Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the My Family's Accessibility and Community Engagement (MyFACE) Tool.

All participants came from two special education centers in Ankara; the authors note this single-center design limits generalizability to other cities, rural areas, or families not connected to the education system. 90.5% of caregivers were women, so the findings reflect predominantly mothers' perceptions and may not capture fathers' or other caregivers' experiences of community access. 34.3% of the children did not attend school, which may mean the sample skews toward families with more severe disabilities or fewer resources. The authors acknowledge the sample was insufficient to examine criterion validity or other forms of structural validity beyond what was tested. The test-retest subsample was 48 of the 105 participants, so the stability estimate rests on less than half the sample.

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This is a measurement validation, not a treatment trial. The finding is that a 9-item questionnaire produces consistent, structurally sound scores in Turkish-speaking caregivers; it does not show that any intervention improves a family's community participation. The sample came from two special education centers in one city, and 90.5% of respondents were women, so the results may not generalize to fathers, rural families, or settings outside the Turkish education system.