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Lowrey, K. Alisa; Hollingshead, Aleksandra; Howery, Kathy; Bishop, John B. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2017
Voices of practitioners are often missing in research studies. This project focused on examining general education teachers' stories as they relate to implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and inclusion of students with moderate to severe intellectual disability. Seven general education teachers from Canada and the United…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Access to Education, Curriculum Implementation, Teacher Surveys
Friedman, Carli – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2016
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) 1915(c) waivers are one of the largest providers of long-term services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). HCBS waivers also play a prominent role in providing day habilitation services for people with IDD. The purpose of this study was to examine how…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Day Programs, Resource Allocation
Agran, Martin; Hughes, Carolyn – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2013
Voting represents, arguably, the most important right and responsibility of a citizen in a democracy. Nevertheless, few adults are with an intellectual or developmental disability vote, and few are provided systematic instruction on voting or how to participate in the political process. Regrettably, 44 states have disenfranchisement provisions…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Voting, Mental Retardation, Democracy
Migliore, Alberto; Hall, Allison Cohen; Butterworth, John; Winsor, Jean – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2010
This study examined the extent to which employment specialists implemented the job development practices recommended in the research literature when assisting job seekers with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Self-reported data were collected through a Web-based survey from 163 employment specialists from 74 employment programs in 28…
Descriptors: Job Development, Employment Services, Employment Programs, Developmental Disabilities
Cimera, Robert Evert – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2009
This study explored the cost-efficiency of all 231,204 supported employees funded by vocational rehabilitation throughout the entire United States from 2002 to 2007. Results found that supported employees returned an average monthly net benefit to taxpayers of $251.34 (i.e., an annual net benefit of $3,016.08 per supported employee) and generated…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Vocational Rehabilitation, Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities