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In this article I would like to highlight the issues facing young adults leaving special education schools as the move from education services into adult social care services. Within this article I will raise my concerns regarding the complete lack of process during this transition period, leaving the involvement from the individual, their family and professionals in the planning for any future care needs; social needs; further education needs; dreams and aspirations for the individual, completely omitted.
J. Except. People 2012, 1(2):19-29
This paper reports Darren's story told from the perspective of a person who, due to a serious accident as a young adult, became a quadriplegic. Darren experienced debilitating consequences as a result, which led to many challenges for him in both social and work activities. His limited mobility directly affected his job prospects and personal life. By sharing his life experiences and the personal difficulties he faced, Darren's story highlights the difficulties of young people who are physically disabled in Hong Kong. It is a story of hope and encouragement, although it began with one of frustration, depression, and boredom.
J. Except. People 2012, 1(2):31-43
Quality of life has become a very topical scientific phenomenon over the recent two decades and it is reflected in many fields of research. In the context of special pedagogy a very highlighted issue is the assessment of the quality of life of specific client groups in order to establish an adequate level of the provided support and to optimise the complex intervention. This is why there was designed a concept focusing on the research of the quality of life of children with retinopathy of prematurity, which is one of the main causes of blindness in advanced and medium developed countries of the world. This study focuses on the description of the research...
J. Except. People 2012, 1(2):45-56
This article analyzes the context of inclusive processes in the Czech Republic through attitudes of the general public towards people with disabilities, followed by a study on attitudes of future teachers towards people with disabilities and inclusion. We used data from a questionnaire survey, which used modified version of Bogardus scale of social distance (administered to the general public and students of education), measuring social acceptance of selected groups in society. The questions were aimed to provide information about three types of disabilities (physical, intellectual and sensory) and selected issues concerning inclusive education. The...
J. Except. People 2012, 1(2):57-67
Basic art education has an important, conventional place in our school system. Questions: Should the art education be understood as an integral part of the school system or is it just a free-time activity are rather out of questions. What are the conditions of integration at ZUS schools in comparison with conventional schools? - This question was studied by us within the investigation survey in autumn 2010. However, a more significant question suggests itself: Is it necessary at all to prepare inclusive conditions in such specified education type as the basic art education is? What above-standard benefit is represented by ZUS schools for pupils with...
J. Except. People 2012, 1(2):69-78
Developmental dysphasia belongs in the category of specifically impaired speech development and also in the category of central auditory proccesing disorders. This article is focused on a partial, theoretical and subsequently practical finding in a review regarding one of the impairments of speech - auditory perception - in children with diagnosed developmental dysphasia. This was also addressed within the issue of central auditory processing disorder and some of its definitions, which where presented by the ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) in 1990 and 1996.
J. Except. People 2012, 1(2):79-87
The purpose of this study was to identify the attitudes of parents of child with special educational needs to inclusive education. Questionnaire was constructed to obtain needed data and was distributed to parents whose children with special educational needs were educated in regular classrooms in 16 public regular primary schools in Olomouc region of the Czech Republic. Analysis of collected data indicated four main characteristics: firstly, parent respondents admitted the advantages of inclusion; secondly, they expressed low expectation on their exceptional children's development; thirdly, about one third of them agreed disadvantages of inclusion;...
J. Except. People 2012, 1(2):89-94
Following paper brings basic introduction of a new rehabilitation method, that has according to press very successful outcomes. Basic principles, target group as well as contraindications are mentioned in the article. At the end of the article the author is trying to highline/underline clarify what stands behind success of the new method that arises hope in many parents of children with mobility disorders.
J. Except. People 2012, 1(2):95-106
Adolescence is a period of constructing cognitive world representation which performs a crucial regulative function because it is a system of judgments about the essence of reality.The article presents the review of research revision and literature synthesis in the field of inner world representation in the context of normal and abnormal development in adolescence. The query search databases for articles published since 1990 till 2012 was done. However the concept of world representation seems not to be the important issue in the literature, the analysis was limited to studies done in Poland. It was found that the content and the structure of world...
J. Except. People 2012, 1(2):107-122
This essay is orientated towards educators. It addresses the need to respond more with person-accepting reactions rather than with humor-disguised, disability-focused reactions to persons with disabilities. This essay draws attention to the use of disability humor, especially by persons with disabilities, to promote inclusiveness and person-accepting reactions toward persons with disabilities.This essay puts forward the philosophical perspectives of Plato and Descartes concerning the nature of the human person to provide a viable theoretical basis for person-accepting reactions to persons with disabilities. Plato and Descartes are selected because...
J. Except. People 2012, 1(2):123-124
VALENTA, M., MICHALÍK, J., LEČBYCH, M. a kol. Mentální postižení v pedagogickém, psychologickém a sociálně-právním kontextu. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3829-1.
