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Kendall, Eydie; Streagle, Karren; Helbert, Tania – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2022
Engagement is important for learning. Because of their atypical expression, measuring engagement for students with multiple and severe disabilities (MSD) is challenging. Group activities often enhance engagement of children and gross motor activities include an expanded variety of behaviors by which engagement may be measured. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Learner Engagement, Students with Disabilities, Severe Disabilities
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Campodonico, Francesca; Oliva, Doretta; Alberti, Gloria; D'amico, Fiora – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: Microswitch-aided programs for persons with multiple disabilities (a) have been rarely used with participants possessing only minimal (e.g., eyelid) responses and (b) have generally targeted simple head or hand responses with higher functioning participants. This study extended the assessment of those programs with both types of…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Multiple Disabilities, Stimulation, Exercise
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van der Putten, Annette A. J.; Bossink, Leontien W. M.; Frans, Niek; Houwen, Suzanne; Vlaskamp, Carla – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: People with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) are at risk of being motorically inactive. This study investigated the degree and type of motor activation in daily practice and its relationship to personal and contextual factors. Method: A total of 58 participants with PIMD participated in the study. Data concerning…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Exercise, Motor Development, Severe Disabilities