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An Approach to Teaching Self-Dressing to a Child with Dual Sensory Impairment.
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McKelvey, Jenifer L.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1992
A self-help skills instructional program used graduated guidance as a method of teaching independent dressing to an 11-year-old girl with profound mental retardation, seizure disorder, deafness, and blindness. Dressing skills improved with instruction and were maintained. Task analyses are presented for putting on socks, shorts, and shirts. (JDD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Deaf Blind, Instructional Effectiveness, Multiple Disabilities
A Giving Experience: Using Community Service to Promote Community Living Skills and Integration for Individuals with Severe Disabilities.
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Everington, Carolina; Stevenson, Thea – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1994
Six high school students with multiple disabilities, including mental retardation, were taught community living skills through the establishment of a shopping service for people who were elderly or who had disabilities. Students increased their competence in community survival skills and also experienced a new role as helper. (JDD)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Community Services, Consumer Education