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106 lines
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abstract: 'Introduction: People with intellectual and developmental disabilities
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(IDD) including Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) often face serious
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transportation challenges that impede healthcare access, community
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participation, and employment opportunities. Travel training, which
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makes use of one-on-one instruction, may help people with IDD overcome
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transportation barriers. The purpose of this study was to examine the
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impact of a comprehensive travel training program on the travel skills
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of individuals with IDD.
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Methods: Participants were a convenience sample of all individuals with
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IDD (n = 87) who received travel training from the Kennedy Center in
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2016 and 2017. Pre- and post-test scores on the Progressive Evaluation
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of Travel Skills, as well as primary mode(s) of public transportation
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used, purpose of use, and number of training sessions were recorded in a
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secure database. Data was de-identified which involved a process of
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removing any personally identifiable information. A secondary analysis
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was completed to test the effect of travel training on transportation
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skill acquisition by using multilevel analyses. Specifically, the
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effects of condition (Intellectual Disability (ID) without ASD, ID and
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ASD, ASD without ID), time (pre-training, post-training), and condition
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x time interactions on transportation skill T-scores were analyzed.
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Results: Participants were 69 men and 18 women with IDD and/or ASD (mean
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age = 23.6). Trainees made statistically significant gains on the
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competencies needed for independent travel. A significant condition x
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time (training) interaction was observed. Prior to training, people with
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ID (with and without ASD) had less developed travel skills than those
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with ASD (and no ID). Upon completion of the training, those with ID
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made larger gains in travel skills than those with ASD/no ID in which
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both groups had comparable skill levels.
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Conclusions: The results of this study provide preliminary support for
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the use of a structured and comprehensive travel training program to
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improve overall travel skills needed for public transportation.'
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affiliation: 'Pfeiffer, B (Corresponding Author), Temple Univ, 1913 North Broad St,
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Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA.
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Pfeiffer, Beth; Sell, Annalisa; Bevans, Katherine B., Temple Univ, 1913 North Broad
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St, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA.'
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article-number: '100813'
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author: Pfeiffer, Beth and Sell, Annalisa and Bevans, Katherine B.
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author-email: 'bpfeiffe@temple.edu
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annalisa.sell@temple.edu
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katherine.bevans@temple.edu'
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author_list:
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- family: Pfeiffer
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given: Beth
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- family: Sell
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given: Annalisa
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- family: Bevans
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given: Katherine B.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2019.100813
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files: []
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issn: 2214-1405
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journal: JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT \& HEALTH
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keywords: 'Travel training; Intellectual and developmental disabilities; Public
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transportation'
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keywords-plus: ADULTS; PEOPLE; ACCESS; WORK; PARTICIPATION; STUDENTS; OUTCOMES; YOUTH
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number-of-cited-references: '48'
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orcid-numbers: Pfeiffer, Beth/0000-0002-2017-8848
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papis_id: dbaaa7b47bdb7edc01a918fad07a97cb
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ref: Pfeiffer2020initialevaluation
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times-cited: '10'
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title: 'Initial evaluation of a public transportation training program for individuals
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with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Short report'
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000539174500029
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '9'
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volume: '16'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Transportation
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year: '2020'
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