All Outputs (7)

It's Okay to Teach People with an Intellectual Disability about Their Disability (2018)
Journal Article
Spassiani, N. A. (2018). It's Okay to Teach People with an Intellectual Disability about Their Disability. The Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 31(3), 287-294

This paper introduces a newly accredited university programme for students with an intellectual disability (ID). The curriculum is largely based on disability studies pedagogy that creates awareness of the social, political, and economic factors that... Read More about It's Okay to Teach People with an Intellectual Disability about Their Disability.

Self-management of health by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (2018)
Journal Article
Friedman, C., Rizzolo, M. C., & Spassiani, N. A. (2019). Self-management of health by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32(3), 600-609. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12554

Background
Self‐management of health includes people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) playing a key role in health management in collaborating with healthcare professionals.
Methods
This study analysed data from Personal Outc... Read More about Self-management of health by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Community Based Dietician Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2018)
Journal Article
Friedman, C., & Spassiani, N. (2018). Community Based Dietician Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 15(4), 343-349. https://doi.org/10.1111/jppi.12253

Background. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience significantly poorer health outcomes and a shorter life expectancy when compared to the general population. People with IDD are also more likely to become over weigh... Read More about Community Based Dietician Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Developing Post-Secondary Education Programmes for People with Intellectual Disablities at Trinity College, the University of Dublin, Ireland (2018)
Book Chapter
Kubiak, J., Spassiani, N., Shevlin, M., & O’Keeffe, M. (2018). Developing Post-Secondary Education Programmes for People with Intellectual Disablities at Trinity College, the University of Dublin, Ireland. In P. O’Brien, M. L. Bonati, F. Gadow, & R. Slee (Eds.), People with Intellectual Disability Experiencing University Life: Theoretical Underpinnings, Evidence and Lived Experience (141-153). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004394551_009

Health Determinants (2018)
Book Chapter
Spassiani, N. (in press). Health Determinants. In Disability In American Life: An Encyclopedia Of Concepts, Policies, and Controversies: Health Determinants (333-335). Bloomsbury Publishing

Wellness and Health Promotion (2018)
Book Chapter
Vasudevan, V., & Spassiani, N. (2018). Wellness and Health Promotion. In Disability In American Life An Encyclopedia Of Concepts, Policies, and Controversies: Wellness And Health Promotion (705-708). Bloomsbury Publishing

Using Photovoice as a Participatory Method to Identify and Strategize Community Participation with People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2018)
Journal Article
Angell, A. M., Heffron, J. L., Spassiani, N. A., Heffron, J., Hammel, J., & Angell, A. (2018). Using Photovoice as a Participatory Method to Identify and Strategize Community Participation with People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 25(5), 382-395. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2018.1502350

Background: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) experience barriers to community participation, yet their insider experiences of environmental barriers and supports to participation are largely absent from the literature.... Read More about Using Photovoice as a Participatory Method to Identify and Strategize Community Participation with People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.