The reality of rehabilitation and employment of persons with intellectual disabilities from the point of view of their parents in the city of Mecca
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https://doi.org/10.47750/pegegog.14.02.29Keywords:
vocational rehabilitation, employment, intellectual disabilities, parentsAbstract
This study aimed to identify the reality of the rehabilitation of people with intellectual disabilities and their employment from the point of view of their parents in the city of Macca, where a questionnaire was designed as a tool for collecting data, and the sample of the study consisted of (142) parents of persons with intellectual disabilities enrolled in vocational rehabilitation programs in schools of intellectual education and institutes of intellectual education in the Holy City of Mecca, and were selected in a random way. The results of the study indicated that the reality of rehabilitation and employment of persons with intellectual disabilities came at a moderate level. The results showed that the obstacles to rehabilitation and employment came at a high level. The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences (α≤0.05) in the following variables (gender, age, educational qualification), while there are statistically significant differences (α≤0.05) attributable to the variable (level of disability) where they appeared in favor of fragile syndrome in the level of reality of rehabilitation and employment, while in favor of Down syndrome in the obstacles that prevent rehabilitation and employment.
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