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Direct linkEmbregts, Petri J. C. M.; van Oorsouw, Wietske M. W. J.; Wintels, Sophie C.; van Delden, Robby W.; Evers, Vanessa; Reidsma, Dennis – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: New technologies could broaden activities for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). This study compared watching television with a newly-developed interactive ball. Method: The ball responded with sounds, lights, and wiggling to the player's voice and movements. Five control sessions (watching television)…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Manipulative Materials, Interaction, Television Viewing
Haveman, Meindert; Perry, Jonathan; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Kerr, Mike; Lantman-De Valk, Henny Van Schrojenstein; Van Hove, Geert; Berger, Dasa Moravec; Azema, Bernard; Buono, Serafino; Cara, Alexandra Carmen; Germanavicius, Arunas; Linehan, Christine; Maatta, Tuomo; Tossebro, Jan; Weber, Germain – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: POMONA II was a European Commission public health-funded project. The research questions in this article focus on age-specific differences relating to environmental and lifestyle factors, and the 17 medical conditions measured by the POMONA Checklist of Health Indicators (P15). Method: The P15 was completed in a cross-sectional design…
Descriptors: Public Health, Check Lists, Life Style, Mental Retardation
Kromberg, Jennifer; Zwane, Esther; Manga, Prashiela; Venter, Andre; Rosen, Eric; Christianson, Arnold – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Childhood disabilities, including intellectual disabilities (ID), are thought to occur in 5-17% of children in developing countries around the world. In order to identify and describe the childhood disabilities occurring in a rural South African population, as well as the context in which they occur, a study was carried out in the Bushbuckridge…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Quality of Life
Download full textKennedy, Stephen; Treanor, Declan; O'Grady, Mary – National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2008
This guide was developed by DAWN (Disability Advisors Working Network) in consultation with AHEAD (Association for Higher Education Access and Disability), Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland, Brainwave, DeafHear, Dyslexia Association of Ireland and the National Council for the Blind. This is an introductory guide and should be used as a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Higher Education, Guidelines, Teaching Methods
Maatta, Tuomo; Kaski, Markus; Taanila, Anja; Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka; Iivanainen, Matti – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2006
The relationship between poor health and cognitive impairment is not fully understood yet. People with Down syndrome are prone to a number of health problems, including congenital heart defect, visual impairment, hearing loss, autoimmune diseases, epilepsy, early-onset Alzheimer's disease and intellectual disability. Our aim was to assess the…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Mental Retardation, Alzheimers Disease, Dental Health
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Educational Services Branch. – 1995
This document consists of a collection of fourteen information brochures, each issued in both an English and a French version. Each brochure describes the symptoms of a particular disability and provides recommended classroom interventions and additional resources. This collection covers the following disabilities (arranged alphabetically and…
Descriptors: Allergy, Asthma, Autism, Classroom Techniques
