Intellectual Disability
Resources:
- The Arc of the United States - www.thearc.org
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - www.aaidd.org/
- Division on Developmental Disabilities (DDD) - http://daddcec.org/Home.aspx
- The Arc of the United States - www.thearc.org
The Arc has a rich history spanning 60 years and marked by accomplishment. We continue to carry out the mission and vision of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as their parents and siblings.
In 1950, a small group of parents and other concerned individuals came together to act as voices for change. At the time, little was known about the condition of intellectual disabilities (at the time referred to as ‘mental retardation’) or its causes. There were virtually no programs and activities in communities to assist in the development and care of children and adults with intellectual disabilities or to support families.
In 1950, a small group of parents and other concerned individuals came together to act as voices for change. At the time, little was known about the condition of intellectual disabilities (at the time referred to as ‘mental retardation’) or its causes. There were virtually no programs and activities in communities to assist in the development and care of children and adults with intellectual disabilities or to support families.
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - www.aaidd.org/
AAIDD promotes progressive policies, sound research, effective practices, and universal human rights for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
AAIDD's Goals
AAIDD's goals are to
1. Enhance the capacity of professionals who work with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
2. Promote the development of a society that fully includes individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
3. Sustain an effective, responsive, well managed, and responsibly-governed organization.
AAIDD's Goals
AAIDD's goals are to
1. Enhance the capacity of professionals who work with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
2. Promote the development of a society that fully includes individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
3. Sustain an effective, responsive, well managed, and responsibly-governed organization.
- Division on Developmental Disabilities (DDD) - http://daddcec.org/Home.aspx
The Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities is an organization composed of persons committed to enhancing the quality of life of individuals, especially children and youth, with autism, intellectual disability and other developmental disabilities. The Division seeks to further the knowledge base of the field, thus ensuring the continued advancement of positive educational and life outcomes for those with autism and developmental disabilities.