Dr. Aly Waninge is a professor of Participation and Health of Persons with Intellectual and Visual Disabilities within the professorship of Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing. She researches how people with visual and (profound) intellectual disabilities can live as healthily and independently as possible.
For people with visual and (very) severe intellectual disabilities, participation in daily life is not self-evident: they often require daily support from those around them, such as relatives and professionals. An environment that is well designed can help them function more independently and take part more fully in society. Aly therefore develops measurement tools, screening methods and interventions that promote a healthy lifestyle and create more opportunities for participation. She is also currently testing the effectiveness and practical applicability of these interventions. Aly also works within the Academic Collaborative Centre for People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities (EMB), in collaboration with the Department of Orthopedagogy at the University of Groningen, ’s Heeren Loo, and Royal Visio. Together, these partners are committed to improving the quality of life of children and adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) and their families.
With a background as a physiotherapist at Koninklijke Visio Noord-Nederland, Aly Waninge obtained her PhD in Medical Sciences at the University of Groningen in 2011. Her dissertation: Measuring physical fitness in persons with severe/profound intellectual disabilities, focused on fitness tests and measurements that have been translated into a practical methodology applicable to individuals with intellectual and visual disabilities.
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Dr. Aly Waninge
Professor Participation and Health of Persons with Intellectual and Visual Disabilities
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