something about ID

hi,

for a colleague, busy with writing a review

what does 'segregated' and 'mainsteamed' mean in the following phrase describing a clinical trial:
"One unpublished study used two groups of subjects in order to evaluate the effects resistance training has on strength for both segregated and mainstreamed individuals with ID."
btw ID in this case is Intellectual Disability, nothing to do with travelling, i guess

thanks for your help!

flo

The subjects were either in groups that consisted only of people with ID (segregated) or had been placed in groups for people without such disabilites (mainstreamed). This is usually used to describe schools. Students with mental or physical disabilities may be segregated in schools or in classes that are designed just for them. The classes will consist solely of students with disabilities. Alternatively, they may be mainstreamed--placed in regular classes with students of normal abilities.

That study sounds like it is describing some sort of physical education/gym class, or perhaps a special program at a YMCA or something like that. Some of the students with ID did the strength training in groups that consisted only of students with ID. The others were placed in whatever regular strength training classes were available for the "mainstream" of students. The idea was to see if students with ID did better or worse when they were working out with people of normal abilities.

thanks a lot!

I will pass in on to my colleague

I think 'segregated', in this context may mean they live and work in some kind of institutional framework, due to the severity of their disability. The 'mainstream' ID are integrated into society: in effect living on their own or with relatives in a typical social setting.

In the usual American usage, "segregated" applies to classroom or a whole school

mainstream: The usual educational placement of a child. To mainstream a child is to place him in a general education class or something approaching it, rather than in a self-contained special class.


segregated educational facilities: Educational facilities separate from the mainstream placements of nondisabled youngsters, often termed "special schools."

Living and working in "some kind of institutional framework" would usually be described as "institutionalized."