Several studies state that there might be a difference in the physical development and the motor performance of the mentally non-handicapped children and those with intellectual and development disabilities. The aim of our research was to compare the two groups from these aspects. The study included the assessment of the physical development and motor performance of altogether 225 primary schoo...

This case report describes eight years practical experience of community support for a quadriplegic woman with progressive multiple sclerosis. Key factors in avoiding institutional care were the close collaboration between general practitioner, hospital consultant and social services, and the recognition by the doctors that the social dimension was the dominant requirement for support. Other im...

Selective non-treatment decisions involving severely handicapped neonates have recently come under renewed judicial and legislative scrutiny. In this Article, the Author examines the legal, ethical and social considerations attendant to the non-treatment decision. In Part II of this Article the Author discusses the predominant ethical viewpoints relating to this issue and proposes a new moral s...

Related factors of low back pain (LBP) among school personnel were investigated. We designed a cross-sectional study employing questionnaires, which included a Japanese version of the Job Content Questionnaire. Subjects consisted of 3306 male and 3184 female school personnel in all public schools and kindergartens operated by Nagoya City, Japan. Prevalence of LBP in each work category was compa...

A microanalysis was conducted of the behaviors of examiners and handicapped children during videotaped testing sessions in which handicapped students performed better with familiar than with unfamiliar examiners. The children spoke significantly more often and longer when tested by familiar examiners. Familiar examiners (a) exercised more frequent and longer intervals of silence than unfamiliar...

Aim: To assess the oral health status of handicapped children attending various special schools. Objective: To assess oral hygiene practice, dental caries and treatment needs, gingival and periodontal treatment needs malocclusion status. Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 263 subjects out of which 155 were males and 108 females. Results: 67% of subjects used tooth brush to clea...

A rchitects, engineers, and urban planners who work on transportation-related issues are quite familiar with regulations concerning accessibility for handicapped citizens. Concurrent with the development of those regulations has been the refinement of instruction for handicapped citizens on techniques for safe and efficient travel. For blind persons, those techniques are taught by orientation a...

Due to the shift of the age structure in today’s industrial populations, the demands of the handicapped and the elderly are more and more being recognized by politics, industry, and science. The recent development in research areas such as computer science, robotics, Artificial Intelligence, or sensor technology allows to significantly broaden the range of possible applications that support han...

DOCUMENT RESUME CG 007 059 Gardner, Thomas D.; Barnard, James W. Intelligence and the Factorial Structure of Person Perception. George Peabody Coll. for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn. Inst. on Mental Retardation and Intellectual Development. 68 20p.; Volume V, Number 17 MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29 *Affective Behavior; Cognitive Development; Emotional Development; *Exceptional Children; *Gifted; Mentally Hand...