Category: Disability

  • New Technologies for the Students with Disabilities

    Table of Contents Decisions made by the leaders Steps of managing change Effects of the change References Over the years, the school has admitted a considerable number of disabled children with various challenges. The leaders in the schools uphold the belief that having the regular students and the disabled children learning together helps the disabled…

  • Transition Planning Process for Students With Disabilities

    The purpose of the article is to show the significance of the self-determination transition planning procedure for intellectually and physically challenged students. The authors have reviewed previous relevant studies that support their perspective and have learned that self-determination was a very important forecaster during the whole planning process. A further review showed that self-regulation and…

  • New Technologies for the Students with Disabilities

    Table of Contents Decisions made by the leaders Steps of managing change Effects of the change References Over the years, the school has admitted a considerable number of disabled children with various challenges. The leaders in the schools uphold the belief that having the regular students and the disabled children learning together helps the disabled…

  • Transition Planning Process for Students With Disabilities

    The purpose of the article is to show the significance of the self-determination transition planning procedure for intellectually and physically challenged students. The authors have reviewed previous relevant studies that support their perspective and have learned that self-determination was a very important forecaster during the whole planning process. A further review showed that self-regulation and…

  • The American Association of Health Disability

    Introduction People with developmental disabilities require constant and timely medical, emotional, and psychological support to achieve their full potential. The affected individuals face numerous challenges that can make it impossible to lead high-quality lives. Those taking care of them will also have to sacrifice their time and resources. Fortunately, several agencies in the United States…

  • Challenging Behavior of Persons With Intellectual Disabilities

    Table of Contents Introduction Case study Challenging behaviors identified in the case study Factors affecting challenging behaviors Conclusion References Introduction The challenging behaviors I am currently experiencing in my practice comprise those displayed by people suffering from severe intellectual disability and Alzheimers disease. Persons with intellectual disability find it difficult to learn and manage the…

  • Living With Disability: Medical and Social Models Application

    The Medical Model of disability According to Scambler (2008:43), numerous medical analysts perceive this model as an antecedent of the social model of disability. This model exemplifies disability as a disease or a state of abnormality. This means a person lacks the normal features, which characterize other human beings. In reference to this model, disabled…

  • Managing Students with Developmental Disabilities

    The term special need is used in clinical diagnostic and functional development to refer to persons who require help to deal with disability. The special needs may be medical, psychological, or mental in nature. Boer, Pijl, and Minnaert (2011) are of the opinion that different nations adopt varying definitions of the condition. In the UK,…

  • Managing Students with Developmental Disabilities

    The term special need is used in clinical diagnostic and functional development to refer to persons who require help to deal with disability. The special needs may be medical, psychological, or mental in nature. Boer, Pijl, and Minnaert (2011) are of the opinion that different nations adopt varying definitions of the condition. In the UK,…

  • Teaching Students with Mild Disabilities: Instructional Technique

    Table of Contents Introduction Main Text Conclusion References Introduction Nowadays approximately 130,000 somehow disabled children are born within the USA. (Debbie Tipton, 2002) The disabilities these babies have vary in their degree, progression and they also vary in their form. The researches, done in this sphere include the publications, devoted to the methods of teaching…