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Alertness, Movement, and Affective Behaviour of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities (PIMD) on Introduction of a Playful Interactive Product: Can We Get Your Attention?
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van Delden, R. W.; Wintels, S. C.; van Oorsouw, W. M. W. J.; Evers, V.; Embregts, P. J. C. M.; Heylen, D. K. J.; Reidsma, D. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: New technology may stimulate active leisure activities for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). We conducted a study of an interactive ball that responded to gross body movement, focus of attention, and vocalisations of users with PIMD. The aim was to increase alertness and body movement and elicit more…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Recreational Activities, Physical Activities
Inservice, Down Home Style.
Pieper, Betty – Education Unlimited, 1980
The author recounts her experiences in serving as a resource person setting up a mainstreamed program for a seventh-grade girl with multiple disabilities. The need for inservice training so that all personnel involved are aware of the circumstances of the disabled student is stressed. (PHR)
Descriptors: Consultants, Inservice Teacher Education, Junior High Schools, Mainstreaming
Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Art Activities for Trainable Mentally Retarded Students.
Berg, Arlene – 1985
An art teacher describes her experiences in teaching three classes of moderately/severely mentally retarded and multiply handicapped students (6-16 years old). Instruction focused on sensory experiences which involved a variety of materials and creative activities. Lesson plans were prepared based on information gathered in a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, Moderate Mental Retardation
The Kansas P.L.A.N. for Deaf-Blind: A Model System for Providing a Coordinated Life-Long Continuum of Services to Deaf-Blind Individuals and Their Families.
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1981
This volume contains six documents that represent the results of a year-long, statewide study and planning effort for developing a program to serve the deaf-blind population in Kansas. The first document discusses the perceived problems and includes a study of the history of national, regional and state efforts, the initial project goals and…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Demography, Financial Support
The Kansas P.L.A.N. for Deaf-Blind: A Team Approach to Planning. A Model System for Providing A Coordinated Life-Long Continuum of Services to Deaf-Blind Individuals and Their Families. Process Document.
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1981
This document provides the guidelines to develop a state-wide plan for a continuum of services for deaf-blind individuals. This paper extrapolates from the development of a model plan in Kansas a general set of procedures and policies that can be used by other states and proposes a series of steps for developing a plan for deaf-blind services. The…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Group Activities, Individual Needs
Educational Methods for Deaf-Blind and Severely Handicapped Students, Volume I.
Peak, Orel; And Others – 1979
The 17 papers were originally presented at a 1977 series of workshops for personnel serving the deaf-blind and severely handicapped and are organized into the following workshop topics: programing and program development, the senses, cognition, communication, and behavior managment. The papers have the following titles and authors: "Education for…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conference Reports, Curriculum Development