National Goals in Research, Practice and Policy for and with People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Setting a National Agenda for Health and Wellness Research, Practice, and Policy In August 2015, a National Goals in Research, Policy, and Practice working meeting was held in Washington, DC to summarize the current state of knowledge and identify …
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Health and Safety Conference for Workers with Disabilities
Promoting Health & Safety for Workers with Disabilities Conference: Realizing the Promise of the ADA June 9 & 10, 2015 Chicago, Illinois
April 20, 2015 EEOC Issues Proposed Rule on ADA Compliance for Wellness Programs The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking today that provides guidance to both employers and employees on how wellness programs offered as part of employers’ group health plans can comply with Title I of the American …
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Kelly Hsieh, Tamar Heller, Julie Bershadsky, and Sarah TaubIntellectual and Developmental Disability 2015, Vol. 53, No. 2, 100–113 Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) are at risk for obesity and physical inactivity. We analyzed a subset of 2009–2010 National Core Indicators (NCI) database to examine (1) the impact of three adulthood stages– younger (20–39 years), middle …
Corina R. Ronneberg, Lisa Peters-Beumer, Beth Marks, and Alan Factor Abstract While end-of-life issues are increasingly gaining more attention, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) continue to receive significantly less consideration in research, education, and clinical practice compared with the general population. This is a growing concern especially since the sheer number of persons …
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The Special Olympics Community-Based Health Promotion Programs: Program Evaluation Report
