A Comparison of the Independent Living Skills of Primary Students with Visual Impairments and Their Sighted Peers: A Pilot Study

2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 335-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Lewis ◽  
Sandra A. Iselin
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Daily Living Skills ◽  
Primary Students ◽  
Independent Living Skills ◽  
Living Skills ◽  
Children With Visual Impairments

The parents of children with visual impairments and the parents of their same-age sighted peers were interviewed to determine their children's mastery of 101 daily living skills. As a whole, the children with visual impairments performed only 44% of the tasks independently, while the sighted children performed 84% of them independently.

scholarly journals A young adult with nonverbal low-functioning Autism: A case review of readiness for independent living

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-177
Author(s):  
Zuxin Josie Oh ◽  
Guo Hui Xie
Keyword(s):  
Daily Living ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Daily Living Skills ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
Case Review ◽  
Male Adult ◽  
Percentile Rank ◽  
Independent Life ◽  
Low Functioning ◽  
Living Skills

This is a case review of a male adult, GO, with nonverbal low functioning autism in his twenties. Previous psycho-educational assessment indicated that GO had a nonverbal IQ (NVIQ) of 73 within the borderline range, an adaptive behavior composite score at the extremely low percentile rank, and poor executive functioning (EF) capability with majority of the EF components falling in the performance range from borderline problem to problematic range. His family has expressed their concern if GO would be able to take care of himself when they are too old or no longer around to care for him. This short paper is an attempt to review all the previous assessment results and to find out if GO could be helped to improve in his daily living skills in order to lead a more independent life in the future.

Closing the Gap: Fostering a Smooth Transition toward Independent Living for the Hearing Impaired Student Entering the Postsecondary Setting

1993 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
Nanci A. Scheetz
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Daily Living Skills ◽  
Smooth Transition ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Freshman Year ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Closing The Gap ◽  
Living Skills

Students entering post-secondary institutions without the mastery of Independent living skills are prone to failure and thus, develop an inability to complete their freshman year. Students with disabilities, in particular hearing loss, are more prone to failure due to their social isolation. The author presents an argument for specific training in the area of life skills and proposes a three-component focus for that training: (a) accessing and utilizing support services, (b) mastering and incorporating daily living skills, and (c) developing and enhancing negotiating skills.

A Functional Classification for Independent Living for Persons with Visual Impairments

1991 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J. Sands ◽  
W.R. Dunlap
Keyword(s):  
Independent Living ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Functional Classification ◽  
Functional Skills ◽  
Independent Living Skills ◽  
Living Skills ◽  
And Training

A meaningful classification for living, work, and education was achieved by grouping 159 persons who were blind or visually impaired according to seven independent living skills. The use of functional skills for placement and training would allow providers of services to respond to clients’ individual strengths and needs.

Three Classes of Change to Improve the Daily Living Skills of Persons with Visual Impairment

1993 ◽  
Vol 87 (10) ◽  
pp. 402-404
Author(s):  
J. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Daily Living Skills ◽  
Living Skills ◽  
The Way

Individuals who become visually impaired need to adapt in the way they perform tasks. This article describes three classes of change involved in improving the daily living skills of persons with visual impairments: changes in the work, in the workplace, and in the worker's activity. Changes in the work or product are considered the highest level of change and, of necessity, bring about changes in the workplace and in the worker's activities. Case studies illustrate the three levels of changes.

iPad® Video Prompting to Teach Young Adults With Disabilities Independent Living Skills: A Maintenance Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan O. Kellems ◽  
Tobias H. Rickard ◽  
Dana A. Okray ◽  
Leora Sauer-Sagiv ◽  
Betsy Washburn
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Daily Living Skills ◽  
Living Room ◽  
Adults With Disabilities ◽  
Dining Room ◽  
Living Skills ◽  
Multiple Probe ◽  
Maintenance Study

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an iPad® as a prompting device for teaching five daily living skills to three young adults with disabilities. Identified target tasks were (a) making spaghetti, (b) cleaning the dining room, (c) making macaroni and cheese, (d) cleaning the front porch, (e) cleaning the back porch, (f) cleaning the living room, and (g) mailing a letter. A multiple probe across behaviors design demonstrated use of the iPad® was associated with immediate and significant gains in the percentage of steps completed correctly for each identified target task. All four participants were able to maintain task acquisition without the use of the iPad®.

Rehabilitation in Daily Living Skills: Effects on Anxiety and Self-Worth in Elderly Blind Persons

1987 ◽  
Vol 81 (7) ◽  
pp. 330-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Hensley
Keyword(s):  
Daily Living ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Lower Degree ◽  
Daily Living Skills ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
American Foundation ◽  
Living Skills ◽  
Blind Persons

The levels of anxiety of 20 recently blinded elderly clients in the Independent Living Rehabilitation Program of the Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind were measured using the American Foundation for the Blind's Anxiety Scale for the Blind. It was hypothesized that recently blinded elderly persons would have a lower degree of anxiety after receiving instruction in daily living skills—a hypothesis that the findings confirmed.

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