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Srishti Jaitely; Navjit Gaurav – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2025
Mumbai is home to over 22 million people, of which 41.3% are estimated to live in bastis with limited access to basic facilities and support. The number of people with disabilities living in Mumbai was 0.48 million in 2011, expected to rise to 4 million by 2025. For people with disabilities to live a better quality of life, they require a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Quality of Life, Community Support
Oluwatosin O. Akande – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The study examined the difficulties encountered by parents of children with ASD in rural communities in Nigeria. The lack of sufficient healthcare facilities and proficient practitioners in rural locations hinders the availability of early intervention services. The cultural beliefs and misconceptions surrounding ASD exacerbate stigma,…
Descriptors: Parents, Parent Attitudes, Children, Disabilities
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Wong, Meng Ee; Ng, Zi Jia; Poon, Kenneth – International Journal of Special Education, 2015
While there has been growing theoretical and policy interest in the areas of homeschool partnership and inclusive education, relatively little work has linked the two fields. Where there have been studies, these have focused primarily on parent or school perspective. With inclusive education in its nascent stage in Singapore, this study examines…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Family School Relationship, Partnerships in Education
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Webber, Lynne S.; McVilly, Keith R.; Fester, Tarryn; Zazelis, Telly – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: The quality of behaviour support plans (BSPs) can be an important influence on the quality of the support provided to people with disability who show challenging behaviours. The Behavior Support Plan Quality Evaluation Guide II (BSP-QE II) is one tool that may be useful in assessing the quality of behaviour support plans. It has…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation, Construct Validity, Validity
Dash, Neena – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this paper is to present the status of integrated education for children with special needs in the State of Sikkim, to study the various support services required for children with special needs for their successful completion of primary education, to ascertain the academic support provided to children with special needs in the…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Elementary School Students, Disabilities, Inclusive Schools
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Mott, Sarah; Chau, Andrew; Chan, Jeff – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2007
An increasing number of people with disabilities live in the community in Australia and internationally. Many of these individuals live in the family home, on their own, in hostels or in the traditional "group home" model, and receive varying levels of support and care. There is a growing concern that many of the care and support needs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nurses, Health Needs, Group Homes
Leyser, Yona; And Others – Exceptional Child, 1988
Families (N=102) of disabled children in an Israeli kibbutz were interviewed. Parental stress was found to be reduced by the availability of material and financial resources, sharing in day-to-day child care, and overall community acceptance. Parents did experience a sense of loneliness and concerns about their children's social integration and…
Descriptors: Community Role, Community Services, Community Support, Disabilities