This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Reading ability is crucial for multiple functions and impacts one's quality of life. Reading difficulties can hinder various domains, emphasizing the importance of learning to read. Studies support using a phonetic approach for teaching reading to students with intellectual disabilities. However, there is limited research
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The research findings indicate that including individuals with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD) in research raises unique complex ethical dilemmas among different research groups. Disagreements and differences in approach were seen within and between the different research groups. The findings emphasize that developing adapted ethical working
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The present study examines how Haredi (ultra-Orthodox Jewish) mothers of children with disabilities describe their motherhood experience and how it is affected by perceptions of disability in their society. These issues were examined within the framework of a critical disability studies approach, which draws on
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The purpose of the study: This study aims to describe and analyze the shared experiences of residents and staff in out-of-home housing settings for older adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and to compare dormitory housing with community housing. Method: Researchers conducted this qualitative
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund This study explores the perceptions of individuals with disabilities who have been appointed a family member as their guardian, as well as the guardians themselves. The study focuses on four areas: guardianship, decision making, "personhood" and "self-determination". Through qualitative methodology, thirteen pairs of guardians and
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund This study examined self-determination and autonomous decision-making of adolescents with disabilities. The quantitative part compared between the perceptions of teenagers and their parents. The qualitative part examined the experiences of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) adolescent users and their parents regarding their experiences of self-determination
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The current study examined the missing perspective in the literature, of the special education team in the paradigm of partnership with parents. The study involved special education professionals from three schools from many sectors. All the selected schools belong to the complex special education system
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Education for healthy sexuality continues throughout the life cycle and involves the children, parents, the education system, the electronic media and others. Despite its importance, the subject of education for healthy sexuality often causes difficulty and embarrassment among parents and educators in their dealings with
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The corona epidemic has greatly affected the lives of people around the world, and has caused various experiences of stress and a sense of social isolation. In the present study, feelings of stress were evaluated among Arab parents of children with intellectual developmental disabilities compared
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Research has indicated a significant association between using digital communication technologies and a reduced sense of loneliness among elders from the general population. However, this issue has received scant attention among older adults with an intellectual disability (ID). The preset study addressed this gap by