Individuals with Multiple Disabilities in Türkiye: Descriptive Content Analysis

This study aims to descriptively analyze the studies on multiple disabilities in Türkiye between 2008 and 2022. The data of the research were searched in Anadolu University Library, Google Scholar, and Higher Education Institution Thesis databases with the keywords multiple disability, multiple disabilities, and additional disability. In this context, 15 postgraduate thesis studies and 17 articles were included in the research. The studies included in the study were analyzed under themes such as the year they were published, the university where the study took place, the keywords of the study, the method of the study, the design, the data collection technique/tool, and data analysis method, the journal in which the study was published and its index. As a result of the descriptive analysis, more adjustments were made to the qualitative research method, design, data collection technique, and paper clips. The studies used several studies in which individuals with multiple disabilities were participants in addition to those with visual impairments. The studies were carried out within the body of Gazi University. The studies have been published in journals that are extensively scanned in the ESCI index. At the end of the research, forward-looking suggestions are presented.