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Luger, Rosemary; Geiger, Martha; Lyner-Cleophas, Marcia – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2021
In South Africa most children with physical disabilities, including cerebral palsy, are still excluded from mainstream education. The purpose of this paper is to focus on a few successes and hear the voices of students themselves in exploring factors that "facilitated" their successful completion of mainstream schooling in Cape Town.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cerebral Palsy, Inclusion, Mainstreaming
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Stewart, Debra A.; Lawless, John J.; Shimmell, Lorie J.; Palisano, Robert J.; Freeman, Matthew; Rosenbaum, Peter L.; Russell, Dianne J. – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2012
This article reports on the findings of a qualitative study about the experiences and perceptions of adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) in relation to social participation. A phenomenological approach was used to interview 10 adolescents with CP, 17 to 20 years of age, selected using purposeful sampling. An iterative process of data collection…
Descriptors: College Students, Cerebral Palsy, Adolescents, Phenomenology
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McAfoose, Linnea R. – Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 2004
The subject of the attached case study is Sara, a 17-year-old high school honors student who communicates using a DynaVox 3100, which she accesses via single-switch visual scanning. A team of education and engineering specialists at DynaVox Systems LLC collaborated with Sara to identify and maximize her use of device features and accessories that…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Quality of Life, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Adolescents