People With Developmental Disabilities
Found 7 free book(s)Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities: Some Basics
achievable.orgMental Illness/Developmental Disabilities Coordinating Center of Excellence Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities About one -third of people with developmental disabilities also have a mental illness of some type. In developmental centers or other institutions, the number can be as high as 7 out of 10. (National Core Indicators, 2010)
Intellectual Disabilities Fact Sheet
www.isbe.netdisabilities. However, most children with an intellectual disability can learn to do many things. It just takes them more time and effort than other children. How Common are Intellectual Disabilities? Intellectual disability is the most common developmental disability.1 Approximately 6.5 million people in the United States have an intellectual
GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP IN IOWA
www.iowalegalaid.orgThe Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council 2013. Guardianship and Conservatorship in Iowa Issues in Substitute Decision Making ... be used simply because a person makes a decision that other people do not un-derstand or agree with. …
Abuse of People with Disabilities
www.collegeofdirectsupport.comAbuse of People with Disabilities People with disabilities include people with physical, sensory, mental health and intellectual disabilities. The justice system identifies people who have experienced abuse as victims.This booklet uses victim when describing justice system responses. Abuse is a serious threat to many people with disabilities.
STATE OF MISSOURI MANUAL DISABILITIES WAIVERS …
manuals.momed.comstate may use Medicaid funding for HCBS provided only to a target group of people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and whose care needs would otherwise require services in an institution. Federal law also allows a state to target services by geographic region. The Division of DD uses general
HOMELESSNESS IN AMERICA
www.usich.govdisability, mental health and substance use disorders, as well as significant numbers of developmental disabilities, among people who have been enrolled in programs that are designed to provide housing and services for people who experience chronic homelessness. 9.
People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Criminal ...
thearc.orgpeople with disabilities experience higher rates of violence than people without disabilities (40 victimizations per 1,000 persons with disabilities compared to about 20 per 1,000 without disabilities), and that the rate of victimization was twice as high for people with disabilities. Another alarming finding was that