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Toru Morichi; Sieh-chuen Huang – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Background: Priority given to supported decision-making has increased internationally since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPDs). Nations worldwide have moved to ratify and enact the CRPD. Methods: A questionnaire survey on the supported decision-making status was conducted…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Decision Making, Social Work
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Kase, Takayoshi; Endo, Shintaro – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2023
This study aimed to translate the Japanese version of the Life Skills Scale for Adolescents and Adults (LSSAA) into Chinese, English, and Korean, simplify it, and assess its reliability and validity. Validation was performed using individual data of 9941 high-school students from China, Japan, Korea, and the United States collected by the 2021…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Daily Living Skills, Adolescents, Adults
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Wilhite, Barbara C. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1995
Interviews with 13 Japanese individuals (mean age 50 years) with physical disabilities found that their disabilities permeated every aspect of their daily experience. Informants described a life style in which they maximized their energies and abilities and limited unnecessary activities. Those who worked in the community or were able to…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Coping, Daily Living Skills