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'We Have to Carry On'. A Participatory Research Project with Young People Enrolled on a Supported Internship Programme during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Edwards, Penelope; Bunn, Helena – Educational & Child Psychology, 2022
Aim(s): This participatory research project gathered the views of young people (YP) with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), enrolled in a supported internship programme (SIP) at a further education (FE) college. Rationale: There is little published researched exploring the experience of FE for YP with special educational needs and…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Participatory Research, COVID-19, Pandemics
Orientation and Mobility Assessments for Children and Youths with Visual Impairments: How, Why, When, and Where?
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Kaiser, Justin T.; Herzberg, Tina S. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2022
Introduction: This study analyzed survey responses from 114 orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists regarding the content and procedures they used in completing O&M assessments. Methods: O&M specialists completed an online survey in 2020 on their assessment practices for children and youths who are visually impaired. Results: Over…
Descriptors: Visually Impaired Mobility, Children, Adolescents, Visual Impairments
Two Persons with Multiple Disabilities Use Orientation Technology with Auditory Cues to Manage Simple Indoor Traveling
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Campodonico, Francesca; Oliva, Doretta – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
This study was an effort to extend the evaluation of orientation technology for promoting independent indoor traveling in persons with multiple disabilities. Two participants (adults) were included, who were to travel to activity destinations within occupational settings. The orientation system involved (a) cueing sources only at the destinations…
Descriptors: Cues, Multiple Disabilities, Electronic Equipment, Job Skills
Project Job: Vocational Training Program for Mentally Retarded Adults.
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Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1983
A vocational training program for trainable mentally retarded youth and adults provided instruction on functional skills, travel training, and independent living skills in addition to supervised performance in part time jobs in the community. The program expanded into small business subsidiaries for boat cleaning and detailing and marine serving.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Daily Living Skills, Job Skills
Educational Model to Facilitate Deinstitutionalization and the Assumption of the Normal Societal Role of Worker for Emotionally Disabled Citizens. Final Report 1982-83.
Greystone Psychiatric Hospital, NJ. – 1983
A joint collaborative effort between Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital and the Parsippany Adult School had as its objective the facilitation of the deinstitutionalization and the assumption of the normal societal role of workers for emotionally disabled citizens. This was to be accomplished through the development, delivery, and refinement of a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Education, Daily Living Skills, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Special Needs in Business. Learn the Basics.
Gowen, Doris – 1979
This curriculum guide is designed to aid in teaching a course covering business-related information, skills, and attitudes. Intended for vocational students with special needs, the ten units of instruction are written at elementary reading level. Components of the units are statement of objectives, outline of teacher and student activities,…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives, Career Planning