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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Disabled Adults"”.
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Longitudinal Trends of Competitive Employment for Developmentally Disabled Adults: A Benefit-Cost Analysis
… Employment Program for 22 developmentally disabled adults over an eight-year period. While Competitive Employment Programs have demonstrated that developmentally disabled adults are capable of becoming members of the work force at a much higher rate than previously thought possible, it has …
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The role of the disability grant in the lives of visually disabled adults on the Cape Flats
… the disability grant in minimising poverty for disabled adults and their families. There is a great interest in understanding what determines the different ways of grant usage amongst beneficiaries and how it contributes to claiming their social rights. This study explores the role of the …
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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF THE REHABILITATION OF PHYSICAL DISABLED ADULTS IN A GROUP SETTING WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION
… method. The research explores physically disabled adult patients’, family members’ and CE professionals’ constructs on group setting in CE with the aim of finding out more about the approach itself and its delivery. Results suggest that CE does not decrease the exceptional result of …
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Development of the Ableist Microaggression Scale and Assessing the Relationship of Ableist Microaggressions with the Mental Health of Disabled Adults
… The first phase uses qualitative interviews with disabled stakeholders (people with disabilities, disability researchers, and disability activists/advocates) to explore more of the nuances of ableist microaggressions, and to co-create items for the Ableist Microaggressions Scale. The second phase …
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Narrating Political Disability Identity
… the political disability identities of nine disabled adults. It also explored how these disabled adults enacted their political disability identities. I used narrative analysis to analyze the data, which included life history interviews and the authoring of memoirs. From these memoirs, the …
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The Potential Impact of Dance for Disabled Young Adults
… has shown that dance may greatly benefit the disabled community. Regular participation in dance classes has been shown to have a positive effect on participants mood (Barnstaple & DeSouza, 2017; Houston & McGill, 2012) while participation in community and leisure activities is linked to …
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Using a voice synthesizer to increase reading comprehension levels of learning disabled adults:implications for training
… of these efforts are focused on the physically disabled. Little attention has been paid to the learning disabled, and specifically, the learning disabled adult. A single factor between subject design was utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of using a voice synthesizer to increase reading …
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Preserving the Health & Well-being of Elderly Adults: Encouraging Standards of Care within Residential Care Facilities
… is an agency that seeks to keep elderly and disabled adults out of institutionalization. The Community Care Settings Pilot Program (CCSP) is a subset of IOA as a whole, which works with the San Mateo Health Plan patients. Residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFE) play a large role in …
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Family ties and care for aged parents at home
… policies that offer home care services to all disabled adults. Findings indicate that obtaining data from multiple family members is desirable when seeking information about family relationships that contribute to family caregiving patterns.
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Experiences of self and belonging among young people identified as having learning difficulties in English schools
… evidence suggests that discrimination against disabled adults and children, in England, is on the rise. Within research debates on education, the voices of those identified as having SEN/D remain on the margins. Six story-telling case studies were undertaken, exploring the experiences of young …
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Can people with learning disabilities report their own psychotic symptoms?
… diagnosis of mental health problems in learning disabled adults is complex and can be highly challenging even for the most experienced clinicians. This complexity is confounded by the lack of validated assessment tools to support an accurate diagnosis. The overall purpose of this research was to …
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Sexuality Workplace Issues Among Direct Service Personnel Working With Populations Who Are Intellectually Disabled In Community Integrated Living Arrangements: A Case Study
… WORKING WITH POPULATIONS WHO ARE INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED IN COMMUNITY INTEGRATED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: A CASE STUDY MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Roberta Ogletree Background: The purpose of this study was to explore DSP workplace experiences, preparation, employee training, emotions, and perceptions in …
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Triumph of the Spirit: Creative Art Therapy and How It Impacts on the Quality of Life of Handicapped Elderly Patients in a Convalescent Home Setting
<p>There is a need for handicapped elders, living in Long term care settings, to enjoy mental stimulation and emotional challenge. Creative Art Therapy, which uses painting or drawing, ceramics, narrative or poetry and encourages exploration of thoughts feelings and life review can provide such a …
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Medicaid and the Life Course: An Intersectional Mixed-Methods Approach
… essentially universal insurance coverage for adults over 65, and, although enrollment is required, there is no application to determine eligibility. Alternately, Medicaid is a means-tested program with a stringent application process and recertification requirements, and take-up rates vary …