Self Advocacy

Getting Involved in Research and Training: A Guide for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

Heller, T., Nelis, T., Collins, S. & Pederson, E.L. (2012) This guide explains to people with disabilities how they can participate in research and training projects, describes what research and training is, and what a participant can do. It also provides examples of projects and of ways to address problems others have had when working […]

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Introduction to the Special Issue on Scaling Efforts to Promote Self-Determination of People with Developmental Disabilities

Introduction to the Special Issue on Scaling Efforts to Promote Self-Determination of People with Developmental Disabilities (2011). Calkins, C., Wehmeyer, M.L., Bacon, A., Heller, T. & Walker, H.M. In Exceptionality: A Special Education Journal – Special Issue on Self-Determination, 19 (1), 2-5.

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Lessons Learned in Scaling Up Effective Practices: Implications for Promoting Self-Determination Within Developmental Disabilities

Lessons Learned in Scaling Up Effective Practices: Implications for Promoting Self-Determination Within Developmental Disabilities (2011). Bacon, A., Walker, H.M., Schwartz, A.A., O’Hara, D.M., Calkins, C. & Wehmeyer, M.L. In Exceptionality: A Special Education Journal – Special Issue on Self-Determination, 19(1), 46-60.

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Personal Self-Determination and Moderating Variables That Impact Efforts to Promote Self-Determination

Personal Self-Determination and Moderating Variables That Impact Efforts to Promote Self-Determination (2011). Wehmeyer, M.L., Abery, B.H., Dalun, Z., Ward, K., Willis, D., Amin-Hossain,A., Balcazar, F., Ball, A., Bacon, A., Calkins, C., Heller, T., Goode, T., Dias, R., Jesien, G., McVeigh, T., Nygren, M., Palmer, S.B. & Walker, H.M. In Exceptionality: A Special Education Journal –

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Photovoice as Participatory Action Research Tool for Engaging People with Intellectual Disabilities in Research and Program Development

Photovoice as Participatory Action Research Tool for Engaging People with Intellectual Disabilities in Research and Program Development (2008). Jurkowski, J. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 46 (1)1-11.

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Photovoice With Vulnerable Populations: Addressing Disparities in Health Promotion Among People With Intellectual Disabilities Research and Program Development

Photovoice With Vulnerable Populations: Addressing Disparities in Health Promotion Among People With Intellectual Disabilities Research and Program Development (2007). Jurkowski, J., Paul, A. Health Promotion Practice, 8(4) 358-365.

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Use of State Institutions for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Illinois

Use of State Institutions for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Illinois (2006). Nelis, T. & Rizzolo, M. This brief describes residential services in Illinois.  It reports the number of people with I/DD in different types of residential settings and compares the cost of institutional care to living in small homes in the community.

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