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Young, Richard A.; Marshall, Sheila K.; Stainton, Tim; Wall, Jessie M.; Curle, Deirdre; Zhu, Ma; Munro, David; Murray, John; El Bouhali, Asmae; Parada, Filomena; Zaidman-Zait, Anat – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Introduction: Parents have found the transition to adulthood for their sons or daughters with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) particularly challenging. The literature has not examined how parents work together and with others in face of this transition nor has it highlighted parental goals in this process. This study used a…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Individualized Family Service Plans
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Hastings, Colin – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2016
This article offers an analysis of the significance of public pedagogy for how community-based organizations that provide prevention, support, and educational services to people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS operate. The article reports on a case study analysis of a local AIDS service organization (ASO) in a small town in Ontario, Canada. The…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Community Organizations, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Community Health Services
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Schneider, Cornelia; Chahine, Saad; Hattie, Brenda – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
This article examines the outcomes of the ACEE program, which is a one-year transition program for youth with disabilities, preparing them for the workplace and adult life. In a mixed methods approach, the investigators surveyed sixty-six youth with disabilities who were alumni of the program and followed up in depth with ten alumni in in-depth…
Descriptors: Alumni, Transitional Programs, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Mixed Methods Research
Canadian Council on Learning, 2009
If stronger skills and more education are key to greater labour force participation, then it is important to identify critical barriers to education and training for Canadians with disabilities. In 2008, the Canadian Council on Learning's Adult Learning Knowledge Centre funded a "Community Outreach Initiative for Learner's with…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Disabilities, Adult Learning, Foreign Countries
Raymond, Margaret; Belanger, Joe – 2000
During a 1-year period, a study investigated the contributions made by 3 literacy-based supports (support circles, cognitive compensatory tools, and cognitive enhancement tools) to the lives of 5 young adults, aged 16-34, with FAS/FAE (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects). Four of the five subjects had IQs (intelligence quotients) above…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Coping