Research and Training Center on Community Living StaffBrian Abery, Ph.D.Project Director; Data Analyst Brian is a Research Associate and adjunct faculty member in the School Psychology Program and the Institute of Child Development. He has been a Principal Investigator and Director of numerous federal projects funded through OSERS, NIDRR, and private foundations to promote self-determination, social inclusion, and person-centered planning for persons with disabilities as well as better understand the impact of care coordination on the health and quality of life. Brian has published journal articles, technical reports, and products on self-determination, person-centered planning, and residential services, as well as presented at numerous national and international conferences. He is co-author of the book Self-determination: Theory, research, and practice (2003) and lead author of several curricula to support the self-determination and social inclusion of children, youth, and adults with ID/DD. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (abery001@umn.edu) Angela Novak Amado, Ph.D. Research Associate Angela has more than 30 years experience in ID/DD, including direct support, university teaching, nationwide research, agency administration, and state government. She is internationally recognized for her work on community inclusion, and has authored several books, including Friendships and Community Connections Between People with and without Developmental Disabilities. She designs and conducts projects in community-building, person-centered planning, and person-centered agency design, and has worked throughout the US, Canada, and in other countries. Angela is a former President of the Community Services Division and member of the Board of Directors of the AAMR. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (amado003@umn.edu)  Research Fellow Matthew has worked in the disability field for over ten years, as a residential program manager, mental health clinician, social work course instructor, and researcher. His recent work has focused on gaining better understanding of how immigrants with disabilities navigate the health and social service systems and strategies for increasing consumer direction in disability services and policy. A number of manuscripts on this work are currently being prepared for dissemination, and he has been invited to speak at conferences, workshops, and university courses about his research in the field of disability studies. He is the recipient of the 2008 Future Leader Award from the Institute on Community Integration. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (boge0021@umn.edu) Connie Burkhart Graphic Designer Connie Burkhart, graphic designer, has worked in higher education settings since 1987 and has been at the Institute on Community Integration since 1997. At ICI she is responsible for creating and maintaining the visual identities for several projects in both print and electronic formats. Connie has been the recipient for several awards for her work from the University of Minnesota Communicators Forum: 2002 for poster design; 2003, for e-newsletters and Web design; 2004 for poster design; 2007 for best in multi-media. Prior to coming to the University of Minnesota, she worked for North Dakota State University Extension Communication in Fargo, North Dakota. She has a B.S. from North Dakota State University in Interior Design. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (burkh021@tc.umn.edu)  Web Developer; Media Coordinator Kristin first started working in the field of developmental disabilities during graduate school while working on her M.S. in Therapeutic Recreation. After graduating, she continued to work with people with disabilities of all types in the role of Recreation Therapist in inpatient settings, partial hospitalization programs, residential settings, and outdoor therapeutic recreation centers. After completing training in website design, Kristin came to work at the University of Minnesota as an Information Technology Professional. In this position, she had the opportunity to combine her love of technology and working with people with disabilities. For the past seven years, she has worked primarily on the College of Direct Support and the College of Frontline Supervision developing multi-media interactive content for over two-dozen courses. Recently, she began producing podcasts and coordinating a blog focused on the direct support workforce. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (deanx032@umn.edu) Jennifer Hall-Lande Research Assistant Jennifer is a Research Assistant at the Research and Training Center at Institute of Community Integration (ICI). She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education and her Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota. She has more than 10 years of experience working with people with disabilities and their families. Her primary job duties at the Institute of Community Integration consist of writing course material for the College of Direct Support and the College of Frontline Supervision. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (hall0440@umn.edu)  Training and Project Director Amy has an extensive background and work history in ID/DD. She has worked in various positions over the past 20 years including as a residential Program Director and Director of Training. She is currently the Director of Interdisciplinary Training and a Research Associate at the RTC/CL, directing several federal and state research, evaluation and demonstration projects in the area of direct support staff workforce development and community services. She is a founder and immediate Past Co-Chair of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals and is the Social Work Division President and a Board member for AAMR. She publishes and presents often on a variety of disability issues. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (hewit005@umn.edu) K. Charlie Lakin, Ph.D. Center and Project Director Charlie has more than 30 years experience in services to individuals with ID/DD as a teacher, researcher, consultant and advocate. He has directed numerous research and training projects and has (co)authored over 200 publications based on that work. He frequently consults with state, federal and international agencies in matters of policy, research and evaluation. Among recognitions afforded Charlie are appointments by President Clinton to the President's Committee on Mental Retardation, the American Association on Mental Retardation's Dybwad Humanitarian Award and the University of Minnesota's Outstanding Community Service Award. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (lakin001@umn.edu)  Research Director, Research Associate Sheryl A. Larson, Ph.D. Dr. Larson began providing services to persons with disabilities in 1981. She has been a residential counselor, behavior analyst, program evaluator, consultant, personal advocate and researcher. She earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota. She is the Research Director at the Research and Training Center on Community Living (U of MN) where she has worked since 1988 directing projects involving evaluation, survey and intervention research, secondary analysis of large data sets and research synthesis on access to health care, disability statistics, and disability services. She has authored or coauthored more than 100 publications on those topics. Dr. Larson is an American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Fellow and a consulting editor of Mental Retardation and Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability. She received a Presidential Award from AAIDD for workforce research. She serves on the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Minnesota Stakeholders Advisory Committee on Managed Care, and the Board of Directors of The Arc of Minnesota. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (larso072@umn.edu)  Web Developer Shawn designs and develops standards compliant and accessible interfaces for Web pages and applications. He is an experienced practitioner of the skills he uses to build interactive Web content; XHTML, CSS, Flash and Actionscript, Javascript, and graphic design. His current work includes a learning center, web-site builder, and social network called Self-Advocacy Online for the Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC), and developing interactive content for a web-based training application at the College of Direct Support (CDS). Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (lawl0035@umn.edu)  Trainer Marijo has made more than 75 presentations on a local, national, and international level, authored or co-authored over 30 book chapters, training manuals, or articles related to the field of DD, designed and coordinated innovative projects such as Parent Case Management; Parent Case Management for People of Color; Self-Determination and Community Integration of Youth and Young Adults; Person-centered planning programs in Minnesota, Canada, and South Carolina; and Developmental Disabilities Rotation for pediatric residents. She has facilitated over 100 Person-Centered Plans and trained over 500 persons in the Person-Centered Planning process. Marijo co-teaches the following classes at the University of Minnesota; Disability Policy and Services and Person-Centered Thinking and Planning for Person with Disabilities. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (mcbri001@umn.edu) Nancy McCulloh Project Coordinator Nancy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education and a Master of Science degree in Information Media - Human Resource Development and Training at St. Cloud State University. She has over thirty years of experience providing quality services to people with disabilities in both community residential and vocational settings, this includes over twenty years developing skills in business management, personnel supervision, and human resource training and development. She is member of ARRM, ASTD, ISPI, NADSP and shares her talents as a board member for Friendship Ventures, an organization devoted to meeting recreational and leisure needs for individuals with disabilities through camping and travel experiences. She is a parent and strong advocate of a son with developmental disabilities. As a Project Coordinator for the Institute on Community Integration's Research and Training Center for Community Living she is responsible for developing curriculum for computer and web based training projects. She is responsible for editing the National Alliance of Direct Support Professional's (NADSP) publication, Frontline Initiative. Other project activities include providing technical assistance and training on topics such as: Direct Support Professional (DSP) and Frontline Supervisor (FLS) Workforce Development, Building Working Partnerships with the families of individuals with disabilities, and Using Technology as an effective training tool for DSPs and FLS. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (mccul037@umn.edu)  Graduate Research Assistant Carrie Nelson is a master’s degree candidate with 8 years experience supporting youth and adults with disabilities. She has been recognized as a PEPNet Awardee by the National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) and has presented at the National Youth Development Symposium and the PEPNet Institute on career development and transition services for young adults with disabilities. Carrie has provided career counseling for MN Rehabilitation Services and career development seminars for the Chicago Mayor’s Office for Workforce Development. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (nels5824@umn.edu) Derek Nord Research Assistant Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (nord0364@umn.edu) Susan N. O'Nell Project Coordinator Susan has 17 years experience in services to people with developmental disabilities as a direct support professional, foster care provider, trainer, curriculum development specialist, multimedia developer, writer, quality analyst, and consultant. Susan has worked at the Institute on Community Integration since 1995, and has served as a project coordinator, project evaluator, and technical assistance consultant on several projects related to the recruitment, retention, and training of direct support professionals and quality service outcomes for people with developmental disabilities. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (onell001@umn.edu)  Project Advisor Dr. Oni received his PhD in Health Human Services Planning and Administration with emphasis in Mental Health Management from Union Institute & University, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1994. He is currently a private consultant, and is the Clinical Director and Co-Founder of Progressive Individual Resources, an organization that provides multicultural mental health services to families of recent African immigrants in Minnesota. The organization also provides array of support services and education in the area of developmental disabilities to the African and other immigrant families. Dr. Oni’s areas of proficiencies include training, evaluation, assessment and public policy. He has developed and given numerous workshops and lectures nationally and internationally on mental health, special education, and developmental disability. Dr. Oni has worked extensively to support Mental Health Behavioral Aide services in Minnesota, and has developed a leading training curriculum in the field. He has held numerous appointments. Richard was appointed member of the Governor Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities from 1995 to 2001, he was the appointed member of the State of Minnesota Children’s Subcommittee on Mental Health from 2000 to present. He was an appointed member of the Cultural Advisory Council on State Special Education from 2004-2008. He is also a member of Minnesota’s Task Force on Refugees and Immigrant Issues. Finally, Dr. Oni has developed and presented training to many recent African immigrant parents on school adjustment, special education for their children, and developmental disability issues with African immigrant families. Dr. Oni provides support to African immigrant families on Social Services/Welfare issues and Correctional issues with African immigrant youths. Dr. Oni has been an active member of the American Correctional Association since April of 1996 to the present. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (troni@orbis.net) Nathan Perry Information Technology Professional Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (perry211@umn.edu) Cliff Poetz Project Advisor Cliff has 30 years of experience in the self-advocacy movement and is nationally regarded for his commitment and experience. Cliff is a self-advocate who co-founded People First – Minnesota. He has served on the Governor’s Council on Disability and as member of the Board of Directors of Arc-Hennepin/Carver, Arc Minnesota and currently the Arc of the U.S. He is Co-Chair of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals. The AAMR Minnesota award for self-advocacy is named for Cliff. Cliff was recipient of the Kennedy International Award for Self-Empowerment. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (poetz001@umn.edu) Anne Roehl Research Assistant Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living Pat Salmi Research Assistant Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (salm0054@umn.edu)  Project Coordinator; Data Analyst John’s work focuses on workforce development. He has organized and developed a statewide taskforce in Minnesota to address direct support workforce issues. He helped create and support a pre-service direct support training program and a specialization track for frontline supervisors in Minnesota's community and technical colleges. He has also authored and co-authored several training curricula, journal and newsletter articles and book chapters related to workforce development for supervisors and DSPs. Prior to coming to the RTC/CL, John had 25 years of experience working in human services as a social worker, policy/program developer, post-secondary educator, human resource development specialist, service provider administrator, and organizational change consultant. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (sauer006@umn.edu) Lori Sedlezky Project Coordinator Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (sedl0003@umn.edu) John Smith, M.S.W. Project Director John is a Project Coordinator and researcher for RTC/CL. He has a strong professional and personal interest in programs and initiatives directed to the development of the capacities related to self-determination and self-advocacy among persons with disabilities, and also the social inclusion of persons with disabilities. Among his responsibilities is providing TA and support to People First of Minnesota, a state-wide self-advocacy network developed and coordinated by persons who have ID/DD. John has also managed several research and program evaluation projects related to the development of self-determination and self-advocacy. John is currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program with an emphasis in Evaluation Studies. John is has long been active in a wide variety of community organizations and activities, including as a Board Member for the Minnesota Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, a course instructor for Minneapolis Community Education, and a trip leader for Wilderness Inquiry, Inc. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (smith144@umn.edu) Jerry Smith, B.S. Information Technology Professional Jerry Smith is a media producer specializing in documentary film and interactive media projects supporting the community inclusion of people with disabilities. Since joining RTC/CL in 2000, he has produced and directed a number of award-winning films, including "We Watch the City: Stories in the Shadow of 9/11," a documentary about New Yorkers with disabilities who survived the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001; "Higher Ground," a documentary on people with disabilities in New Orleans and those who support them in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; "Finding Our Voice," a documentary on American Indian youth in Minnesota developing leadership skills through participatory and experiential education; and "Direct Support: A Realistic Job Preview," a video providing perspective direct support professionals information about job expectations so they can make informed choices. (Please visit http://rtc.umn.edu/rtcmedia for more information and work samples.) Jerry also works on the RTC educational websites Self-Advocacy Online and the College of Direct Support and presents multimedia lectures on the history of perceptions of disability. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (smith495@umn.edu) Roger J. Stancliffe, Ph.D. Project Director; Data Analyst Roger J. Stancliffe PhD is Associate Professor Disability Studies at the University of Sydney Faculty of Health Sciences. He is the Editor of the Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability and serves on the Editorial Boards of four other international research journals on developmental disability. Previously he worked as a researcher at the Centre for Developmental Disability Studies in Sydney at the University of Minnesota’s Research and Training Center on Community Living. He has co-written or co-edited several books and over 75 articles and chapters in academic and professional journals or books. His most recent book is Costs and Outcomes of Community Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities (2005). His research interests include choice, self-determination, community living, evaluating outcomes, deinstitutionalization and cost effect-effectiveness of services. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (roger.stancliffe@bigpond.com) Pam Stenhjem Project Coordinator Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (huntx010@umn.edu) John Westerman Web Developer John is a web developer/computer professional who develops, maintains and supports a number of web-based projects for the RTC/CL. He has worked as a computer consultant and also as a Program Manager for a social service agency. He began his association with the RTC/CL as a member of the Metro Area Training Consortium, which designed and delivered the Direct Support Professional Training Program. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (weste050@umn.edu) Matt Ziegler, M.Ed. Project Coordinator Matt has a wide array of experiences and 18 years of involvement in working with individuals with disabilities including: person centered planning, normalization, self determination and self actualization, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Autism, cultural diversity, special education advocacy and law. Matt has worked professionally in residential services as a direct service provider as well as supervisor, day training and habilitation services as a program manager and as a parent advocate with a large non profit parent advocacy group. Matt currently works on projects related to Person Centered Planning, self determination and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living E-mail: (ziegl010@umn.edu) National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) Staff Associate Executive Director Charles Moseley is the Associate Executive Director of the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services. In this role he manages national projects and research, performs state and federal policy analysis, and provides technical assistance to states on Medicaid, self-determination, systems change, individual budgeting and a variety of other areas. Before coming to the Association, Dr. Moseley was the Co-Director of the National Program Office on Self-Determination, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability. Prior to that position, he was the Director of Vermont’s Division of Developmental Services where he led the initiative to close the state’s institution, transition all services to individualized community-based alternatives and restructure service delivery to incorporate principles of self-directed services. He holds a doctorate in mental retardation policy from Syracuse University. Organization: National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) E-mail: (cmoseley@nasddds.org)  Executive Director Nancy Thaler is the Executive Director of the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services. The Association provides member state agencies with analyses of federal statutory and regulatory policies that affect people with disabilities; disseminates information on state-of-the-art programs and service delivery practices; provides technical assistance and support to member states; and offers a forum for the development of state and national policy initiatives. Ms. Thaler served as Pennsylvania’s Deputy Secretary for Mental Retardation from 1993-2003 managing a system that served over 80,000 children and adults. Ms. Thaler also worked for the Federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from 2003-2006 and was responsible for the quality improvement strategy for the Federal Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver Program. Ms Thaler a Master of Human Organization Science with a specialty in public administration from Villanova University. Ms. Thaler is the parent of an adult son with cognitive disabilities. Organization: National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) E-mail: (nthaler@nasddds.org) Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) Staff Senior Research Analyst Karen is currently working as a statistician and research analyst on several developmental disabilities projects at HSRI, primarily the National Core Indicators project and the Sage Resources Person Centered Funding project. Over the past twelve years she has developed her research, analytic, and data management skills on education and substance use research projects at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Boston College, the Education Development Center in Newton, MA, and at Pennsylvania State University. She has a Masters in Developmental and Educational Psychology from Boston College, and a Masters and Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Statistics from Penn State. Organization: Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)  President of the Human Services Research Institute Ms. Bradley has been the President of the Human Services Research Institute since its inception in 1976. She has a Master’s Degree from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. Ms. Bradley has directed numerous state and federal level policy evaluations that have contributed to the expansion, enhancement and responsiveness of services and supports to people with disabilities and their families. She helped to design skills standards for human services workers, conducted a study to translate the experience with decentralization in Scandinavia to an American context, is the project director of a national evaluation of self-determination, helped to design and launch National Core Indicators, and, for the past seven years, has provided technical assistance to states regarding quality management and Home and Community Based waivers. She has edited two books on quality assurance and recently finished a third with Robert Shalock and Jim Gardner, Quality Enhancement in Developmental Disabilities (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Press). Ms. Bradley is the recent past Chair of the President’s Committee on Intellectual Disabilities. She is also a recent President of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) formerly the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR). Organization: Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) E-mail: (vbradley@hsri.org) Joshua Engler Research Associate Joshua Engler is a Policy Analyst who primarily works with the National Core Indicators (NCI) program. Josh’s main role is helping to coordinate the NCI program, which includes: writing a bi-weekly e-bulletin, maintaining the NCI website, data analysis, and being the main contact for NCI states. Prior to HSRI, he worked as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for 8 years in the public and private sectors. He holds a Masters degree in Evidence-Based Social Work from Oxford University, as well as a Masters degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Texas at Austin. Organization: Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)  Senior Policy Specialist Sarah Taub is a Senior Policy Specialist for the Human Services Research Institute, where she has worked since 1996. Ms. Taub is primarily responsible for managing the National Core Indicators (NCI), an effort to develop indicators and benchmarks of performance across state developmental disabilities service systems. Ms. Taub has worked on the NCI program since it began in 1997 and now oversees the participation of 30 states. Ms. Taub also works on various other projects related to quality management system development, resource allocation methods, and program evaluation. Prior to joining HSRI, Ms. Taub provided direct support to adults with developmental disabilities. She holds a Master’s degree in Management of Human Services from the Heller School at Brandeis University. Organization: Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) E-mail: (staub@hsri.org) Institute for Community Inclusion StaffJohn Butterworth, Ph.D.Research Coordinator John Butterworth, Ph.D., has over 25 years of experience as a teacher, manager of community-based day and employment services, trainer, and researcher. He has directed projects on school-to-career transition, employment support, and disability policy. Dr. Butterworth currently directs a longitudinal national data collection project on day and employment services for persons with developmental disabilities, and a project that addresses the use of personal networking in career development and the job search in diverse communities. He is the Research Director for the Center on State Systems and Employment (RRTC). His interests include facilitating natural supports in the workplace, person-centered planning as a strategy for expanding options and providing more control to individuals, and the design and management of employment services. Organization: Institute for Community Inclusion E-mail: (john.butterworth@umb.edu) William Kiernan, Ph.D. Director William Kiernan is the director of the Institute for Community Inclusion and a research professor in the Graduate College of Education and the McCormack School of Policy Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Dr. Kiernan has served in a variety of capacities at ICI for 30 years at Children's Hospital Boston, and has been a university faculty member for over two decades. Dr. Kiernan has broad experience developing and implementing training and model demonstration projects in integrated employment, inclusive education, recreation, transition, and systems change. He has worked extensively with the public and private employment and training systems at the state and national levels. Dr. Kiernan has served as an international consultant in seven countries and provided training and technical assistance in more than 45 states. Dr. Kiernan holds several national offices in professional and advocacy groups, including current president of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and past president of the American Association on Mental Retardation (now the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities). He is the author of six books and more than 125 articles and reports, emphasizing employment and public policy development in adult services, and is considered a national expert on the subject. Organization: Institute for Community Inclusion E-mail: (william.kiernan@umb.edu) Alberto Migliore, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Alberto Migliore joined ICI as a postdoctoral research fellow in September 2006. He develops research and analyzes data for several ongoing projects at ICI, including working on the RSA-911 database of individuals with developmental disabilities served by Vocational Rehabilitation. Along with his academic work, Alberto has several years of experience in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. In Italy, he helped found a social co-operative where he worked for about ten years involving individuals with intellectual disabilities in community work activities. Before moving from Italy to the U.S., he was a regional government official for workplace health and safety. Organization: Institute for Community Inclusion E-mail: (alberto.migliore@umb.edu) Elena Varney, M.S. Training Associate Elena Varney, M.S., CRC, participates in both research and training activities with the National Center on Workforce and Disability/Adult. She earned a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from Boston University and is a certified rehabilitation counselor with experience assisting people with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment in the community. Elena has provided training and technical assistance on employment issues ranging from workforce development to Social Security disability benefits. Additional professional activities include supporting schools to incorporate career and benefits planning into the curriculum, and assisting school staff to prepare students with disabilities for employment. Organization: Institute for Community Inclusion E-mail: (elena.varney@umb.edu) Syracuse University; Center on Human Policy StaffSteven J. Taylor, Ph.D.Subcontract and Project Director Steve is Centennial Professor of Disability Studies and Director of the Center on Human Policy. He has been the Principal Investigator of numerous federal, state and foundation grants and contracts totaling over $15M. His research interests include social policy, qualitative research methods, sociology of disability, advocacy, and community integration. He is the author of numerous published articles and books, including Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods, The Social Meaning of Mental Retardation, Life in the Community, Community Integration for People with Severe Disabilities, and In Search of the Promised Land: The Collected Papers of Burton Blatt. He is currently Editor of the journal Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. He was the recipient of the 1997 Research Award from the American Association of Mental Retardation and the 2008 Senior Scholar Award from the Society for Disability Studies. Organization: Syracuse University; Center on Human Policy E-mail: (staylo01@syr.edu) Pamela Walker, Ph.D. Project Director Pam Walker has been associated with the Center on Human Policy since 1985, and is involved with research and information preparation and dissemination activities. She is the co-editor of the book, Make the Day Matter: Promoting Typical Lifestyles for Adults with Significant Disabilities. In addition, she has authored numerous research reports, articles, and book chapters on community inclusion and innovative organizational strategies that promote inclusion in the community. She received an award from the American Camping Association for one of her papers, and was the recipient of the Thomas G. Haring Award for Research from TASH in 1999 for an article in JASH based on her dissertation focused on community participation and social networks. Organization: Syracuse University; Center on Human Policy E-mail: (pmwalker@syr.edu) |
