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Chang, Yao-Jen; Chen, Shu-Fang; Lu, Zhi-Zhan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This study assessed the possibility of training two individuals with cognitive impairments using a system that reduced breaks in performance. This study was carried out according to an ABAB sequence in which A represented the baseline and B represented intervention phases. Data showed that the two participants significantly increased their target…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Young Adults, Intervention, Job Performance
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Jankowicz-Szymanska, A.; Mikolajczyk, E.; Wojtanowski, W. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Intellectual disability affects all spheres of people's lives who suffer from it. It lowers the level of intellectual functioning, often stigmatizes, characteristically changing features, and decreases motor performance. Unfortunately, modern medicine cannot cure intellectual disability; however, there is a chance to improve the quality of life of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Mild Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Down Syndrome
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Chang, Yao-Jen; Chen, Shu-Fang; Huang, Jun-Da – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This study assessed the possibility of rehabilitating two young adults with motor impairments using a Kinect-based system in a public school setting. This study was carried out according to an ABAB sequence in which A represented the baseline and B represented intervention phases. Data showed that the two participants significantly increased their…
Descriptors: Intervention, Young Adults, Psychomotor Skills, Student Motivation
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Burke, Raymond V.; Andersen, Melissa N.; Bowen, Scott L.; Howard, Monica R.; Allen, Keith D. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
We evaluated the efficacy of a vocational training program including behavioral skills training, and a "performance cue system" (i.e., a proprietary iPhone application adapted for the study) to teach targeted social-vocational skills to six young adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. In two separate studies, participants were employed…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Employment, Fire Protection, Young Adults