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Enhanced Participation or Just Another Activity? The Social Shaping of iPad Use for Youths with Intellectual Disabilities
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Isaksson, Charlotta; Björquist, Elisabet – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
The use of smartphones and tablet devices in activities is believed to have great potential for enhancing the participation of people with intellectual disabilities. However, these technologies, in themselves, do not contribute to participation. What matters is how they are used. Employing the concept of domestication and insights gained from…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Participation
Evaluation of a Spherical Video-Based Virtual Reality Intervention Designed to Teach Adaptive Skills for Adults with Autism: A Preliminary Report
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Schmidt, Matthew; Schmidt, Carla; Glaser, Noah; Beck, Dennis; Lim, Mark; Palmer, Heath – Interactive Learning Environments, 2021
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have been widely adopted in the intervention literature for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The systematic and predictable nature of ICTs make them particularly attractive for individuals with ASD. One ICT that has potential promise for individuals with ASD is virtual reality (VR).…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Skill Development, Computer Simulation
Training Direct-Care Staff to Implement an iPad®-Based Communication Intervention with Adults with Developmental Disability
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van der Meer, Larah; Waddington, Hannah; Sigafoos, Jeff; Balandin, Susan; Bravo, Alicia; Ogilvie, Emily; Matthews, Tamyra; Sawchak, Anastasia – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a program for training direct-care staff to implement an iPad®-based communication intervention with adults with developmental disability and severe communication impairment. Methods: Participants were 11 adults with developmental disability and 19 direct-care staff drawn from two day program settings.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Caregiver Training, Caregivers, Job Skills
Enhancing Quality of Life of Families Who Use Adult Day Services: Short- and Long-Term Effects of the Adult Day Services Plus Program
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Gitlin, Laura N.; Reever, Karen; Dennis, Marie P.; Mathieu, Esther; Hauck, Walter W. – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: This study examined the short- and long-term effects of Adult Day Services Plus (ADS Plus), a low-cost care management intervention designed to enhance family caregiver well-being, increase service utilization, and decrease nursing home placement of impaired older adults enrolled in adult day care. Design and Methods: We used a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Caregivers, Social Work, Referral