Emerging policy challenges in intellectual disabilities

✍ Scribed by Fujiura, Glenn T. ;Parish, Susan L.

• Book ID: 102531701
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 141 KB
• Volume: 13
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1080-4013
• DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20152

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The forces shaping intellectual disability policy‐making are diverse; while many of the policy issues reviewed in this issue are specific to intellectual disabilities, there are others that transcend disability‐specific concerns. Our review is organized around six emerging demographic and socio‐cultural trends that may directly and profoundly impact the intellectual disability field: aging, changing labor markets, immigration, families, federalism, and culture. Each of these trends is discussed in terms of their relevance and potential impact on disability policy. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. MRDD Research Reviews 2007;13:188–194.