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Direct linkDepagter, Avril C. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This dissertation seeks to explore the ways in which teachers in substantially separate classroom spaces make meaning of their work with students who have severe, multiple disabilities. In American urban public schools, a binary-laden culture perpetuates and reinscribes a dominant ideology that prizes inclusive settings and a meritocratic ethos…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Special Education, Special Education Teachers
Peer reviewedLinn Johnels; Helena Wandin; Shakila Dada; Jenny Wilder – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Interactive engagement, specifically attention and initiation, are considered important skills for facilitating development and learning in students with severe/profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Prior research has suggested that music therapy and multisensory storytelling are two promising interventions for supporting…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Music Therapy
Kasper Kruithof; Erik Olsman; Dick Willems; Karin Volkers; Bas Kleijwegt; Appolonia Nieuwenhuijse – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) increasingly outlive their parents. Therefore, we designed a structured group conversation to support family members and care professionals in exploring together how parental roles may be taken over by others when necessary. Method: We conducted a mixed methods study,…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Family Needs, Parent Role
Peter E. Langdon; Magdalena M. Apanasionok; Emma Scripps; Alastair Barrowcliff; Asit Biswas; Karen Bunning; Cheryl Burbidge; Katherine Byron-Daniel; Alex Cookson; Sarah Croom; Malwina Filipczuk; David Gillespie; Richard P. Hastings; Andrew Jahoda; Rachel McNamara; Lawrence Patterson; Dheeraj Rai; Robyn Steward; Kylie M. Gray – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: The aim of this feasibility study was to adapt and model a behavioural intervention for anxiety with autistic adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. Method: Twenty-eight autistic adults with moderate or severe intellectual disabilities, 37 carers, and 40 therapists took part in this single-group non-randomised…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Severe Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability
Kauffman, James M.; Travers, Jason C.; Badar, Jeanmarie – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2020
We acknowledge that some students with severe disabilities are not being taught in general education. We do not agree that inclusion in general education is inherently better, nor do we think it is always appropriate, and we provide some reasons that a full continuum of alternative placements is not only legally mandated but appropriate. We are…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Student Placement, Inclusion
Download full textPence, Alicia – International Journal of the Whole Child, 2021
The participation of students with severe disabilities in school-based extracurricular activities provides students with opportunities to experience a full inclusive school event. Typically, however, students with severe disabilities remain underrepresented in extracurricular involvement as compared to their peers without disabilities (Agran et…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Clubs, Student Motivation, Severe Disabilities
Brock, Matthew E.; Barczak, Mary A.; Anderson, Eric J.; Bordner-Williams, Nichole M. – Exceptional Children, 2021
Existing approaches for training paraeducators rely heavily on intensive one-to-one coaching and may not be feasible in practice. In this study, we test a tiered training model in which all paraeducators first received group training, and then coaching was provided only for the subset who did not meet performance criteria after group training.…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Training
Jakub Niedbalski – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: The aim of this study was to establish the perceived quality of life in twin siblings of individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) living in Poland. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with siblings of people with PMID. The interviews were subjected to thematic analysis according to grounded…
Descriptors: Twins, Quality of Life, Siblings, Severe Intellectual Disability
Leah Wood; Bree Jimenez; Ginevra Courtade – School Science and Mathematics, 2025
Answering questions and solving problems are critical skills that affect the quality of life for all people. The content areas of science and engineering traditionally and most directly address the processes of inquiry and problem-solving. While there is an increasing body of research surrounding teaching academic content (i.e., mathematics and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Students with Disabilities, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Severe Intellectual Disability
Siméon T. A. Lahaije; Jorien Luijkx; Aly Waninge; Annette A. J. van der Putten – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Families with a child with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities have to manage the pervasive support needs of their child, which is a complex task. By properly supporting them, we can ensure these families live a positive and meaningful life. Method: A product to support these families was developed using the method of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Online Courses, Training, Government Employees
Awsumb, Jessica; Schutz, Michele; Carter, Erik; Schwartzman, Ben; Burgess, Leah; Lounds Taylor, Julie – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2022
The road to employment begins in high school. However, few youth with severe disabilities currently participate in paid employment before graduation. The purpose of this study was to map the breadth of barriers that can hinder youth from accessing this influential transition experience. We held individual (n = 8) and focus group (n = 16)…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Barriers, Employment Level
Nowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
Children in U.S. military families may transfer schools nine times, on average, before they graduate from high school. These moves may be especially challenging for children with disabilities and their families, as special education services provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act--the primary federal special education…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Public Schools, Students with Disabilities, Special Education
Joëlle Castellani; Omari Kimbute; Charles Makasi; Zakayo E. Mrango; Aggie T. G. Paulus; Silvia M. A. A. Evers; Pip Hardy; Tony Sumner; Augusta Keiya; Borislava Mihaylova; Mohammad Abul Faiz; Melba Gomes – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2022
Severe developmental disability in children affects the life of the child and entire household. We conducted a qualitative study to understand how caregivers manage severe developmental disabilities in children in rural Africa. Families and six children (out of 15 children) who had serious permanent sequelae from a cerebral infection in Handeni,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Daily Living Skills, Accessibility (for Disabled), Rural Areas
National Center on Deaf-Blindness, 2022
This brief, co-produced by the National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) and Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems (ATLAS), provides important information about the differences between students with significant cognitive disabilities who have cortical visual impairment (CVI) and those who have other types of visual impairment (VI).…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Visual Impairments, Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities
Wissing, Maureen B. G.; Ulgiati, Aurora M.; Hobbelen, Johannes S. M.; De Deyn, Peter P.; Waninge, Aly; Dekker, Alain D. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Dementia is increasingly prevalent in people with severe/profound intellectual disabilities. However, early detection and diagnosis of dementia is complex in this population. This study aimed to identify observable dementia symptoms in adults with severe/profound intellectual disabilities in available literature. Method: A systematic…
Descriptors: Dementia, Severe Intellectual Disability, Disability Identification, Identification
