Objectives: The aim of current study was the evaluation and comparison of compatibility and marital satisfaction between handicapped couples and healthy ones. Methods: In this study, 50 handicapped couples and 50 healthy couples were examined with Enrich’s marital satisfaction questionnaire and Bell’s adjustment questionnaire. The data were analyzed, using SPSS 15, correlation te...

Congenitally missing teeth are frequently presented to the dentist. Interdisciplinary approach may be needed for the proper treatment plan. The available treatment modalities to replace congenitally missing teeth include prosthodontic fixed and removable prostheses, resin bonded retainers, orthodontic movement of maxillary canine to the lateral incisor site and single tooth implants. Dental imp...

The objectives were to (1) extend previous findings on fear extinction deficits in male congenitally helpless rats (a model for susceptibility to learned helplessness) to female congenitally helpless rats, and (2) attempt a therapeutic intervention with methylene blue, a metabolic enhancer that improves memory retention, to alleviate the predicted extinction deficits. In the first experiment, f...

MF-$Q, 83 HC-41.67 Plus Postage. *Blind; Diagnostic Teaching; Elementary Education; Exceptional Child Research; *Instructional Materials; Material Development; Multiply Handicapped; *Programed Instruction; *Severely Handicapped; *Visually Handicapped Mobility; *Visually Handicapped Orientation A research project was conducted to investigate sensory, concept, and locomotion skills in severe mult...

BACKGROUND Disability is more based on social, rather than medical aspects. Lack of attention and social support may impact on participation of people with physical disability in various aspects and their return to normal life in the society. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to determine perceived social support and related factors among physically disabled in the city of Tehran. PATIENT...

BACKGROUND Despite increasing use of assistive devices (ADs) by physically disabled (PD) children, the use rate, number, effects and related services have seldom been studied. Understanding AD utilization is helpful in improving the related services. This study describes the usage of ADs by children with physical disabilities (PDs). METHODS This regional survey enrolled children with PDs. The...

OBJECTIVE This project was aimed at designing and putting an electronic prototype into practice for improving the initial time taken by visually handicapped people for learning Braille, especially children. METHODS This project was mainly based on a prototype digital electronic device which identifies and translates material written by a user in Braille by a voice synthesis system, producing ...

This paper introduces a mobile application (app) game for teaching hearing handicapped children. Hearing handicapped children are acknowledged to have problems for teaching and learning. Addressing the problems of teaching hearing handicapped children needs to take the advantages from the recent advanced mobile technology, such as mobile app game. Strategies will vary from the traditional metho...

Society's attitude toward physical and mental disabilities has varied considerably over the centuries and among cultures. Survival of the fittest and man's obsession with "normalcy" have usually predominated. Only those handicapped people who were the most hardy, wise, forceful, clever, or who had a combination of such attributes were able to break through the flimsy but tightly woven "rejectio...