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3.980 documents for intellectual disability

- Employment and Intellectual Disability
Work And Intellectual Impairment. A. The Current Employment Situation for People with Intellectual Impairments.B. The Importance of Work . II. Interpreting The Ada Paradigm With Respect To Persons With Intellectual Disabilities .A. Leveling the Playing Field: The ADA as a Civil Rights Statute . B. From Civil Rights to Welfare: Economic Opportunities for People with Cognitive DisabilitiesC. Illustrative Cases. 1. Self-accommodation 2. Support on the Job. 3. Teamwork. III. Conclusion
- The Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
- Nbr. 8-2, October 2004
- Let's Dispel Myths of 'Intellectual Disability'
The ability to shape your own destiny is what sets America apart. To be able to pursue the American dream while performing your chosen vocation is a privilege that many people take for granted.
- The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
- October 28, 2011
- The Aaidd Definition of Intellectual Disability Is Cited in Ssa's Proposed Revision of Medical Criteria for Evaluating Mental Disorders
Individualized supports remain a cornerstone of the AAIDD System of diagnosing and defining intellectual disability WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The definition of intellectual disability as cited in the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities' definition manual, Intellectual Disability: Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports (Eleventh edition), is now part of the U.S. Social Security Administration's (SSA) Revised Medical Criteria for Mental Disorders as it appears in the Federal Register at http:// edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-20247.pdf. The intent of the proposed changes is to update the criteria for eligibility for benefits under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (notably SSI and SSDI) so that applications ...
- U.S. Newswire
- September 07, 2010

- Unimaginable Bodies; Intellectual Disability, Performance and Becomings.
ISBN: 9789087908539 TITLE: Unimaginable bodies; intellectual disability, performance and becomings. AUTHOR: Hickey-Moody, Anna Catherine. PUBLISHER: S...
- Reference and Research Book News
- Vol. 25 Nbr. 3, August 2010
- Groundbreaking Best Practices Manual From Major Professional Association Replaces 'Mental Retardation' with New Term 'Intellectual Disability'
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Anu Prabhala, +1-202-387-1968 Ext. 203, anu@aaidd.org
- U.S. Newswire
- February 04, 2010
- Bachmann's Vaccine Comment Provokes Challenges
Steven Miles and Arthur Caplan are my new heroes. They should be yours, too -- if you hold the radical opinion that facts matter. Dr. Miles, a University of Minnesota bioethicist, offered $1,000 to a charity if Michele Bachmann can prove a link she suggested between vaccinations for human papillomavirus and intellectual disability. Dr. Caplan, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Bioethics, upped the ante on Miles' offer, adding $10,000 of his own.
- Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
- October 01, 2011
- Senate Aims to Remove 'Retardation' From Laws ; Panel Approves Bill Named After Edgewater Girl
A U.S. Senate committee this week approved a measure to remove the words "mental retardation" and "mentally retarded" from federal labor, health and education laws to help remove what supporters describe as a hurtful label. The bill, approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in Washington, D.C., would replace the terms "mental retardation" and "mentally retarded" with "intellectual disability" and "individual with an intellectual disability.
- Maryland Gazette
- June 17, 2010
- Foreclosed Houses Answer Special Needs
Larry Williams, a 59-year-old man with an intellectual disability, said his dream is to get married and buy a house of his own Downtown. But for now, he's happy in his nearly 2,000-square- foot home in Whitehaven. Williams is one of three men with intellectual disabilities selected to move into the three-bedroom, two-bath home with 24-hour in-home care on Oakwood Drive, sponsored by United Housing and Shelby Residential and Vocational Services.
- The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
- June 30, 2011
- Silent Eugenics
In my role as chairman of the Special Olympics, I have been lucky to work with many talented and dedicated Americans-people such as Eddie Barbanell, an athlete, actor, and leader in the field of intellectual disability.
- Commonweal
- August 21, 2009
- New Study Confirms That the Supports Intensity Scale Assessment Is Effective in Measuring the Support Needs of People with Intellectual Disability and Making Funding Decisions
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Anna Prabhala of American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, +1-202-387-1968, Ext. 203, annap@aaidd.org
- U.S. Newswire
- February 25, 2009