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Download full textLancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Oliva, Doretta; Groeneweg, Jop – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2005
Microswitches are critical tools that can help people with multiple disabilities control aspects of their environment, including their favorite environmental stimuli through simple responses (Crawford & Schuster, 1993; Gutowski, 1996). One such response may be vocalization (that is, any brief sound emission) (Lancioni, O?Reilly, Oliva, & Coppa,…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Multiple Disabilities, Auditory Stimuli, Speech Communication
Barkauskiene, Rasa – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2009
A person-oriented approach was used to examine the role of parenting in the associations between single learning disabilities and multiple learning disabilities and the adjustment difficulties in 8-11-year-olds. The results revealed that multiple, but not single, learning disabilities were associated with greater difficulties in emotional and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Learning Disabilities, Child Rearing, Adjustment (to Environment)
Direct linkCopley, Jodie; Ziviani, Jenny – Assistive Technology, 2007
This pilot study trialed a team-based assistive technology assessment and planning process for children with multiple disabilities and their educational teams, in order to inform a wider study using explanatory case study methodology. Fourteen students and their educational teams participated in the process, which incorporated use of the Lifespace…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Assistive Technology, Teamwork
Vlaskamp, Carla; Hiemstra, Saskia J.; Wiersma, Linda A.; Zijlstra, Bonne J. H. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
In the Netherlands, the Dutch government instituted policies that enable persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) to attend day services. Over the past 15 years, surveys have indicated a progressive increase in the number of hours that such adults spend at day activities centers. However, information about how these…
Descriptors: Individual Activities, Group Activities, Multiple Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Sweet, Mark; And Others – 1982
The paper describes vocational education approaches designed to prepare severely handicapped students for nonsheltered, meaningful work. Training is cumulative, beginning with early childhood training and continuing through middle school, high school, and transition stages. Ecological strategies are advocated to match characteristics of non-school…
Descriptors: Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Disabilities, Severe Disabilities
Rubin, Judith A. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1975
The article describes the feelings and fantasies expressed in and through art by multiply handicapped, visually impaired children. (Author)
Descriptors: Art, Blindness, Exceptional Child Education, Multiple Disabilities
Forbus, William R., III – 1983
A case study focuses on the characteristics and physical management of a 15-year-old with Prader-Willi Syndrome, a birth defect associated with hypotonia, insatiable appetite, hypogonadism, central nervous system dysfunction, and abnormal growth and development . A literature review addresses studies dealing with behavior modification of obesity…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Behavior Modification, Congenital Impairments, Multiple Disabilities
Edelsky, Carole; Rosegrant, Teresa – 1981
The paper reports on a case study of the language environments of two severely involved, non-oral cerebral palsied preschoolers. Observation of interactions, comprehension development, acquisition of productive signals and of use of supplementary communicative devices revealed deviances in language directed to severely multiply physically…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Interaction, Language Acquisition, Multiple Disabilities
Giangreco, Michael F. – 1985
The guide presents a non-technical approach to adapting battery-operated and electrical devices for persons with severe handicapping conditions. The material was developed through Project REACH (Reconstructive Equipment Adaptations for Children with Handicaps). Chapter 1 presents rationales for the use of adapted switches and devices, including…
Descriptors: Electromechanical Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Disabilities, Sensory Aids
Peer reviewedFlowers, David Matthew – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1974
Descriptors: Blindness, Comprehension, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Differences
Strickland, Eric – 1979
Research on free play among children is reviewed, and the relation of such research to the adaptation and use of play environments for multiply handicapped/mentally retarded (MH/MR) children is considered. Noted among research findings are that the nature and organization of playground equipment has a significant effect on children; that children…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, Play, Playgrounds
Rittenhouse, Robert K.; Leon, James – 1979
The paper reports on a study of faculty work attitudes which was conducted to determine ways in which the work environment at the Hope School for Blind, Multi-Handicapped Children in Springfield, Illinois could be modified in ways that would lead to improved faculty morale. The study focused on two areas that are generally accepted as critical to…
Descriptors: Blindness, Deaf Blind, Multiple Disabilities, Teacher Attitudes
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. – 1966
THIS SUMMER PROGRAM FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF THESE CHILDREN FOR SOCIALIZATION AND BETTER USE OF LEISURE TIME AND TO PROVIDE DATA WHICH WOULD ENABLE THE DIVISION OF MUNICIPAL RECREATION AND ADULT EDUCATION OF THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PLAN FUTURE PROGRAMS. BOTH THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S…
Descriptors: Children, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1978
The book is an annotated directory of 84 curriculum materials available for use with severely/profoundly handicapped and multiply handicapped students. Each annotation provides the title, author or developer, publisher and address, format, developmental level, content areas, goal, description, and price, along with any necessary or suggested…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Curriculum, Multiple Disabilities
Gentile, Augustine; McCarthy Barbara – 1973
The Annual Survey of Hearing Impaired Children and Youth (1971-72) obtained information on 42,513 students enrolled in 636 preschool, elementary, and secondary educational programs for the hearing impaired. Data were gathered on the number of hearing impaired students with additional handicapping conditions, the types of conditions reported, the…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments, Incidence, Multiple Disabilities
