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Reynolds, Michelle C.; Caldwell, Diana; Boonchaisri, Natalie; Ragon, Katharine E.; Palmer, Susan B. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
It is important to continuously support families to improve the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their family members. Using a life course approach to address strengths and needs of families, a National Community of Practice, infused with the "Charting the LifeCourse" framework, focused on systems…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Family Life, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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Reynolds, Michelle C.; Palmer, Susan B.; Barton, Kelli N. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2019
Individuals with severe disabilities and their families can engage in person-centered and family-centered planning for aging using a life course view. Viewing aging within the context of the family and disability is essential because many people with severe disabilities depend on their families for supports in daily living, social relationships,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Severe Disabilities, Planning, Family Relationship
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Gotto, George S.; Reynolds, Michelle C.; Palmer, Susan B.; Chiang, Danielle F. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Supporting families who have family members with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as they move through life is a critical need (Reynolds, Palmer, & Gotto, 2018). The phrase, "supporting families," juxtaposes the typical family support paradigm in response to the ongoing shrinkage of federal and state dollars and the…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Caregivers, Services, Intellectual Disability