Webpage: Medicaid.gov: 1915(c) Home & Community-Based Waivers
This webpage provides a brief overview of 1915(c) waivers, which allows the provision of long term care services in home and community based settings under the Medicaid Program.
Website: The AbleGamers Foundation
The AbleGamers Foundation is dedicated to bring greater accessibility in the digital entertainment space so that people with disabilities can gain a greater quality of life, and develop a rich social life that gaming can bring.
Guide: Work Without Limits: School Days to Pay Days
This booklet is designed to help families of young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities get started with the school-to-work transition process.
Article: UC Davis: Autism Early Invention Found to Normalize Brain Activity in Children as Young as 18 Months
This article discusses a study regarding the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), an intervention method that fuses a play-based, developmental, relationship-based approach and the teaching methods of applied behavioral analysis.
Article: UC Davis: Diagnosis Often Missed for Hispanic Children with Developmental Delay, Autism
This article discusses a study, conducted by researchers from the UC Davis MIND Institute, that compares development in Hispanic and non-Hispanic children.
Research Article: Transition Planning for Students With Intellectual Disability, Autism, or Other Disabilities: Data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2
To compare the status of transition planning for students with intellectual disability, autism, or other disabilities, we used data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, a federally funded, national study of the secondary and postschool experiences of students with disabilities.
Research Article: Sleep Problems and Early Developmental Delay: Implications for Early Intervention Programs
The authors review evidence of sleep problems’ broader impact across the range of children screened for early intervention.
Research Article: Shared Decision Making: Improving Care for Children with Autism
We assessed the extent to which parents of children with autism spectrum disorder report that they are engaged in shared decision making.
Research Article: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Quality of Health Care Among Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
We examined racial and ethnic disparities in quality of care for children with autism and other developmental disabilities and whether disparities varied for children with autism compared to children with other developmental disabilities.
Research Article: Strategies for Organizational Change from Group Homes to Individualized Supports
Organizations are increasingly looking to convert from facility-based services for adults with developmental disabilities to individualized supports. Such conversion involves not only a change in services but a transformation of organizational culture.
