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Direct linkHeräjärvi, Nina U.; O. Leskinen, Markku; A. Pirttimaa, Raija; J. Jokinen, Kimmo; A. Arvio, Maria – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2020
Prior studies have shown that young adults with severe physical and multiple disabilities are less likely to complete upper secondary education. This study aimed to identify whether these students' type of multiple disability, gender, location and literacy skills were associated with completion of upper secondary education. The participants were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Severe Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
Download full textIreri, Bibiana Ruguru; King'endo, Madrine; Wangila, Eric; Thuranira, Simon – International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2020
Educational frameworks mandate schools to adopt, design and implement strategies that support inclusive education. Despite the inclusive education policy, disability remains a major course of exclusion in learning institutions. The paper discusses the impact of school strategies in overcoming physical barriers that hinder the implementation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Inclusion, Barriers
de Waal, Elna; Pienaar, Anita E.; Coetzee, Dané – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2018
Background: Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) portray motor coordination and perceptual difficulties which can hamper daily activity and academic task execution. Aim: This study examined the association between DCD and academic performance, and explored which perceptual and motor coordination skills had the largest…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Disabilities, Correlation
Miles, Anna; Wong, Celine; Jackson, Bianca – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: Swallowing difficulties are common and complex in children with physical, behavioural, and cognitive needs. This study (i) describes mealtime management and (ii) identifies barriers and facilitators to implementation of a guideline for school-aged children with feeding difficulties in one specialist school. Method: Three data sets were…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Nutrition, Barriers, Dietetics
Castillo, Claudia – ProQuest LLC, 2016
For a variety of reasons, college students with disabilities encounter stressors beyond those of students who do not have disabilities. One of the more salient examples is that students with disabilities are required to disclose that they have a disability and to communicate with faculty and staff in order to receive academic accommodations, as…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Reflection, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Higher Education
Egan, Aisling; Andrews, Carolyn; Lowit, Anja – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: There is increasing recognition of the impact that dementia has upon swallowing and at mealtimes, and the significant effect this can have on people with dementia's health and well-being. However, there remains a paucity of evidence for assessment and intervention practices for dysphagia and mealtime difficulties. Furthermore, there is…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Intervention, Dementia, Barriers
Raspa, Melissa; Bann, Carla M.; Gwaltney, Angela; Benke, Timothy A.; Fu, Cary; Glaze, Daniel G.; Haas, Richard; Heydemann, Peter; Jones, Mary; Kaufmann, Walter E.; Lieberman, David; Marsh, Eric; Peters, Sarika; Ryther, Robin; Standridge, Shannon; Skinner, Steven A.; Percy, Alan K.; Neul, Jeffrey L. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that primarily affects females. Recent work indicates the potential for disease modifying therapies. However, there remains a need to develop outcome measures for use in clinical trials. Using data from a natural history study (n = 1,075), we examined the factor structure, internal consistency,…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Psychometrics, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Disabilities
Fisher, Fiona; Philpott, April; Andrews, Sophie C.; Maule, Roxanne; Douglas, Jacinta – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2017
Background: Speech and language impairments are well-established in individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, knowledge about particular aspects of social communication and everyday conversational abilities is limited. Aims: To investigate self- and informant-report ratings of social communicative abilities in ALS participants…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Questionnaires, Communication Disorders
Wessels, Marleen D.; Bossink, Leontien W. M.; van der Putten, Annette A. J. – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2017
One of the benefits of physical activity in people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) is an increase in alertness. This study investigated the effect of a power-assisted exercise intervention on alertness and the relationship of this effect to the level of additional motor and visual impairments in people with PIMD. A…
Descriptors: Exercise Physiology, Physical Activities, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities
Vallons, Katleen J. R.; Helmens, Harold J.; Oudhuis, A. A. C. M. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2015
Background: Thickening of foods and fluids is commonly used in the management of dysphagia to reduce the risk of aspiration. The use of starch-based thickeners is established. However, the use of gums in thickeners is gaining interest as they are resistant to salivary amylase, which may promote safer swallowing. Aims: To compare the effect of…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Physical Disabilities, Food, Chemistry
Subrayen, Roshanthni; Suknunan, Sachin – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2019
In South Africa, scholarship on the teaching practice learning experiences for students with disabilities is a relatively new area of sociological inquiry. Social justice arrangements in the South African Higher Education policy frameworks identify the equity imperative as being of critical importance for social redress and transformation for all…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Social Justice
Linertová, Renata; González-Guadarrama, Javier; Serrano-Aguilar, Pedro; Posada-De-la-Paz, Manuel; Péntek, Márta; Iskrov, Georgi; Ballester, Marta – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2019
Inclusive education of disabled students has been promoted in European disability policies. However, the transition process from more segregated system is slow. The purpose of this study was to provide an insight about different types of schooling of disabled children affected by a rare disease across Europe and to evaluate their and caregivers'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities
Barnett, Heather A. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Background: Young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their family members are confronted with the challenges of postsecondary transition and life planning when they age into adulthood. In California, the transition to adulthood begins at age 22. Previous research that explored the perspectives of caregivers as their adult children age…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Success
Bakken, Jeffrey P.; Obiakor, Festus E. – Advances in Special Education, 2018
People with disabilities have always existed in our communities and societies; however, how we treat them has always been an issue. For example, for a long time, people with physical disabilities received more attention than those with disabilities that we could hardly see (e.g., learning disabilities). Very early research focused on students with…
Descriptors: Intervention, Students with Disabilities, Evidence Based Practice, Physical Disabilities
Sanders, Eric J.; Page, Thomas A.; Lesher, Deborah – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine confidence levels and identify predictors of increased confidence of school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) relative to different aspects of the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) assessment process. Method: Surveys were completed by 272 school-based SLPs. Questions were…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, School Personnel, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
