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Mitra, Sudhansu B.; Rowland, Rick – 1979
The paper presents case studies of two severely and profoundly retarded adults at an activity center in which training is aimed at motor development and its impact on social adjustment as well as independent functioning. In each instance, an individualized program and home component were designed. Appended are Ss' evaluation data on charts of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Case Studies, Motor Development
Direct linkBain, Lisa; Scott, Sam; Steinberg, Annie G. – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2004
This investigation concerned the socialization experiences and coping strategies of a group of 28 deaf adults who were raised using spoken language. Most respondents reported some level of social isolation because of (1) limitations in communication with hearing peers; (2) missing information in social, academic, and work settings; and (3) a sense…
Descriptors: Socialization, Social Isolation, Oral Language, Coping
Baker, Milton J.; Salon, Rebecca S. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1986
The article describes the community integration experiences and behaviors of nine long-term institutionalized adults who participated in a one-week summer vacation away from the institution. Among staff observations and conclusions was that behavior in an institutional setting cannot be used to predict behavior in a community environment.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Community, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Peer reviewedDeshen, S.; Deshen, H. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1987
Case material from an anthropological field study of 57 blind adults in Tel-Aviv is used to illustrate the contradictions that blind Israelis face in the current transitional period from traditional segregation and dependent roles to an indeterminate type of integration and independence. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Blindness, Disability Discrimination
