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Marek Karas; Donna O'Brien; Lance Campbell; Rebecca Lunness; Joanne Kennedy; Grace McGill; Stephen Kill; Lisa Donaldson – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Documented inequalities in access to eye care for people with learning disabilities and/or autism are caused by poor uptake of primary eye care services, poor identification of eye problems, lack of signposting and reasonable adjustments of existing services, concerns about costs of care and the low priority historically given to these…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities
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Kerry Vincent; Jessica Love – New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 2025
Set within the context of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, this article interrogates the extent to which the right to be heard is afforded equally to all children and young people. It shows that despite widespread global commitment to these conventions, the…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Student Participation, Student Attitudes, Student Needs
Allison Leanage; Rubab Arim – Statistics Canada, 2024
Using British Columbia Ministry of Education administrative school data within the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform, this study compared the proportions of high school graduates among Grade 12 students with and without special needs across nine cohorts from 2010/2011 to 2018/2019 before and after controlling for several…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, High School Students
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Dylan Sullivan; Fernando Zavala; Derek Hidalgo; Jacob Stolle; Rebecca Matte; Christin Monroe – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2024
Despite the adaptive strengths and unique problem-solving skills demonstrated by neurodivergent (ND) individuals, they remain marginalized in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. High unemployment rates among individuals with disabilities emphasize the need for addressing barriers to entry and persistence in the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Students with Disabilities, Undergraduate Students, Student Development
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Alnahari, Maram M.; McGinley, Vicki A.; Bolton, David L. – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2020
Identifying autism early is important if children are to receive the services they need to allow them to function in society. It has only been relatively recently that the Saudi Arabian educational system has acknowledged children with autism's learning challenges as a significant problem. Many practicing and preservice teachers may have…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
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Sofologi, Maria, Ed.; Kougioumtzis, Georgios, Ed.; Koundourou, Christiana, Ed. – IGI Global, 2023
Children with learning disabilities can be as sharp as their peers; however, they may find it challenging to write, read, reason out information, spell things correctly, or process information. Due to this, it is critical for students to understand the ways of learning that suit them the best. They may not be aware of the different ways they can…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Barriers, Learning Strategies