Including students with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities in school extracurricular and community recreation activities.
We conducted an online statewide survey of teachers of students with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities to determine the extent to which their students were included in school extracurricular and community recreation activities. For the 252 teacher respondents who indicated that their primary caseload consisted of students with significant intellectual disabilities, we report the numbers of students participating in school and community activities and the primary type of support students required to participate in each activity. Finally, we identify implications for practitioners who want to increase the participation of students with significant disabilities in school and community activities.
Kleinert
Harold L
HL
Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky, KY 40506-0051, USA. hklein@uky.edu
Miracle
Sally
S
Sheppard-Jones
Kathy
K
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001290:Attitude; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008282:Mainstreaming, Education; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D011998:Recreation; D012572:School Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012944:Social Support; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires