Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation

16-30

Authors: Tanja STANKOVA, Vladimir TRAJKOVSKI

The right to work is one of the fundamental human rights in all developed countries around the world. The employment, actually the right to work of persons with disability is the final phase of the long and complex process of their rehabilitation that affects the possibility of their integration in the community. The main objective of this research is to investigate the possibility of employment of people with autism, based on the attitudes and opinions of employers, employees and parents of the children with autism. The basic tasks of this research are: to determine whether the employers would employ a person with autism; weather employers and the employees know what autism is; weather according to employers and employees people with autism are able to perform their job duties in complete and weather the parents of children with autism would like their child to be employed. We conducted this research in a period of 3 months and included 130 respondents. Obtained data were collected, grouped, tabled and processed with standard statistical program Microsoft Office Excel 2003, applying χ2 tests and Fisher's Exact test. Statistical important difference was at the level of p<0.05. From the analysis and the interpretation of the results, we concluded that in the Republic of Macedonia do not exist positive atmosphere, for employment of the persons with autism, the employers do not want to employ a person with autism. The professionals must engage more deeply in this problematic in order to achieve a complete integration of the people with autism in the society.

43-56

Authors: Jasmina KARIKJ, Vesna S. RADOVANOVIKJ

The goal of the research was to compare the level of mathematic language acquisition between students of lower grades in special elementary schools for children who are hearing impaired and students of a mainstream elementary school. A total of 239 children attending mainstream and special schools in the territory of Serbia were included in the research. Instruction of mathematics in schools for students who are hearing impaired has a different character as it contains elements of native language instruction. Obtained results show a significant difference in some fields. A conclusion stating that the level of language acquisition is in direct correlation with the level of acquisition of mathematics language imposes itself. What that means is that hearing impaired children have not only to comprehend mathematics relations, but also to learn mathematic terms in a completely different way as compared to children who are hearing.

69-70

Authors: Olivera RASHIKJ

A workshop with the designation “Aging of Individuals with Intellectual Disability” in organization by the IASSID and the ESC of the Institute for Special Education and Rehabilitation was held on 15th of March this year, in the meeting hall at the Faculty of Philosophy. The quality in organization of the event and the actuality of the issues considered within the program, were acknowledged by the 108 present participants coming from different profiles. The workshop was opened by Prof. dr. Vladimir Trajkovski from the Institute for Special Education and Rehabilitation, and was saluted by the pro-dean for international cooperation prof. Lena Damovska from the Institute of pedagogy. Presenters of the workshop were eminent professors from the west countries such as prof. Metjy Jenicki from University in Illinois, USA. Prof. Metjy Jenicki gave short review on the aging process of individuals with intellectual disability, pointing the demographic influence on the aging process, the commonly shared universal problems and interests, services, support and meaning of providing adequate assistance for this category of people. Dr Antonija Kopus, from the University of Rotterdam at The Netherlands spoke about the mental health and aging with detailed discussion for the dementia and Alzheimer diseases. Prof. Roj Braun from the University of Victoria, British Columbia in Canada referred to the quality of life in families and aging, in particular talking about contemporary questions concerning care and future planning. Prof. Vladimir Trajkovski PhD who had presentation at the workshop and Dr. Dragan Ilievski, the president of the Association for Alzheimer disease Macedonia, were representatives from the Republic of Macedonia. Prof. Vladimir Trajkovski PhD discussed on the genetic base of the Alzheimer disease, introducing the contemporary discoveries rеguarding the etiology of the disease. Dr Dragan Ilievski discussed the situation and perspectives of individuals suffering from Alzheimer disease in Macedonia. The completion of the workshop was finalized with productive discussion and assignation of certificates to all participants.

73-74

Authors: Olivera RASHIKJ

On the 13th and 14th of May 2010, in Bristol, the United Kingdom, was hosted a congress with theme ”Best Practices in Intellectual Disability Medicine” in organization of the MAMH-European Association of Intellectual Disability Medicine, “indis international” - best practice in intellectual disability medicine and “ALDERN” - Avon Learning Difficulties Education and Research Network. The main concept of the congress was more than 90 guests from more than 20 countries to present the best politics, practices, training, and networking in regards to individuals with intellectual disability in their own countries. The aim was to enable exchange of the experiences, new information, innovations and achievements, as well as improving of the life quality by enabling better approach for health care and prevention for children and adults with intellectual disability. The congress hosted doctors, nurses and other health-medical workers from several countries: Australia, Austria, England, Belgium, Wales, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Canada, Macedonia, Moldavia, Norway, Poland, Netherlands, Hungary, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Scotland, Spain. The single representative from the Republic of Macedonia was Prof. Dr. Vladimir Trajkovski, coming from the Institute for Special Education and Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje. Trough excellent performance which was saluted by all participants, he introduced the topic of ”The health system for individuals with intellectual disability in Macedonia”. Prof. Dr. Vladimir Trajkovski’s participation at the congress presented the significant progress in Macedonia in the scientific area of interest in comparison to the world practice. His participation also enabled the establishment of new contacts and exchange, as well as getting positive experiences from the others countries’ practices.

77-79

Authors: Rozalija DAVKOVSKA

By an invitation of the association “Trisomiy 21”- Zagreb, a group of 17 postgraduate students from the Institute for Special Education, led by the head of the educational Scientific Council Prof. Dr. Vladimir Trajkovski, made a study visit to several institutions in the Republic of Croatia within the period between 06.06.2010 to 09.06.2010.

89-92

Authors: Antonela LJUBIKJ

Antonela Ljubikj, M.D., M.Sc. defended her doctoral thesis on 23 April 2010 at the Institute of Special Education of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Philosophy, University of “Ss Cyril and Methodius”-Skopje, in the presence of commission consisted of: Prof. Dr Vladimir Trajkovski, Ass. Prof. Dr. Daniela Dimitrova-Radojichikj, Prof. Dr. Goran Ajdinski, Ass. Prof. Dr. Natasha Chichevska-Jovanova and Prof. Dr. Kostadin Janev.