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Arthur-Kelly, Michael; Foreman, Phil; Bennett, Deone; Pascoe, Sue – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2008
The needs of students with profound and multiple disabilities (PMD) have received more attention in the educational research and best practice literature over the past decade, especially in relation to the importance of maximising their social and communicative engagement. However, perhaps as a function of their low incidence rate and resultant…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Multiple Disabilities, Quality of Life, Inclusive Schools
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Marcell, Michael M.; Cohen, Stuart – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
The hearing ability and related cognitive ability of 26 adolescents and young adults with Down's Syndrome (DS) and 26 matched subjects with trainable mental retardation (MR) were compared. Results revealed greater hearing losses in DS than in other MR individuals, especially in the high-frequency range. DS subjects with poorer hearing needed more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Auditory Evaluation, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes