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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Burke, Meghan M.; Taylor, Julie Lounds; Urbano, Richard; Hodapp, Robert M. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
With the growing life expectancy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, siblings will increasingly assume responsibility for the care of their brother or sister with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Using a 163-item survey completed by 757 siblings, the authors identified factors related to future caregiving…
Descriptors: Siblings, Adults, Caregivers, Mental Retardation
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Taylor, Julie Lounds; Hodapp, Robert M. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
A significant concern of parents and professionals is that adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities will go without regular educational-vocational activities. The authors examined predictors of such inactivity in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as how inactivity related to their sibling's…
Descriptors: Siblings, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Sibling Relationship
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Burke, Meghan M.; Urbano, Richard C.; Hodapp, Robert M. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
The authors determined family reproductive patterns after the birth of a child with (vs. without) a disability. Using Tennessee birth records, the authors examined families of children with Down syndrome (N = 1,123), spina bifida (N = 368), and population group (N = 734,189). Families of children with Down syndrome and with spina bifida were more…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Down Syndrome, Congenital Impairments, Family Size