ERIC Number: EJ1116389
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Oct
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
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Services and Supports, Partnership, and Family Quality of Life: Focus on Deaf-Blindness
Kyzar, Kathleen B.; Brady, Sara E.; Summers, Jean Ann; Haines, Shana J.; Turnbull, Ann P.
Exceptional Children, v83 n1 p77-91 Oct 2016
In this study, the authors examined the moderating effects of partnership on the relationship between services and supports adequacy and family quality of life (FQOL) for families of children with deaf-blindness ages birth to 21. A social-ecological approach enabled examining the impact of disability on the family system. A survey, consisting of four measures, was completed by 227 parents of children with deaf-blindness. Results suggest that FQOL for families of children with deaf-blindness is explained, in part, by satisfaction with the adequacy of friend and family supports and child-care services. Satisfaction with partnership also significantly predicted FQOL for these families. Significant interaction effects indicated that the relationships (a) between education services adequacy and FQOL and (b) between related services adequacy and FQOL are dependent on satisfaction with partnership. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Partnerships in Education, Quality of Life, Family Life, Interaction, Caregivers, Surveys, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: H325D060063; H325D80047