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Elizabeth R. Lorah; Brenna Griffen – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2023
An increasing body of literature demonstrates the effectiveness of interventions involving speech-generating devices (SGD) for children with autism with limited vocal speech output abilities. Few studies have evaluated interventions that teach children to "travel" to the device before making requests. The current study evaluated a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Travel Training, Assistive Technology
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Anderson, Dawn L.; Baguhn, Sarahelizabeth J. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2022
People with visual impairments use a wide variety of sensory information to understand the world around them. Many persons who are visually impaired (i.e., those who are blind or have low vision) use some form of echolocation to monitor the space around them. This process of identifying the properties of an object may be referred to as…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Visually Impaired Mobility, Navigation, Auditory Discrimination
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Rona L. Pogrund; Shannon D. Darst; Heather R. Munro – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2024
Introduction: A national validation study on the "Orientation and Mobility Visual Impairment Scale of Service Intensity of Texas (O&M VISSIT)" was conducted. Methods: Fifty-two of the original 115 interested participants completed the study that used a mixed-methods research design. After finishing the "O&M VISSIT" for…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Visually Impaired Mobility, Visual Impairments, Travel Training
Jessica Grace Rousey – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Planning for secondary transition includes identification of postsecondary goals in the areas of continued education, employment, and independent living when appropriate (IDEIA, 2004). Independent living includes important components of adulthood such as community engagement, recreation, and travel skills. Young adults with intellectual and…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), Maps, Geographic Information Systems, Technology Uses in Education
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Bross, Leslie Ann; Wood, Charles L.; Masud, Andy; Fredrick, Darcy; Vicchio, Janie N. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Teaching travel skills is an important aspect of special education transition services to overcome barriers to community integration for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Ridesharing applications are a viable transportation option to consider to promote independence. In this study, four young adults with IDD,…
Descriptors: Travel Training, Transportation, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability
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Malik, Shazia – Journal of Education, 2023
Parental involvement, as one of the most widely researched and discussed issues. It has been characterized by a variety of meanings, definitions and frameworks. Such notions and definitions provide a foundation for solving parental involvement challenges in the education of the visually impaired learners. This study provides a literature review on…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Core Curriculum, Visual Impairments, Students with Disabilities
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Griffin-Shirley, Nora; Bozeman, Laura; Okungu, Phoebe; Ihenagwam, Chinomso; Nguyen, The – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2023
Introduction: To better serve students with visual impairments who are enrolled in personnel preparation programs training orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists, faculty should be aware of effective teaching strategies, tools, and resources to use. In this context, it is vital that instructors in personnel preparation programs for O&M…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Visually Impaired Mobility, Teaching Methods
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Edwards, Penelope; Bunn, Helena – Educational & Child Psychology, 2022
Aim(s): This participatory research project gathered the views of young people (YP) with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), enrolled in a supported internship programme (SIP) at a further education (FE) college. Rationale: There is little published researched exploring the experience of FE for YP with special educational needs and…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Participatory Research, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Kaiser, Justin T.; Herzberg, Tina S. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2022
Introduction: This study analyzed survey responses from 114 orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists regarding the content and procedures they used in completing O&M assessments. Methods: O&M specialists completed an online survey in 2020 on their assessment practices for children and youths who are visually impaired. Results: Over…
Descriptors: Visually Impaired Mobility, Children, Adolescents, Visual Impairments