Dr. Aly Waninge is a professor of Participation and Health of Persons with Intellectual and Visual Disabilities. Participation and a healthy life are not self-evident for people with visual and (very) severe intellectual disabilities.
They require daily support from those around them, such as relatives and professionals. The physical environment should be designed in such a way that these individuals can function and participate as independently as possible. There is a significant need for measurement and screening instruments, as well as and evidence-based interventions to support the participation and health of people with visual and (very) severe intellectual disabilities.
In recent years, PhD research has contributed to the development of knowledge regarding the concept of participation for people with severe or profound intellectual and visual disabilities, as well as healthy living and a healthy lifestyle. Interventions have been developed to improve participation and health, and their effectiveness and implementation are currently being investigated.
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. There is long-term collaboration with care organisations in the Northern Netherlands within the Living Lab Active Ageing of People with Intellectual Disabilities. This living lab is part of the Centre of Expertise Healthy Aging from 2013.
On behalf of Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Aly Waninge collaborates within the Academic Collaborative Centre PIMD with the University of the Department of Orthopedagogy, ’s Heeren Loo and Koninklijke Visio. This centre aims to contribute to improving the quality of life of children and adults with severe or profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) and their families.
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Dr. Aly Waninge
Professor Participation and Health of Persons with Intellectual and Visual Disabilities
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