Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition
This is a
downloadable flyer that explains the Vineland adaptive behavior scales, an
individual assessment used to measure the adaptive behavior of individuals
with intellectual disabilities.
Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) Personal Outcome
Measures:
According to the site, "The Personal Outcome Measures® (POM)
is a person-centered discovery tool to explore the presence, importance, and
achievement of personally-defined outcomes, along with the supports that
help people attain their individual goals and dreams." The site offers
information on accreditation, training, certification, research, consultation,
tools, resources, and contact information. I thought that this was interesting
because it emphasizes how important it is for people to be involved in
setting their own goals.
AAIDD Intellectual Disability: Definition, Classification, and Systems
of Support, 11th
Edition:
This link was not working, so I Googled it and
still found some interesting information. My search took me to the AAIDD
website, I looked on the defining criteria page for intellectual disability and it
had definitions, criteria, historical context, adaptive behavior, frequently
asked questions, and intersectionality. The intersectionality information was
very interesting because it went over interlocking barriers between IDD and
different social and political identities, like IDD and poverty or IDD and
cultural diversity.
https://www.aaidd.org/intellectual-
disability/intersectionalityLinks to an external site.
AAIDD Diagnostic Adaptive Behavior Scale (DABS):
Assessing limits in
adaptive behavior is one of the three criteria for diagnosing intellectual
disability and its severity. The DABS system is the tools used to assess
adaptive behavior in the categories of conceptual skills, social skills, and
practical skills. The webpage for DABS offers information, scoring, and
literature.
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver:
This is
information offered by the Medicaid website concerning home and
community based services for those with intellectual disabilities. These
services help to give those with intellectual disabilities aid in home and local
community environments rather than having to resort to institutional
settings. The page offers information about the Medicaid waivers, what
program basics must be met, who can get coverage, and what is covered.
