders
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Aldrich, Erin M.; Obrzut, John E. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2012
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children and adolescents can significantly affect their lives and educational needs. Deficits are often exhibited in areas such as attention, concentration, memory, executive function, emotional regulation, and behavioral functioning, but specific outcomes are not particular to any one child or adolescent with a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Brain, Head Injuries, Educational Needs
Fowler, Marc; McCabe, Paul C. – Communique, 2011
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and lifelong disability in the United States for individuals below the age of 45. Current estimates from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) indicate that at least 1.4 million Americans sustain a TBI annually. TBI affects 475,000 children under age 14 each year in the United States alone.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Neurological Impairments, School Psychologists, Incidence
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, 2012
Every year, under the federal law known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), millions of children with disabilities receive special services designed to meet their unique needs. Early intervention services are provided through the state to infants and toddlers with disabilities under three years of age and their families. For…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation