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Effect of Service Learning on Attitudes towards Students with Severe Disabilities.
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Burns, Martha; Storey, Keith; Certo, Nicholas J. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1999
This study evaluated nondisabled high school students' attitudinal change toward students with severe disabilities through inclusion of special-education students in two service-learning projects, one in which disabled students contributed to the project and one in which they received the service. Findings indicated that the equal-participation…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, High Schools, Inclusive Schools
The Effect of Communication Skills Instruction on the Integration of Workers with Severe Disabilities in Supported Employment Settings.
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Storey, Keith; Provost, O'Neil – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1996
This study evaluated the use of communication books (containing pictures to help a nonverbal individual initiate conversation or respond to questions) by two minimally verbal employees with severe disabilities in a supported employment setting. Results indicated that training in use of the books increased the social interactions of the workers.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Generalization