Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

To showcase the range of topics covered in the journal, a selection of JPPID articles will be made freely available online throughout the year.

Enjoy the following contributions for free until 2012:

Major Health Risks in Aging Persons With Intellectual Disabilities: An Overview of Recent Studies
Meindert Haveman, Tamar Heller, Lynette Lee, Marian Maaskant, Shahin Shooshtari , and Andre Strydom

Developing a Health Surveillance System for People With Intellectual Disabilities in the United States
Gloria Krahn, Michael H Fox, Vincent A Campbell, Ismaila Ramon, and George Jesien

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

The Tosinvest-San Raffaele Group Announces Two Sets of Monetary Awards to Support Scholars with Attending the 14th World Congress of the IASSID, 9-14 July, 2012, Halifax NS, Canada.

Tosinvest-San Raffaele Group – JPPID Scholar’s Award
The Award – in the sum of CAD$ 1,000 – will be presented to up to four authors (or divided among co-authors) who submit an innovative review paper that is judged as outstanding in its content and analysis and will be presented at the 14th World Congress of the IASSID in Halifax. Papers selected for the Scholar’s Award will be presented at a special symposium during the Congress and eligible (following peer review) for publication in the Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities (JPPID).

Henry Wisniewski Memorial Paper Award
One CAD$ 500 award for an outstanding and innovative paper in the area of health, medical or biological research.

Click here for further details of these two awards.

National Award for Professor Jim Mansell

The Publishers and IASSID, the Editor and Editorial Board of the ‘Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities' congratulate Professor Jim Mansell, Consulting Editor for the journal, who has been awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year Honours List for services to People with Intellectual Disabilities.

Jim Mansell is Emeritus Professor of Learning Disability in the Tizard Centre at the University of Kent, England and Professor of Disability Studies at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

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