Background: A successful alternative to one to one therapy for children with speech sound disorders (SSD) such as a home programme, could reduce the time spent waiting for intervention. Previous studies have established ...

Driving is an enabler of occupation, facilitating us to independently access our communities and to engage in meaningful occupations outside of the home. Such occupations can have many functions including productivity, ...

Background: There is an absence of available biofeedback tools for use in rehabilitation of people who have dysphagia. To create a suitable tool, ‘expert’ opinion from people such as clinicians and product designers is ...

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Background: This research originated in response to anecdotal concerns regarding the withdrawal of palliative care (PC) referrals to speech and language therapists (SLTs) in an acute setting. Although a synthesis of the ...

There has been very little research done with regard to the physical modelling synthesis of the Indian classical instrument the Sitar. This dissertation intends on expanding on what little research has been done on the ...

The use of a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is becoming an increasingly important facility within education in Ireland. The research topic was chosen to reflect and highlight the technological changes happening in the ...

Decisions to send a child to school are often made on the basis of parents and pre-school teachers’ perceptions. There may be disparity between how pre-school and primary school teachers’ define school readiness. The ...

Background: Current research investigating effective interventions for receptive language comprehension deficits in children with a Specific Language Impairment (SLI) is limited to date. Many of these studies focus on ...

There has been phenomenal growth in Irish property values in residential, commercial and office property over the last decade. During this period, the supply of new residential properties has nearly quadrupled. In parallel, ...