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Direct linkRoberson, Len; Shaw, Sherry – Educational Gerontology, 2015
Parents with deaf children face many challenges in making educational choices, developing language and a sense of belonging. Other key aspects of life including concept development and social competency are also critical decision points faced by parents. Developing language, whether it is through spoken or signed modalities, is of utmost…
Descriptors: Deafness, American Sign Language, Older Adults, Qualitative Research
Auat Cheein, Fernando A., Ed. – InTech, 2012
This book offers the reader new achievements within the Assistive Technology field made by worldwide experts, covering aspects such as assistive technology focused on teaching and education, mobility, communication and social interactivity, among others. Each chapter included in this book covers one particular aspect of Assistive Technology that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Internet
Kendrick, Maureen; Kakuru, Doris – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2012
Much of the research on orphan and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa has focused on their risks and vulnerabilities. This article describes the "funds of knowledge" (Moll and Greenberg, 1990) and means of acquiring new knowledge of children living in child-headed households in Uganda's Rakai District. Using ethnographic methods,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Death, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Download full textLaPlante, Mitchell P. – 1991
This report presents results of analysis of data from 5,215 noninstitutionalized persons with disabilities as reported in the 1979 and 1980 National Health Interview Survey, Home Care Supplement. Results are reported for the following assistance categories: assistance in basic physical activities; frequency of help in basic physical activities;…
Descriptors: Adults, Caregivers, Children, Daily Living Skills
LaPlante, Mitchell P.; Carlson, Dawn – 1996
This report presents, in text and 13 tables, data obtained from 128,412 paricipants in the 1992 National Health Interview Survey concerning the prevalence of disability, as measured by limitation in activity caused by chronic health disorders, injuries, and impairments. Prevalence estimates are presented in tables for various population subgroups,…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities
Heyl, Vera; Wahl, Hans-Werner; Mollenkopf, Heidrun – Social Indicators Research, 2005
This work examined the role of visual capacity in connection with psychological, social network related, and socio-structural predictors of out-of-home everyday functioning and emotional well-being. The results are based on a sample of 1519 community dwelling elderly (55-98 years; mean age 70.8 years), 757 of them were living in urban, and 762…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Motivation, Vision
