Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

A Preliminary Investigation of Factors Affecting Employment Motivation in People With Intellectual Disabilities
Abbye Andrews, John L. Rose

Aging in Down Syndrome: Morbidity and Mortality
Jennifer Torr, Andre Strydom, Paul Patti, Nancy Jokinen

Caregiving and Adults With Intellectual Disabilities Affected by Dementia
Ken Courtenay, Nancy S. Jokinen, Andre Strydom

A Five-Country Comparative Review of Accommodation Support Policies for Older People With Intellectual Disability
Christine Bigby

Staff Perceptions of Essential Prerequisites Underpinning End-of-Life Care for Persons With Intellectual Disability and Advanced Dementia
Mary McCarron, Philip McCallion, Elizabeth Fahey-McCarthy, Kevin Connaire

Models of Disability, Quality of Life, and Individualized Supports: Implications for Professional Practice in Intellectual Disability
Wil H. E. Buntinx, Robert L. Schalock

Watch the video editorial for the latest Special Issue of JPPID:

Special Issue: Post-Secondary Education and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Guest edited by Meg Grigal and Debra Hart
December 2012, Volume 9, Issue 4

JPPIDVideo Abstracts:

What Is Right? Ethics in Intellectual Disabilities Research

Read the article by Katherine E. McDonald and Colleen A. Kidney

The S. Raffaele-Tosinvest JPPID Special Symposium took place at the IASSID World Congress 2012, with an invited address from Dr. Seth M. Keller on “The Role of Neurology in Lessening Disparities in Health Provision for People with Developmental Disabilities”

Read abstracts of the winning papers, listed below:

Young Investigator Awardees:
Ms. Donna Couzens
“Behavior Phenotype and Development: Important Directions for Supporting People with Developmental Disabilities”

Dr. Shana Cohen
“Advocacy for the ‘Abandonados’: Harnessing Cultural Beliefs for Latino Families and their Children with Intellectual Disabilities”

Dr. Noelle Blackman
“Bereavement and People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Critical Review of the Literature”

Ms. Erin Stack
“Nothing About Us Without Us: Does Action Research in Developmental Disabilities Measure Up?"

Henryk M. Wisniewski Memorial Award:
Manuela Galli
“Movement and Gait Analysis between Cognitive and Biomechanical Approaches to Study and Support Developmental Disabilities”