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Peer reviewedBuysse, Virginia – Journal of Early Intervention, 1993
The friendship status of 58 preschoolers with disabilities in inclusive child care settings in North Carolina was examined. The majority of children were found to have at least one friend. Associated factors included diagnosis, developmental level, behavioral characteristics, characteristics of the friend, similarities between the child and the…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Day Care Centers, Disabilities, Friendship
Peer reviewedMank, David; Cioffi, Andrea; Yovanoff, Paul – Mental Retardation, 1998
A survey of 13 vocational programs that used natural supports as one of their strategies for securing and supporting people with disabilities in community jobs found that people with more severe disabilities had fewer wage- and integration-outcomes and fewer typical features of employment compared to those with less severe disabilities. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Community Programs, Employment Problems
Peer reviewedBrown, William H.; Odom, Samuel L.; Li, Shouming; Zercher, Craig – Journal of Special Education, 1999
A study of 112 preschoolers with and without disabilities in 16 community-based, inclusive preschool programs, found both groups of children exhibited similar child behaviors and were meaningfully engaged in a variety of adult- and child-initiated activities within similar activity contexts; however, children with disabilities received more adult…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disabilities, Inclusive Schools, Individual Needs
Download full textAbery, Brian; And Others – 1997
This curriculum to foster the inclusion of students with disabilities is designed to be offered by educators in junior and senior high school settings. It is intended to bring together students with and without disabilities for classroom instruction, discussion, and experiential learning. The experiential component pairs students with disabilities…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disabilities, Inclusive Schools, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedSchleien, Stuart J.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
Fifteen children with autism participated in monthly cooperative art activities with same-age nondisabled peers at a children's museum. Nondisabled children received information concerning disabilities and were encouraged to be friendly. Both younger and older children with autism received more positive interactions from nondisabled peers during…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age, Art Activities, Attitude Change
Heyne, Linda A.; And Others – 1994
This handbook is the fruit of two projects of the University of Minnesota's College of Education: (1) the Dowling Friendship Program, a 3-year project at a public elementary school in Minneapolis in which children with and without disabilities participated in a variety of recreation activities during school, after school, at each other's homes,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Community Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Gaylord, Vicki, Ed. – Impact, 1997
This feature issue presents articles on the social inclusion of people with developmental disabilities into the community and also some related news items. This issue provides profiles of organizations, workplaces, and schools that are successfully integrating people with developmental disabilities into community activities. The articles are:…
Descriptors: Adults, American Indians, Church Role, Community Programs
