A Day In Our Shoes

What Is Adaptive Behavior? Why It Matters in IEPs.

You’re reading your child’s IEP, evaluation report, or behavior plan and suddenly you’re stuck on a phrase that feels ...
Daily Journal

Fast friends: New adaptive program aimed at adults with disabilities

Joseph Admire plays Connect Four with volunteer Daisy Hayes during a session of Franklin Friends at the Franklin Cultural Arts & Recreation Center. Franklin Friends is a new monthly program for adults ...
Disability Scoop

Postsecondary Programs May Boost IQ In Those With Intellectual Disability

Participating in university-based postsecondary programs may help individuals with intellectual disabilities increase their intelligence, new research suggests. Adults with intellectual disabilities ...
Health Affairs

Advancing Health Equity For People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities

This article is being published in conjunction with a special October 2022 issue of the Health Affairs journal dedicated entirely to Disability and Health. There are numerous health inequities for ...
KWQC

Adaptive Park Pop-Ups designed for kids with intellectual disabilities coming to Moline park

MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - An inclusive program is coming to Peterson Park in Moline this summer. Organizers said the Adaptive Park Pop-Ups offer a welcoming environment where kids in kindergarten through ...
The Conversation

South Africa needs to rethink how it measures intellectual and developmental disabilities – what’s lacking

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Jurist

Hamm v. Smith: Supreme Court Revisits the Line Between Intellectual Disability and Execution

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 10, heard oral arguments in Hamm vs. Smith, a capital case that could reshape how courts evaluate intellectual disability under Atkins v. Virginia and its ...