Perspectives on Employing Individuals with Special Needs

Oral health evaluation in special needs individuals

Objective To identify the prevalence of the main oral problems present in special needs children and to relate the underlying conditions with the clinical and demographic variables. Methods The study was based on the physical examination of 47 students from the Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais diagnosed as Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and intellectual deficit. For data collection...

Supporting Individuals with Special Needs through Intelligent Visual Schedules

Interventions to support individuals with cognitive disabilities surrounding the organization of time and activities often include what are known as visual schedules. These artifacts use words, images, and sometimes tangible objects to represent activities that will take place (or have taken place) arranged in temporal order to augment understanding of time, events, and places. Use of visual sc...

Discrepancies in health care funding for individuals with special needs.

Impact of Coronavirus 2019 on Students with Special Needs

Introduction: Emergency school closures are often used as public health interventions during infectious disease outbreaks to minimize the spread of infection. However, Over 80% of children in the world have had their education impacted by coronavirus. For children with special needs who receive special education services, access to face-to-face education and other resources at school is of part...

Policy on Model Dental Benefits for Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Individuals with Special Health Care Needs.