If being physically fit is of the outmost importance, then what can be said about the fitness of persons with severe or profound intellectual, visual and motor disabilities? Exactly how could their level of physical fitness be measured? Formulated differently, if a person sees little to nothing and in …

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and reliability of the modified Berg Balance Scale (mBBS) in persons with severe intellectual and visual disabilities (severe multiple disabilities, SMD) assigned Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) grades I and II. …

To date, it is unknown whether waist circumference can be measured validly and reliably when a subject is in a supine position. This issue is relevant when international standards for healthy participants are applied to persons with severe intellectual, sensory, and motor disabilities. Thus, the aims …

BACKGROUND: Anthropometric measurements are widely used to reliably quantify body composition and to estimate risks of overweight in healthy subjects and in patients. However, information about the reliability of anthropometric measurements in subjects with severe intellectual and sensory disabilities …

Op het gebied van aanbesteden is er de laatste decennia en met name de laatste 5 jaar, veel veranderd. Er vond een toename plaats in het gebruik van innovatieve contractvormen. Het gebruik van innovatieve contractvormen was na 2002 in het slop geraakt door de parlementaire enquête bouwnijverheid. Het …

Workshop wetenschap

Talk about intended study about lifestyle of people with intellectual disabilities.