MAJOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY GROUPS REVEAL LEGISLATIVE GOALS FOR THE 110TH CONGRESS
Five disability groups, including the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities have published critical goals to be accomplished with the 110th Congress of the United States on behalf of persons living with a developmental disability. Download these Legislative Goals.
STATE OF COLORADO ADOPTS THE SUPPORTS INTENSITY SCALE
After a rigorous analysis of ten national and state tools that could potentially yield a robust mechanism for determining support needs and allocating resources to its citizens with intellectual disabilities, Colorado announced the adoption of the Supports Intensity Scale. The SIS is a planning tool that measures support needs of a person with an intellectual disability so that services can be determined accordingly. The SIS was developed by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In other news on the Supports Intensity Scale, click here to read more about a new addition to the SIS training program offered by AAIDD.
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