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The World Report on Disability and People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Officer, Alana; Shakespeare, Tom – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
The "World Report on Disability" was requested by the World Health Assembly, the governing body of the World Health Organization (WHO). Because disability is broader than health, WHO partnered with the World Bank. The "World Report" was published in 2011 and provides a comprehensive scientific analysis on the global situation…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Civil Rights, Disability Discrimination
ICF-CY: A Universal Tool for Documentation of Disability
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Simeonsson, Rune J. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
The "International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health--ICF" (ICF-CY) conceptual framework offers a new paradigm and taxonomy of human functioning disability, which can be used to guide holistic and interdisciplinary approaches to assessment and intervention. In settings serving children, youth, or adults with disabilities, the…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Interdisciplinary Approach, Disabilities, Special Education
A Pilot Study of Early Intervention for Families with Children with or at Risk of an Intellectual Disability in Northern Malawi
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Kelly, Aine; Ghalaieny, Theresa; Devitt, Catherine – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
In low-income rural communities, access to early intervention and support services is restricted and resources needed to support children and families are limited. The aim of this study was to explore the role of local nonprofessional women, recruited as community home visitors (CHVs), to assist trained professionals in supporting parents with…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Early Intervention, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries
China-Sweden Partnership: Areas of Ongoing Development in Intellectual Disabilities
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Ericsson, Kent; Gebre-Medhin, Mehari; Sonnander, Karin – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
At the initiative of the Government of the People's Republic of China, a letter of intent concerning a joint undertaking for studying children with intellectual disability in China was formulated together with the Swedish Government's Ministry of Social Affairs in the early 1990s. The Swedish Board of Health and Welfare invited Uppsala University…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation, Children