Table 1 Participant characteristics (parent and child focus groups)

Children

Metro

4 (3M:1F)

12

12

Cerebral Palsy (n = 4)

Metro

7 (5M:2F)

12.5 ± 0.5

12-13

Intellectual disability (n = 3)

Intellectual disability & Autism Spectrum Disorder (n = 2)

Developmental Delay (n = 2)

Metro

6 (2M:4F)

15.0 ± 1.1

13-16

Developmental Delay (n = 2)

Intellectual disability (n = 2)

Cerebral Palsy & Intellectual Disability (n = 1)

Multiple Disabilities (n = 1)

Mixed

6 (5M:1F)

15.8 ± 1.2

14-17

Vision Impairment (n = 4)

Vision Impairment & Cerebral Palsy (n = 1)

Vision Impairment & Hearing Impairment (n = 1)

Parents

Metro

5 (5F)

11.0 ± 2.2

7-12

Cerebral Palsy (n = 4)

Cerebral Palsy & Aphasia (n = 1)

Region^a

8 (2M:6F)

8.5 ± 3.7

6-17

Intellectual disability (n = 3)

Multiple disabilities (n = 3)

Intellectual disability & Autism Spectrum Disorder (n = 2)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (n = 2)

Metro^a

7 (7F)

12.3 ± 3.1

7-16

Developmental Delay (n = 4)

Multiple disabilities (n = 1)

Intellectual Disability (n = 1)

Cerebral Palsy (n = 1)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (n = 1)