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Melissa N. Savage; Alexandra E. Candelaria – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
While there are many benefits to healthy nutrition, adults with intellectual disability often have poor nutrition habits. The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the use of a nutrition app and self- management intervention to increase awareness of healthy nutrition choices for adults with intellectual disability. Data was gathered on the…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Nutrition Instruction, Handheld Devices, Health Promotion
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Marnewick, Caryn; Meda, Lawrence; Condy, Janet; Phillips, Heather – Cogent Education, 2022
Although WhatsApp has become so ubiquitous and widespread across the globe, it poses a risk of abuse and cyberbullying to vulnerable groups of people like intellectually disabled learners. This study explores intellectually disabled learners' experiences of using WhatsApp during an intervention programme in a special needs unit at a school in Cape…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Special Schools
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McMahon, Don D.; McMahon, Amanda K.; Anglin, Mykala; Abrams, Kathryn; Wilds, Kelley; Aumel, Aidan – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2023
Research on using technology to support students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in exercise, health, and wellness is not as abundant as using technology in academic areas. The purpose of this article is to provide educators with resources that will assist in filling this technology gap. This article provides examples of specific…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Exercise
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Jason L. Kester; Leslie Ann Bross – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a technology-based self-monitoring application, I-Connect, to enhance the on-task behavior of five secondary students (ages 15-16) with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and specific learning disability during Biology instruction in a rural special education classroom. We…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities