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  2. Services and supports for people with disabilities - Wikipedia

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    The mission of The Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD), as quoted from their website "ensures that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families participate in the design of and have access to culturally-competent needed community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that promote self ...

  3. Behaviour support systems review - Wikipedia

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    A behaviour support systems review is the process of gathering data, examining and reporting on the capability and capacity of a service system or a service organisation to deliver positive behaviour support to people with an intellectual disability, [1] general learning disability, or generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significantly impaired adaptive functioning.

  4. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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    Switch access could be activated either through an external bluetooth connected switch, single touch of the screen, or use of right and left head turns using the device's camera. Additional accessibility features include the use of Assistive Touch which allows a user to access multi-touch gestures through pre-programmed onscreen buttons.

  5. Positive behavior support - Wikipedia

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    FBAs clearly describe behaviors, identify the contexts (events, times, and situation) that predict when behavior will and will not occur, and consequences that maintain the behavior. The FBA includes a hypothesis about the behavior and data for a baseline. This informs the support plan design, implementation and monitoring of the plan.

  6. Disability - Wikipedia

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    On the other hand, a disabled person of a high socio-economic status, may have an easier time accessing appropriate (special) education or treatment - for example by having access to better aids, resources, or programmes that can help them succeed.

  7. Social services - Wikipedia

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    Within Taiwan, an extensive national health insurance system was enacted in 1994 and implemented in 1995. [5] During this period the Japanese government also expanded social services for children and the elderly, providing increased support services, increasing funding to care facilities and organisations, and legislating new insurance programs ...

  8. Social support - Wikipedia

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    Cardiovascular system: Social support has been found to lower cardiovascular reactivity to stressors. [95] It has been found to lower blood pressure and heart rates, [134] which are known to benefit the cardiovascular system. Though many benefits have been found, not all research indicates positive effects of social support on these systems. [14]

  9. Mainstreaming (education) - Wikipedia

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    The education system in Sri Lanka is additionally lacking in teaching support in the classroom and little collaboration between teachers and special education teachers in schools. To create a productive mainstreaming environment, these factors must be addressed and corrected in order to improve on mainstreaming programs in Sri Lanka.