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Young, Louise; Moni, Karen B.; Jobling, Anne; van Kraayenoord, Christina E. – International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 2004
There is limited information available related to the literacy skills of adults with intellectual disabilities. In this project, information was collected about the contexts, current practices, and clients' abilities in literacy in two community-based disability service programs. Individual assessments were undertaken to collect details of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Literacy, Receptive Language
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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
Alderman, L. R. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1927
For the purpose of this report, adult education is assumed to have the following characteristics: (1) It is carried on voluntarily and during the leisure time of a mature individual; and (2) The study is seriously undertaken and is pursued under guidance. During the past biennium there has been much activity in the field of adult education. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Educational Opportunities, Adult Education