Intellectual and developmental disability
Alternative labels
Learning disability
Intellectual disability
Guide
Guide for employment professionals: Supporting employment in adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
This guide, produced by CanFASD in Canada, is for individuals and agencies working with clients with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). It is for use by employment professionals to guide their work as they assist clients in preparing for, obtaining and maintaining employment. The guide is based on current literature, interviews, as well as survey...
Report
Enabling mainstream systems to be more inclusive and responsive to people with disabilities
This report provide evidence about the processes and practices that enable mainstream services to identify and respond to the particular needs of people with disabilities as a matter of course.
Report
Designing effective support for community participation for people with intellectual disabilities
The overarching aim of this study was to develop conceptual clarity and a typology of different types of community participation and interventions to support it, to inform decisions about funding, planning and purchase of person centred supports to facilitate community participation for people with intellectual disabilities.
Report
Developing and maintaining person centred active support
This project aimed to explore the applicability of Active Support in supported accommodation services for people with neurotrauma, and the effectiveness of this model of staff practice in improving quality of life outcomes for this group.
Report
Small business enterprise models of employment for persons with intellectual disabilities and high support needs
The focus of this project is specifically on adults with intellectual disabilities who have high support needs and experience almost complete exclusion from employment, much more than other disability groups.