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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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Johnson, Ukawia – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2019
After having the son with cerebral palsy and auditory neuropathy, the authors had to learn how to advocate for her son. After 12 years of ups and downs, uncertainties, hard work, determination, and tears, her son James graduated from high school with a regular diploma. In this article, she describes of the struggles she and her son had to go…
Descriptors: Deafness, Mother Attitudes, Sons, Parent Child Relationship
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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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Griffin, Megan M. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2011
Various interventions have been developed to promote student individualized education program (IEP) participation. Although they are generally endorsed by educators and researchers, critics argue that interventions to promote self-determination and IEP participation may be counter to the values of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD)…
Descriptors: Research Design, Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities, Individualized Instruction
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Holzbauer, Jerome J.; Conrad, Clifton F. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2010
The purpose of this exploratory study of disability harassment was to develop a typology of disability harassment experiences anchored in the perspectives of students with disabilities who have experienced harassment in urban, suburban, and exurban-rural schools. Based on focus group interviews with four groups of young people with various…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Rural Schools, Focus Groups, Disabilities
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Brady, Bill; Sanders, Cindy – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2004
This article describes a CPR training course modified for a student with cerebral palsy. Brian is a 10th grade student with cerebral palsy affecting his right side. Brian had a difficult time in the class and was not able to meet the standards required to pass his CPR training. Here, the author discusses how two adaptations were utilized, that…
Descriptors: Training, Cerebral Palsy, Grade 10, Brain Hemisphere Functions
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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