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Direct linkRosenthal, Eliana; Parish, Susan L.; Ransom, Cristina; Smith, Lauren D.; Mitra, Monika – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
This article explores the role of formal and informal supports for women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) throughout their pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum experiences. Data from qualitative interviews with women with IDD (n = 16) were analyzed. Results showed that formal supports aided in planning, transportation,…
Descriptors: Females, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Pregnancy
Chung Eun Lee; Sehrish Shikarpurya – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background and Aims: Siblings play a crucial role in shaping and guiding the experiences of their brother or sister with a disability across the lifespan. However, little is known about the positive outcomes of their roles and experiences as siblings. Understanding the positive outcomes challenges stereotypes and the stigma associated with…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Sibling Relationship
Ward, Rolanda L.; Nichols, Amanda D.; Freedman, Ruth I. – Health & Social Work, 2010
Even as attention is drawn to the increasing number of individuals who experience health inequalities in the United States, little is known about the health inequalities experienced by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Current disability research mainly focuses on physical disabilities. This article discusses the health…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Focus Groups, Developmental Disabilities, Community Support
A Quality Framework for Personalised Residential Supports for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Cocks, E.; Boaden, R. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: The Personalised Residential Supports (PRS) Project provided detailed information about the nature, purposes and outcomes of PRS from the perspectives of key stakeholder groups including people with developmental disabilities, family members and service providers. Although these forms of support have developed over the past two…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Developmental Disabilities, Criteria, Family Influence
Peer reviewedDudley, James R. – Mental Retardation, 1988
Results of a questionnaire of administrators of community living arrangements programs for the developmentally disabled in Pennsylvania (N=116) found that some programs promoted relationships with neighbors, but others wished to keep the role of neighbors to a minimum. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Support
Taylor, Tawara D.; Loop, Bertine – 1978
The report describes the first national conference on temporary family supports and integrated respite services systems for the developmentally disabled held in 1978. Program planning information is presented along with evaluation feedback summarized from participant responses. Recommendations from the conference are discussed, including…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Community Support, Developmental Disabilities, Family Counseling
Test, David W.; Flowers, Claudia; Hewitt, Amy; Solow, Jill – Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 2004
Training needs and current status of training for direct support staff were identified in one southeastern state. Data sources were (a) direct support staff, (b) administrators of direct support staff, and (c) consumers with developmental disabilities. Stratified sampling was used to gather data from 108 administrators and 170 direct support staff…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Administrators, Sampling, Developmental Disabilities
Download full textHooshyar, Nahid T.; Cain, Alicia – 1986
The amount of support and the degree of satisfaction with available support to rural and metropolitan parents of handicapped preschoolers was studied by analyzing parents' responses to mailed questionnaires assessing family background and demographic characteristics and the mothers' perceptions of the availability and quality of support systems in…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Attitudes, Community Support, Coping
