The medical history of a 16-year-old severely handicapped girl and the social history of her family are traced, with particular emphasis on the extent to which the handicap affected each member of the family. The role of the general practitioner is also highlighted.

Objective: This research was conducted to determine the anxiety levels and coping strategies of the parents who have handicapped children. Methods: Study population included the of parents of 1163 handicapped children who were from 15 rehabilitation centers in a city of, which are working in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education. Of all 405 parents who included in the study and wh...

Objectives: The aim of current study was the evaluation and comparison of compatibility and marital satisfaction between handicapped couples and healthy ones. Methods: In this study, 50 handicapped couples and 50 healthy couples were examined with Enrich’s marital satisfaction questionnaire and Bell’s adjustment questionnaire. The data were analyzed, using SPSS 15, correlation te...

MF-$Q, 83 HC-41.67 Plus Postage. *Blind; Diagnostic Teaching; Elementary Education; Exceptional Child Research; *Instructional Materials; Material Development; Multiply Handicapped; *Programed Instruction; *Severely Handicapped; *Visually Handicapped Mobility; *Visually Handicapped Orientation A research project was conducted to investigate sensory, concept, and locomotion skills in severe mult...

BACKGROUND Disability is more based on social, rather than medical aspects. Lack of attention and social support may impact on participation of people with physical disability in various aspects and their return to normal life in the society. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to determine perceived social support and related factors among physically disabled in the city of Tehran. PATIENT...

BACKGROUND Despite increasing use of assistive devices (ADs) by physically disabled (PD) children, the use rate, number, effects and related services have seldom been studied. Understanding AD utilization is helpful in improving the related services. This study describes the usage of ADs by children with physical disabilities (PDs). METHODS This regional survey enrolled children with PDs. The...

OBJECTIVE This project was aimed at designing and putting an electronic prototype into practice for improving the initial time taken by visually handicapped people for learning Braille, especially children. METHODS This project was mainly based on a prototype digital electronic device which identifies and translates material written by a user in Braille by a voice synthesis system, producing ...

This paper introduces a mobile application (app) game for teaching hearing handicapped children. Hearing handicapped children are acknowledged to have problems for teaching and learning. Addressing the problems of teaching hearing handicapped children needs to take the advantages from the recent advanced mobile technology, such as mobile app game. Strategies will vary from the traditional metho...