A Research Agenda to Support Families of People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities With Intersectional Identities

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Author(s)
Lynda Lahti Anderson, Yoshiko Kardell, Sarah Hall, Sandra Magana, Michelle (“Sheli”) Reynolds, Jeanette Cordova

Description

Family members provide significant practical and emotional support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across the lifespan. In September 2022, the State of the Science Conference on Community Living: Engaging Persons With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities From Underserved Racial, Ethnic, Linguistic, and Cultural Groups in Research was held. This article summarizes the efforts of the workgroup that developed research goals related to supporting families of people with IDD. The focus was on families with intersectional identities and minoritized communities. Recommended areas of future research include exploratory research to better understand the experiences of these families, perspectives of families with intersectional identities about the formal support system, funding for family support and services, and inclusive research strategies.

Suggested Citation

Lahti-Anderson, L., Kardell, Y., Hall, S., Magaña, S., Reynolds, M., & Córdova, J. (2024). A Research Agenda to Support Families of People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities With Intersectional Identities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 62(3), 162–173. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-62.3.162

Details

Date
2024 
Type
Peer-Reviewed Article 
Publisher
Taylor & Francis

Topics

  • Community life
    • Parenting and family relationships
  • Specific disability
    • Intellectual/developmental disability (IDD)