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Downey, Angelica; Torres, Ayse; Kearney, Kelly B.; Brady, Michael P.; Katz, Joshua – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2022
College students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) face challenges searching for jobs, often lacking communication and social skills needed during formal interviews. The COVID-19 pandemic complicates interviews, forcing students to search online and attend virtual interviews. This study used a multiple probe design across…
Descriptors: Employment Interviews, College Students, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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Kearney, Kelly B.; Pistorio, Kalynn Hall – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2023
Literacy based behavioral interventions (LBBIs) have been used to teach numerous skills, such as requesting an accommodation, engaging in self-regulation, and remaining on-task, to children and adolescents. Electronic-LBBIs (E-LBBIs) have recently emerged in the literature as an effective strategy, using preferred forms of media (tablet or…
Descriptors: Intervention, Literacy, Behavior Modification, Electronic Learning
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Brady, Michael P.; Kearney, Kelly B.; Downey, Angelica; Torres, Ayse; McDougall, Dennis – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Adults with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) increasingly are accessing inclusive college programs to gain academic and employment preparation for future community living. Decision-making and self-determination are two inter-related skills taught in these programs. In this study, we investigated an intervention that combined remote…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, College Students, Coaching (Performance)
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Kearney, Kelly B.; Torres, Ayse – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are more frequently unemployed or under-employed than individuals without disabilities. Job search skills are one of the most direct ways to counter unemployment. Remote audio coaching (RAC) has shown to be an effective, remote method for teaching skills to adults with IDD. Since the…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Unemployment
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Kearney, Kelly B.; Brady, Michael P.; Dukes, Charles; Downey, Angelica – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Many adults with intellectual disability (ID) do not learn the skills needed to maintain safety of people within their communities. In a pair of studies, a total task presentation with a least-to-most error correction procedure was used to teach four college students with ID how to safely remove personal protective equipment (PPE) (gloves), and…
Descriptors: First Aid, College Students, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability