Background The ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) as a component of participation is one of the factors that contribute to the quality of life. The ability to perform ADL for persons experiencing severe/profound intellectual disability (ID) may be reduced due to their cognitive and physical …

This book examines the much-debated question of how to unleash the potential of young people with promising intellectual abilities and motivation. It looks at the increasingly important topic of excellence in education, and the shift in focus towards the provision of programs to support talented students …

The aim of this study was to determine the similarities and differences in social network characteristics, satisfaction and wishes with respect to the social network between people with mild or borderline intellectual disabilities (ID), people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and a reference group. …

The successful policy intervention of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement was the result of a combination of public and institutional advocacy. ACTA aimed to harmonise the combating of copyright infringements in the digital environment, which are believed to have been left out by the former agreements. …

The economic situation of Europe and growth of employment largely depends on small sized and medium sized enterprises that provides around 4 million jobs every year. Young people face increasing difficulties in finding jobs and therefore there is a pressing need to promote entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial …

Het doel van het onderzoek was om een grote luchthaven helpen te definiëren en te begrijpen welke competenties lagere management zal nodig hebben om effectief te kunnen functioneren in de vernieuwde organisatie geportretteerd in een intern strategisch document met de naam "Chief plan voor 2025".

Dit EU gesubsidieerd onderzoek was een 2 jaar EU-breed initiatief en resulteerde in een reeks instrumenten om organisaties te helpen met het organiseren van leren tussen generaties. In een vergrijzende maatschappij is het belangrijk dat organisaties de capaciteiten van oudere medewerkers beter benutten, …

Presentation given at CEDEFOP, Thessaloniki, Greece. October, 2014

Vanuit het ‘Landelijk Platform Ernstig Meervoudig Gehandicapten’ bestond de wens om een inventarisatie te maken van het aantal personen met (zeer) ernstige verstandelijke en meervoudige beperkingen (EMB) in Nederland en hun persoonskenmerken, omgevingsfactoren en bekostigingsvariabelen. Deze inventarisatie …

Intergenerational learning (IGL) has been identified as a viable way to help organizations deal with the problems an ageing worker population brings with it. Information and communications technology (ICT) in its many forms can be utilized to support IGL. This paper investigates the requirements for …