Leveraging Technology to Break Barriers in Public Health for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
A key goal of inclusive education is to enhance health literacy skills, empowering students with intellectual disabilities (IDs) to access critical information needed to navigate everyday challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic, for example, highlighted unique barriers to preparedness for people with IDs...
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| author | Georgia Iatraki Tassos A. Mikropoulos Panos Mallidis-Malessas Carolina Santos |
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| description | A key goal of inclusive education is to enhance health literacy skills, empowering students with intellectual disabilities (IDs) to access critical information needed to navigate everyday challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic, for example, highlighted unique barriers to preparedness for people with IDs regarding social behavior and decision-making. This study aimed to examine students’ awareness and understanding of pandemic outbreaks. Using an inquiry-based approach supported by Digital Learning Objects (DLOs), the research assessed students’ knowledge and perceptions of viruses, modes of transmission, and preventive measures. An in-depth visual analysis within a single-subject research design demonstrated that interdisciplinary educational scenarios on infectious diseases can be effective for students with ID, especially when DLOs are integrated with targeted instructional techniques. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e39cd57e3c784c3cb66d7516233e2b2e2025-08-20T02:33:42ZengMDPI AGComputers2073-431X2025-05-0114516910.3390/computers14050169Leveraging Technology to Break Barriers in Public Health for Students with Intellectual DisabilitiesGeorgia Iatraki0Tassos A. Mikropoulos1Panos Mallidis-Malessas2Carolina Santos3Department of Primary Education, University of Ioannina, 145110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Primary Education, University of Ioannina, 145110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Primary Education, University of Ioannina, 145110 Ioannina, GreeceNOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Center, CHRC, NOVA University Lisbon, 1600-560 Lisbon, PortugalA key goal of inclusive education is to enhance health literacy skills, empowering students with intellectual disabilities (IDs) to access critical information needed to navigate everyday challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic, for example, highlighted unique barriers to preparedness for people with IDs regarding social behavior and decision-making. This study aimed to examine students’ awareness and understanding of pandemic outbreaks. Using an inquiry-based approach supported by Digital Learning Objects (DLOs), the research assessed students’ knowledge and perceptions of viruses, modes of transmission, and preventive measures. An in-depth visual analysis within a single-subject research design demonstrated that interdisciplinary educational scenarios on infectious diseases can be effective for students with ID, especially when DLOs are integrated with targeted instructional techniques.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/14/5/169technologyintellectual disabilitiespublic healthscience literacy |
| spellingShingle | Georgia Iatraki Tassos A. Mikropoulos Panos Mallidis-Malessas Carolina Santos Leveraging Technology to Break Barriers in Public Health for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Computers technology intellectual disabilities public health science literacy |
| title | Leveraging Technology to Break Barriers in Public Health for Students with Intellectual Disabilities |
| title_full | Leveraging Technology to Break Barriers in Public Health for Students with Intellectual Disabilities |
| title_fullStr | Leveraging Technology to Break Barriers in Public Health for Students with Intellectual Disabilities |
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| title_short | Leveraging Technology to Break Barriers in Public Health for Students with Intellectual Disabilities |
| title_sort | leveraging technology to break barriers in public health for students with intellectual disabilities |
| topic | technology intellectual disabilities public health science literacy |
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