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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Family Quality of Life of Turkish Families Who Have Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism
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Meral, Bekir Fatih; Cavkaytar, Atilla; Turnbull, Ann P.; Wang, Mian – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2013
This study examined family quality of life (FQOL) of Turkish families who have children with intellectual disabilities (ID) and autism. To research the perceptions of FQOL and relevant predictive relationships, data were gathered from 3,009 families who have children with ID and autism. The data were collected by using a Socio-demographic Family…
Descriptors: Autism, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Family Environment
What Families Need: Validation of the Family Needs Assessment for Taiwanese Families of Children with Intellectual Disability and Developmental Delay
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Chiu, Chun-Yu; Turnbull, Ann P.; Summers, Jean Ann – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2013
This study documented the process of developing and validating the Family Needs Assessment (FNA), a seven-factor 73-item measure developed for research and practice, using a sample of Taiwanese families. In developing the FNA, the research team identified a theoretical basis for family needs, used literature and qualitative results in generating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Construction, Test Validity, Family Needs
The Relationship of Family Support to Family Outcomes: A Synthesis of Key Findings from Research on Severe Disability
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Kyzar, Kathleen B.; Turnbull, Ann P.; Summers, Jean Ann; Gomez, Viviana Aya – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2012
There has been a gradual shift from a deficit to a support model for understanding disability over the last two decades. Although more attention is focused on supports at the individual level, policy has provided for the provision of family support. Despite this policy, families' needs for support are on the rise; and research suggests that…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Family Needs, Family Programs
Self-Determination: Is a Rose by Any Other Name Still a Rose?
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Turnbull, Ann P.; Turnbull, Rud – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2006
This paper focuses on the emerging literature related to self-determination funding which holds that individuals with disabilities should have greater control over the money allocated to serve them than they have had in the past and that service-provider agencies have now. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on self-determination…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Adults, Self Determination, Financial Support
Severity of Disability and Income as Predictors of Parents' Satisfaction with Their Family Quality of Life during Early Childhood Years
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Wang, Mian; Turnbull, Ann P.; Summers, Jean Ann; Little, Todd D.; Poston, Denise J.; Mannan, Hasheem; Turnbull, Rud – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2004
The field of early intervention has recognized a growing need to study contributing factors of family outcomes such as family quality of life (FQOL). This study of 130 fathers and 234 mothers of families in early childhood programs explores the associations between family income and severity of disability, and fathers' and mothers' satisfaction…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Early Intervention, Quality of Life, Mothers
Parents' Perceptions of Advocacy Activities and Their Impact on Family Quality of Life
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Wang, Mian; Mannan, Hasheem; Poston, Denise; Turnbull, Ann P.; Summers, Jean Ann – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2004
The concept of family quality of life has emerged as an important outcome of service provision for children with disabilities and their families. In this article, we report families' perceptions of their advocacy efforts and the impact of these efforts on their family quality of life. A total of 104 family respondents participated in focus groups…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Focus Groups, Advocacy, Disabilities