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Lauren Gerken; Lisa M. Baumgartner – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2023
Day habilitation provides informal and non-formal adult education programming for individuals with disabilities, who often go unrecognized by the adult education field because of infantilization that precludes them from common perceptions of "adults," contributing to a dearth of information about day hab access and programming in adult…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation, Day Programs, Adult Education, Adults
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Carlson, Elaine; Bitterman, Amy; Daley, Tamara – National Center for Special Education Research, 2010
This report uses data from the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) to describe access for young children with disabilities in two specific domains: community activities, including extracurricular activities and family recreation, and kindergarten classroom experiences. While PEELS is a broad, descriptive study, the analyses…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Neighborhoods, Extracurricular Activities, Elementary Education
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Boyd, Christina M.; Fraiman, Jeffrey L.; Hawkins, Kelly A.; Labin, Jennifer M.; Sutter, Mary Beth; Wahl, Meghan R. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a peer intervention program designed to increase interactions between children with and without disabilities in an inclusive summer camp. A multiple probe single subject design was used to determine the effects of the STAR intervention on six dyads of campers aged five through ten over two…
Descriptors: Intervention, Day Camp Programs, Summer Programs, Disabilities
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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
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Rusch, Frank R.; Braddock, David – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2004
While supported employment has made significant gains since its formal introduction in 1984 (P. L. 98-527), segregated services continue to outpace the growth of supported employment. We discuss these and other important trends in this article, and conclude with recommendations that include (1) ensuring that all young adults leave high school…
Descriptors: Young Adults, State Agencies, Sheltered Workshops, Postsecondary Education