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Bindels-de Heus, Karen G. C. B.; van Staa, AnneLoes; van Vliet, Ingeborg; Ewals, Frans V. P. M.; Hilberink, Sander R. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Many children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) now reach adulthood. The aim of this study was to elicit parents' experiences with the transfer from pediatric to adult medical care. A convenience sample of 131 Dutch parents of young people with PIMD (16--26 years) completed a web-based questionnaire. Twenty-two percent of…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Transfer Policy
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Dowrick, Margaret K. – British Journal of Special Education, 2002
This article describes an Australian project that brought together educators, parents, and students to identify skills that young people with severe/profound or multiple learning difficulties need to gain before leaving schools. Results were fed back to schools to support the process of curricular review. The four-stage process of achieving…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Multiple Disabilities