Body Weight Status Among Adults with Intellectual Disability in the Community (2005). Yamaki, K. Mental Retardation, 43(1), 1-10.
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Adults With Autism Living at Home or in Non-Family Settings: Positive and Negative Aspects of Residential Status (2005). Krauss, M.W., Seltzer, M.M.& Jacobson, H.T. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 49(2).111-124.
Brief Research Report: Impact of a Consumer-Directed Family Support Program on Reduced Out-of-Home Institutional Placement (2005). Heller, T. & Caldwell, J. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2(1), 63-65.
Life Course Impacts of Mild Intellectual Deficits (2005). Seltzer, M.M., Floyd, F., Greenberg, J.S., et al. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 110(6), 451-468.
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Use of State Institutions for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the United States (2005). Nelis, T. & Rizzolo, M. This brief reports the number of people with I/DD living in state-operated institutions in each state. It also reports the total number of people with I/DD living in different types of residential settings in the United States.
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Fact Sheets for Healthy Aging (2005). Pederson, E. & Nelis, T. The RRTCADD’s Facts for Healthy Aging educates adults with disabilities about health conditions and impairments that typically occur in later life. Each fact sheet provides a concise and understandable explanation of the cause, symptoms and treatment of a specific health condition. These fact sheets
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Health Promotion Pilot Programs Evaluation: Improving Athletes’ Health (2005). Prepared by the RRTC on Aging with Developmental Disabilities & Special Olympics. This report describes the outcomes of a health promotion program for Special Olympics (SO) athletes at 6 sites. The evaluation focused on health status and health behaviors among SO athletes, program satisfaction among coaches
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Determinants of State Utilization of Public Institutions for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the United States (2005). Rizzolo, M.C., Heller, T. & Braddock, D. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2(1), 60-62.
Aiding Older Caregivers of Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Tool Kit for State and Local Aging Agencies (2005). Baxley, D.L., Janicki, M.P., McCallion, P. & Zendell, A. This technical assistance manual explains how states can develop aging and developmental disability service network partnerships to better address the needs of older adults with I/DD
American Journal on Mental Retardation: Special Issue on Family and Service System Supports (September 2004). Heller, T. (Ed.). Volume 109, Issue 5. Guest Editor: Tamar Heller, Ph.D., Director of the RRTC on Aging and Developmental Disabilities. This issue of the American Journal on Mental Retardation addresses the effects of aging on families caring for persons
