National Goals in Research, Policy, and Practice: Justice for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Part of the National Goals in Research, Policy, and Practice series.
- Director(s)
- Jerry W Smith
- Executive Producer(s)
- Jerry W Smith
WebDescription
A pair of videos and an accompanying brief 
outlining how people with intellectual
and developmental disabilities face significant barriers in the criminal justice system, despite laws meant to protect them. A researcher and a self-advocate both provide short presentations.
Details
- Date
- 2016
- Type
- Video
- Publisher
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Co-publisher
- University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Association of University Centers on Disabilities
- The Arc of the United States
- National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
- Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston
- Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL)
- University of Illinois Chicago
Topics
- Community life
- Civil rights
- Health and safety
- Judicial system
- Specific disability
- Intellectual/developmental disability (IDD)