This article discusses a promising practice aimed at supporting efforts to improve transition for students with disabilities after high school through “Virtual Community Conversations”. Community conversations have been used extensively […]
Category: Research & Reports
Affordable Housing is Essential for Inclusion
The impact of housing on inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in their communities cannot be understated. A recent article Living in Localities: The Factors that Influence the […]
CPCIDD studying the impact of the direct support professional (DSP) workforce shortage on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
The California Policy Center for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (CPCIDD) is studying the impact of the direct support professional (DSP) workforce shortage on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). […]
Inclusion: Advancing and Expecting Inclusive Research
The article Advancing and Expecting Inclusive Research reinforces the fact that the value of inclusive research cannot be underestimated as it allows for traditionally silenced voices to be raised in a way […]
Homelessness & Housing Needs for Adults Served by the Department of Developmental Services and the Regional Center System in California
For decades California has faced an affordable housing crisis as home values and rents have become among the highest in the nation. The affordable housing crisis disproportionately impacts people with […]
“More Than a Paycheck”: Parent Perspectives on Meaningful Work for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Nationally less than one fourth of adults with IDD have a paid job in their community (National Core Indicators, 2019; Winsor et al., 2021) and in California it is even […]
