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This book explains the concept of self-determination and explores the factors that support and create barriers to self-determination for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This book includes pieces written by people with disabilities and resources to help readers become allies and build supports for self-determination in the community.

The Trainee Guide for the Supervisor Training Curriculum summarizes key points in the Curriculum and is meant as a note taking and reference tool. Each trainee will need their own copy of the Guide.

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Person-Centered Planning with the SIS-A: A Guide for Planning Teams is designed for use following the administration of the Support Intensity Scale-Adult Version® (SIS-A®) to assist planning team members in using the results to develop person-centered  support plans.

The guide does not require the participation of those involved in administering the SIS-A. The intent is to assist teams in pursuing the type of personalized supports planning that meaningfully enhances a person’s quality of life.

A structured 18-step process that results in a “24-7” support plan for a typical week is outlined. Four of the 18 steps require information from each individual planning team member, and multiple copies of forms for each of those steps are included with the guide. 

A Systematic Approach to Personal Support Plans is a concise practical guide for individual and organizational approaches to developing, implementing, and evaluating personal support plans informed by evidence.

The components and steps in the systematic approach are described in detail. Readers will be guided in  understanding the person; understanding the person’s support needs; developing, implementing, and reviewing the plan; and evaluating the outcomes.

The last section of the book presents four examples from organizations that incorporated one or more of the components and implementation steps in their programs.

Standing Together and Finding a Voice Apart: Advocating for Intellectual Disability Rights contributes to a broader understanding of the concept and processes of advocacy.

Interviews with a cross-section of intellectual disability (ID) advocates at the local, state, and national level provide fresh insights into a variety of views and experiences of ID advocacy.

Professionals, students, and self-advocates will find this book both thought-provoking and helpful in making a positive difference in the lives of others and the world.

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Standing Together and Finding a Voice Apart: Advocating for Intellectual Disability Rights.

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Critical Issues in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Contemporary Research, Practice, and Policy provides a concise review of what we know in ten key areas  and what that knowledge means for future developments in public policy, research, and practice in the field of IDD.

The book examines the following areas:

• Aging, retirement, and end of life
• Education
• Employment and economic self-sufficiency
• Health and wellness
• Justice
• Long-term supports and services
• Self-determination and self-advocacy
• Social inclusion
• Supports for families
• Workforce issues

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From The Midwest Book Review:
"Critical Issues in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities" is unreservedly recommended for professional, governmental, NGO, college and university library collections."
                                                                                                   - Julie Summers 

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Way Leads on to Way: Paths to Employment for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

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Way Leads on to Way: Paths to Employment for People with Intellectual Disability examines the current status of our efforts to achieve meaningful, competitive employment in the community on a large scale.

There has been steady progress in moving toward systems of supports for people with intellectual disability and increased self-determination. Emerging best practices are described in the following areas:

• employment goals
• return-to-work for disability beneficiaries
• transition planning
• vocational assessment and preparation
• supports in competitive employment
• postsecondary education
• service learning
• planning and supporting employment

Authors:

William E. Kiernan (foreword)

Chapters by

• Valerie J. Bradley, Julie Bershadsky, Stephanie Giordano, Dorothy Hiersteiner, Rie Kennedy-Lizotte, and John Butterworth
• Raymond A. Cebula, III and Thomas P. Golden
•  Judith Gross and Grace Francis
• Dwannal W. McGahee and Margaret E. King-Sears
• Daniel C. Marston
• Daniel J. Baker and Bret Vaks
• David Hagner, Bryan Dague, and Kimberly Phillips
• Christy L. Nittrouer, Julie L. Pickens, and Karrie A. Shogren
• Trevei B. Freeze, Rick Freeze, and Zana Marie Lutfiyya
• Kelly R. Kelley and Cassie M. Coco
• Pamela J. Gent and Stacy K. Dymond
• Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Sheila Lynch Fesko, and Agnieszka Zalewska
• Katharine G. Shepherd, Colby T. Kervick, and George Salembier
• John Butterworth, Derek Nord, and Alberto Migliore

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