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Rogers, Wendy; Johnson, Nicole – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2018
Federal legislation such as IDEA (1997) and NCLB (2001) have led to an increase in the number of students with significant disabilities receiving instruction in the general education classroom. This inclusionary movement has established a more diverse student population in which general and special education teachers are responsible for providing…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Equal Education
Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Boccasini, Adele; Perilli, Viviana; Spagnuolo, Carmen – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Objectives: Persons with multiple disabilities may frequently fail to achieve independent leisure engagement and communication with distant partners. The aim of this study was to extend the assessment of a technology-aided program providing support in the aforementioned areas with nine participants with multiple disabilities. Methods: The program…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Leisure Time, Interpersonal Communication, Assistive Technology
Walker, Virginia L.; DeSpain, Stephanie N.; Thompson, James R. – Exceptionality, 2019
The purposes of the study were to assess the effects of an online learning module on the implementation of mand training by a classroom team and determine whether training improved manding for a student with multiple disabilities. The classroom team utilized the Support Needs Assessment and Planning (SNAP) process to identify supports and guide…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Obiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2019
"Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities" brings together leaders in the field of young children with disabilities, to present their ideas and research on different disability topics. Beginning with an introduction to the topic, the remaining chapters include discussions on learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Young Children, Learning Disabilities
Talalai, Stephanie Orosz – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Teachers of students with severe multiple low-incidence disabilities have been tasked with the implementation of grade-level Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and content through all curriculum areas and academic skills. These school mandates often leave teachers searching for methods, best practices, accommodations, and tools to implement these…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Robotics, Multiple Disabilities, Technology Uses in Education
Johnson, David R.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Wu, Yi-Chen; LaVelle, John M.; Davenport, Ernest C. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2020
This study used data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS 2012) to explore the individualized education program (IEP)/transition planning participation and role of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, compared to students with other disabilities. We viewed students with the most significant cognitive…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Secondary School Students, Adolescents, Students with Disabilities
Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Oliva, Doretta; Campodonico, Francesca; Alberti, Gloria; Lang, Russell – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2014
Background: This study aimed to assess a microswitch-aided program for helping 2 persons with multiple disabilities, who presented with head and shoulder posture problems, to exercise a combination of appropriate head and arm movements. Method: The program involved microswitches for monitoring participants' head and arm movements. A computer…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Human Body, Motion
Griffiths, Colin; Smith, Martine – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Interaction between two people may be construed as a continuous process of perception and action within the dyad. A theoretical framework is proposed in this article that explains the concepts and processes which comprise the interaction process. The article explores the transactional nature of interaction, through analysis of narrative data from…
Descriptors: Interaction, Severe Intellectual Disability, Interpersonal Relationship, Grounded Theory
Nganji, Julius T.; Brayshaw, Mike – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address how virtual learning environments (VLEs) can be designed to include the needs of learners with multiple disabilities. Specifically, it employs AI to show how specific learning materials from a huge repository of learning materials can be recommended to learners with various disabilities. This is…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Individualized Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Eldeniz Çetin, Müzeyyen; Safak, Pinar – Educational Research and Reviews, 2017
The general purpose of the present study is to determine the relationship between direct and indirect preference assessments of individuals with severe and multiple disabilities (SMD) and the relationship between the direct preference assessments (single-stimulus, paired-stimulus, and multiple-stimulus) as applied to individuals with SMD, and to…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Correlation, Preferences
Bonnike, Dena R.; Douglas, Karen H.; Stoner, Julia B. – International Journal of Special Education, 2018
The purpose of this single case A-B-A-B study was to determine if the dependent variables of eye gaze, vocalization, and reaching would increase among students and peers with severe and multiple disabilities and complex communication needs when the independent variable of positioning for communication and socialization (peers facing each other and…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Severe Disabilities
Horn, Eva; Parks, Stephanie; An, Zhe – Advances in Special Education, 2019
Ensuring that young children with severe and multiple disabilities are active participants in all aspects of their lives and that they make meaningful progress toward valued life outcomes can be a daunting endeavor for families and early educators. In this chapter, we describe evidence-based strategies that can be harnessed to ensure that each…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Special Education, Young Children, Severe Disabilities
Grumstrup, Brianna; Demchak, MaryAnn – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2017
This review of literature focuses on health issues for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID), Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), and Multiple Impairments (MI). This population has two to three times higher overweight and obesity prevalence than typically developing individuals. Furthermore, they have higher risk for…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Obesity, Nutrition, Physical Activity Level
Aasen, Gro; Naerland, Terje – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2014
This article explores the use of tactile schedules in a heterogeneous sample of children with congenital blindness and varying degrees of additional disabilities. Basic conditions for the use of tactile schedules are proposed and discussed. Child behaviour indicative of some particular functions that can be attained with the use of tactile…
Descriptors: Children, Blindness, Multiple Disabilities, Child Behavior
Almalki, Nabil – World Journal of Education, 2016
A systematic review of literature was carried out on peer-reviewed journals published from 2000 to 2015 to help in determining the best strategy of evidence-based practice that can be applied in teaching literacy skills among students with multiple disabilities. A total of 12 studies were reviewed, some of which included science and mathematics…
Descriptors: Literacy, Evidence Based Practice, Teaching Methods, Multiple Disabilities