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Valerie J. Pereira; Debbie Sell – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Speech in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) is a complex myriad of presenting symptoms. It is uniquely associated with the structural difference of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), together with a wide and heterogeneous range of other aetiologies which often co-occur. The nature of the speech sound disorder (SSD)…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Physiology, Labeling (of Persons), Congenital Impairments
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Richardson, John T. E. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2014
This investigation compared attainment in 196,405 students with and without disabilities who were taking courses by distance learning with the Open University in the United Kingdom in 2009. When the effects of demographic variables were statistically controlled, students with mental health difficulties showed poorer course completion than…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Online Courses, Distance Education, Student Characteristics
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Richardson, John T. E. – Distance Education, 2009
In an earlier study of disabled graduates from campus-based institutions in the UK, students who had previously declared that they had an unseen disability were less likely to obtain good degrees (with first-class or upper second-class honours). The present study investigated the role of disability as a factor in the attainment and experiences of…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, Multiple Disabilities, Partial Hearing