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van der Meer, Larah; Waddington, Hannah; Sigafoos, Jeff; Balandin, Susan; Bravo, Alicia; Ogilvie, Emily; Matthews, Tamyra; Sawchak, Anastasia – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a program for training direct-care staff to implement an iPadĀ®-based communication intervention with adults with developmental disability and severe communication impairment. Methods: Participants were 11 adults with developmental disability and 19 direct-care staff drawn from two day program settings.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Caregiver Training, Caregivers, Job Skills
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Bigby, Christine; Balandin, Susan; Fyffe, Chris; McCubbery, Jeffrey; Gordon, Meg – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2004
The increasing number of people with disabilities surviving to old age raises questions regarding the type of day support programs necessary to meet their needs. In this paper the results of a national survey of specialist disability day programs used by older 2 Definitions of old age selected by researchers should reflect differences in culture…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Older Adults, Day Programs