Essays about: "intellectual disabilities"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 40 essays containing the words intellectual disabilities.

  1. 21. Beyond the Standard

    University essay from Konstfack/Institutionen för design, inredningsarkitektur och visuell kommunikation (DIV)

    Author : Marthe Kulseth; [2020]
    Keywords : Standard; Standardization; Poststandardization; Go beyond the standard; People with disabilities; Intellectual disability; Spatial border; housing to people with intellectual disability; Selbu; Interior architect; Material Diversity; An Attempt to Explain. A letter from my dyslexic self; dyslexia;

    Abstract : In order to contribute to equality, we must go beyond the standard. I want to learn from people with disabilities and the spatial border they are faced with, by exploring the responsibility I have been given, through claiming a role that affects our built environments. READ MORE

  3. 22. School-based Interventions or Prevention Programs regarding Alcohol, Smoking and Drug Use among Adolescents with Disabilities or Physical Impairments : A Systematic Literature Review

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Marouso Triantafyllou; [2019]
    Keywords : school-based interventions; prevention programs; adolescents; alcohol consumption; smoking; drug use; physical impairments; disability;

    Abstract : Introduction Substance use in adolescents with disabilities is rising, containing the prevalence of substance-related disorders (SRD) such as addiction, mental or health disorders, cancer, accidents and mortality. Yet little is known about the existing substance use prevention programs among adolescents with dosabilities or physical impairments. READ MORE

  4. 23. I never tried the swings before : Perspectives on urban greenspace from children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Lena Hanses; [2019]
    Keywords : Green access; greenspace; park; children; profound intellectual and multiple disabilities; PIMD; disability;

    Abstract : To achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11.7 aiming to create inclusiveand accessible greenspaces, there is need to involve children with profound intellectual andmultiple disabilities in research and planning practices. READ MORE

  5. 24. Multilingualism in the English classroom - Positive and challenging aspects of using students first language as a tool in foreign language education

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Frida Dahlin; [2019]
    Keywords : English as a foreign language; EFL; multilingualism; translanguaging;

    Abstract : Due to an increasing number of students in the Swedish schools who has another first language than Swedish, multilingualism is now a feature all teachers must consider – and language teachers in particular. While multilingualism previously was believed to cause intellectual disabilities, more current research has showed the benefits of being proficient in several languages. READ MORE

  6. 25. Mothers’ perceptions of sex education for adolescents with intellectual disabilities : A Systematic Literature Review

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Lijin Su; [2019]
    Keywords : Intellectual disabilities; parents’ perception; sex education;

    Abstract : Adolescents with Intellectual disabilities (ID) have the same sexual and physiological developments as typically developing adolescents, including the same sexual feeling and sexual needs. However, because of cognitive limitations and lack of self-care abilities, they have a higher risk of sexual assault than others. READ MORE