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Akobirshoev, Ilhom; Mitra, Monika; Parish, Susan L.; Valentine, Anne; Simas, Tiffany A. Moore – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Understanding the pregnancy experiences of racial and ethnic minority women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is critical to ensuring that policies can effectively support these women. This research analyzed data from the 1998-2013 Massachusetts Pregnancy to Early Life Longitudinal (PELL) data system to examine the racial and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Pregnancy, Minority Groups, Ethnic Groups
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Wilkinson, Krista M.; Zimmerman, Tara O'Neill; Light, Janice – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: Many aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems require the use of an external display that is represented via a visual modality. It is critical to evaluate and understand visual-perceptual processing in individuals with disabilities who could benefit from AAC. One way to evaluate how individuals process visual…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Visual Stimuli
Hanson, Ty; Paiewonsky, Maria – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2020
Since 2007, when the Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative (MAICEI) was launched, college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have been involved in advocacy efforts to promote inclusive postsecondary education. These efforts include informing legislators, higher education personnel, school…
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Raeke, Tina; Paiewonsky, Maria; Sajadi, Shahrzad – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2020
Since 2011, Bridgewater State University (BSU) has received funds through the Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative (MAICEI) to support students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to attend college. This BSU-MAICEI partnership, named EXCEL (Extraordinary Expectations for Career, Education and Life), offers up…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Access to Education, Inclusion, Intellectual Disability
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McDermott, Suzanne; Royer, Julie; Cope, Tara; Lindgren, Scott; Momany, Elizabeth; Lee, Jae Chul; McDuffie, Mary Joan; Lauer, Emily; Kurtz, Stephen; Armour, Brian S. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
This project sought to identify Medicaid members with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in five states (Delaware, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, and South Carolina) to develop a cohort for subsequent analyses of medical conditions and service utilization. We estimated that over 300,000 Medicaid members in these states had IDD. All…
Descriptors: Health Services, Federal Programs, State Federal Aid, Data
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Brown, Michelle J. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2018
The Biggest Mover Program, an educational program to improve daily exercise and healthy eating was developed to address the learning needs of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and physical challenges. The program was part of a three-part program to improve the knowledge of students, staff, and teachers through the use of…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Health Behavior, Health Promotion