As more individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities are physically included in
community life, in schools, neighborhoods, jobs, recreation, and congregations, the …

Promoting the self-determination of adolescents and adults with intellectual disability has
emerged as a best practice in special education and related fields for multiple reasons …

This article reports a follow-up study of school leavers with mental retardation or learning
disabilities who were surveyed 1-and 3-years after they left school to determine what they …

Promoting the self-determination of adolescents with disabilities has become best practice in
secondary education and transition services, but to date there have been no studies …

Background The international literature has documented that self‐determination is impacted
by environmental factors, including living or work settings; and by intraindividual factors …

Background Many people assume that the presence of an intellectual disability precludes a
person from becoming self‐determined. Recent research, however, has suggested that the …

This chapter makes a distinction between logic models that provide a visual map or narrative
description of how specific program components are related to a program's desired results …

Large-scale reviews of research in deinstitutionalization and community living were last
conducted about 10 years ago. Here we surveyed research from 1997 to 2007. Articles were …

Background The quality of life (QOL) of people with intellectual disability living in supported
accommodation services is variable, influenced by many possible factors. Various …

In recent years, the self‐determination construct has received increased international
visibility and utilization in the field of intellectual disability (ID). This has resulted in efforts to …