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Direct linkBrianna Grumstrup; Mary Ann Demchak – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2025
The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize research to date on school-based, food-related interventions (e.g., cooking, grocery shopping, food-related literacy, eating behavior) for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The second purpose was to evaluate the quality of eligible studies according to the design…
Descriptors: Food, Eating Habits, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
Inger Marie Lid; Anna Chalachanová; Rosemarie van den Breemer; Anne Raustøl – Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, 2025
According to Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), state parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to education. In this paper we focus on access to higher education for persons with intellectual disabilities and the recognition or non-recognition of these persons as students…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Higher Education, Civil Rights
Michelle Bellon; Farima Forooziya; Rodney Mitchell; Sharon Liberali; Monica Welsh; Paul Jones; Stephanie Searle – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: People with intellectual disability face numerous barriers to accessing basic preventative health care. This study documents the protocol, process and health outcomes of a multidisciplinary hospital-based Health Care Access Service providing pre-procedure sedation and general anaesthesia for adults with moderate to profound…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Program Implementation, Hospitals, Anesthesiology
Beth Tarleton; Gillian MacIntyre; Danielle Turney; Rhian Fawcett – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Parents in England with an intellectual disability may be eligible for support with parenting from Local Authority's Adult services under the Care Act (2014). Method: This study investigated how adult social workers support these parents through 18 interviews with managers and commissioners and focus groups with 52 social workers,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Social Services
Carli Friedman – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: This study's aim was to examine the relationship between health care professionals' intersecting implicit attitudes about disability and race, and their beliefs about people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Methods: We had 784 health care professionals participate in the Intersecting Disability and Race Attitudes…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Race, Beliefs
Therese Hennessy; Jennifer McMahon; Owen Doody – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2025
Background: Third-level education is a relatively new opportunity for people with intellectual disabilities. The development of third-level educational opportunities for this population rests on understanding their experiences and suggestions for programme development and improvement. The aim of this study is to establish how inclusive third-level…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Inclusion, Postsecondary Education, Students with Disabilities
María Galán-Olleros; Elena González-Alguacil; Víctor Soto-Insuga; María Teresa Vara-Arias; Nelmar Valentina Ortiz-Cabrera; J. Ignacio Serrano; Rosa M. Egea-Gámez; Juan José García-Peñas; Ignacio Martínez-Caballero; Salvadora Aleza Esteras; Carlota Aparicio Fernández de Gatta; Elvira Cañedo Villarroya; Daniel Clemente Garulo; Rocío Falcón Roca; Silvia Gutiérrez Priego; Blanca López Monedero; Paula Moreno Gutiérrez; Miriam Martín Mangas; Francisca Romero Andujar; Amalia Tamariz Martel – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Rett syndrome (RTT) is a rare multi-systemic disorder primarily linked to mutations in "MECP2" gene. This study aims to describe the prevalence of orthopedic conditions in RTT patients, and examine their intricate interplay with functional capabilities, and "MECP2" variant subtypes. Methods: Conducted as a…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Physical Disabilities, Patients
Download full textCate Weir; Chelsea VanHorn Stinnett; Matthew L. McClellan; Belkis Choiseul-Praslin – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2025
Postsecondary education (PSE) programs for students with intellectual disability should be built around a course of study leading to a meaningful credential. Typically, programs award a non-degree credential available only to students who are attending the program. In addition to or instead of these program-specific credentials, students in these…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Credentials
Emiko Tanaka; Kinuko Sugiura; Marja W. Hodes; Maurice A. Feldman – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: While there is now considerable research on parenting by persons with intellectual disabilities, most of this research comes from Western countries. A dearth of information exists about families headed by parents with intellectual disabilities from other countries. This paper summarises the state of research and practice in Japan,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Research
Sungwoo Kang; Signe Kastberg; Benjamin Mason – School Science and Mathematics, 2025
In the evolving landscape of financial literacy in education, this study aims to describe methodologies used in mathematics and special education research, specifically targeting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Based on a systematic review of research studies that addressed financial literacy for students with…
Descriptors: Money Management, Mathematics Education, Special Education, Educational Research
Kimberly A. McFadden; Esther R. Lindström – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2025
Reading skills are important to the academic success and long-term self-determination of individuals with disabilities. Teachers' theoretical orientations toward reading instruction are relevant to their implementation of interventions that may be more or less effective in addressing students' needs. Whereas reading instructional orientation has…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Intellectual Disability
E. Andrew Pitchford; Christine Hradek; Jody Gatewood; Debra M. Sellers – Journal of Extension, 2024
This study is a needs assessment of Extension staff in the state of Iowa to implement inclusive programming for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Electronic surveys were completed by Extension staff on their attitudes and beliefs toward people with IDD, inclusive programming, and training needs. Results showed…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Extension Education, Adults, Students with Disabilities
Sara Jo Soldovieri; Beth Myers – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2024
Increasing numbers of students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) enroll in Inclusive Post Secondary Education (IPSE). While there is a breadth of research on inclusive post secondary education, research in this field has yet to center those whom it impacts most directly- the students themselves. Utilizing a Disability Studies…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Postsecondary Education
Katie Giltinan; Craig Goodall; Neil Kenny – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2025
This qualitative study investigates teachers' perspectives on anxiety among autistic learners with intellectual disabilities (ID) in special school settings. Research in this area remains limited, with existing studies often overlooking the distinct ways anxiety manifests and interacts with ID in this population. Semi-structured interviews with…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Anxiety, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
Rachel Freeman; Jennifer Jeffrey-Pearsall; Dani Dunphy; Jessica Simacek; Stacy Danov; Ashley MacSuga-Gage; Margaret Moore – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2025
Organization-wide positive behavior support (OW-PBS) is a framework for improving quality of life and preventing challenging behaviors for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This tiered PBS framework has been adapted from schools for use in disability services. Supporting people with IDD involves a variety…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Quality of Life, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
