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Lifshitz, Hefziba; Nissim, Shoshanna; Cohen, Sara – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2008
Attitudes of teachers (N = 96) and paraprofessionals (N = 48) working with students with intellectual disability (ID) towards the new definition of ID (Luckasson et al., 1992, 2002), was examined. The main innovation of the new definition of ID is the cancellation of the four ID levels, suggesting an optimistic view, especially towards individuals…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Mental Retardation, Teacher Attitudes, Special Education
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Parette, Phil; Scherer, Marcia – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2004
Issues related to stigma and its impact on assistive technology (AT) use with persons having developmental disabilities are addressed. While stigma has been known to be associated with presence of disability for many years, relationship between stigma and AT usage, particularly when working with families across cultures, has only just begun to be…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Social Bias, Correlation