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Revising the ICD Definition of Intellectual Disability: Implications and Recommendations
March 19, 2013
This webinar was jointly sponsored by the American Association on Intellectual Disabilities (AAIDD) and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD).
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is a tool for practitioners, researchers, consumers, administrators, policy makers, and governments. Published by the World Health Organization (WHO), it is the basis for WHO member countries’ (a) assessment and monitoring of mortality, morbidity, injuries, external causes, other health parameters; (b) tracking epidemics and disease burden; (c) identifying appropriate targets of health care resources; and (d) public health accountability. The 11th iteration of the ICD is under development; the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) have been part of the WHO process for stakeholder input on the condition previously known as “mental retardation.”
Speakers
Geoffrey M. Reed, PhD
Senior Project Officer, Revision of ICD-10 Mental and Behavioural Disorders Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (MER/MSD)
World Health Organization
Margaret A. Nygren, EdD
Executive Director
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
George S. Jesien, PhD
Executive Director
Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Marc J. Tassé, PhD
Director, Nisonger Center – University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Professor, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry
The Ohio State University
Michael L. Wehmeyer, PhD
Director, Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities
Professor, Department of Special Education
University of Kansas