Renáta Tichá, Sandra L. Pettingell, James Houseworth, Julie Bershadsky, Roger J. Stancliffe, John G. Smith
{"title":"Trends in Privacy of Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Before and After the Home and Community-Based Services Final Rule","authors":"Renáta Tichá, Sandra L. Pettingell, James Houseworth, Julie Bershadsky, Roger J. Stancliffe, John G. Smith","doi":"10.1177/10442073241278555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10442073241278555","url":null,"abstract":"In 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Final Rule intended to improve the quality of HCBS for people with disabilities. The Rule focuses on improving outcomes through person-centered services and supports. These outcomes include privacy and dignity. This study reviewed state compliance with the Final Rule by examining statewide transition plans and investigating the Final Rule’s impact on privacy outcomes of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). We compared cross-sectional National Core Indicators® (NCI®) Adult Consumer Survey (ACS) 2012 to 2013 and Adult In-Person Survey (IPS) 2018 to 2019 data. Privacy (people letting them know before entering their home; being alone with friends/visitors at home) increased after Final Rule implementation. Individuals in the 2018 to 2019 group had 36% and 29% higher odds of being asked for permission to enter their home and of being alone with friends/guests, respectively. Age, gender, severity of ID, and several co-occurring conditions were also predictive of improvement in privacy.","PeriodicalId":46868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Disability Policy Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142267657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Need for Technology-Aided Instruction and Intervention Policy for Autistic Youth.","authors":"Kari L Sherwood, Matthew J Smith, Mary A Eldredge","doi":"10.1177/10442073221150603","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10442073221150603","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper examines current technology-aided instruction and intervention (TAII) available for autistic transition-age youth (TAY) and existing policies that may support or hinder the delivery of these interventions. Specifically, we focus on policies that might influence the delivery of TAII to autistic TAY. After a careful review of the literature, we observed that postsecondary policy guiding the delivery of TAII designed to support autistic TAY is lacking. TAII have demonstrated effectiveness, usability, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness, particularly with this population. We suggest possibilities for future policies to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of TAII for autistic TAY.</p>","PeriodicalId":46868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Disability Policy Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11178338/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43732346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Diana Baker, C. Leider, Hyejung Kim, Claudia Rinaldi, Patricia Garcia
{"title":"All Over the Map: State-Level Guidance for English Learners With Disabilities","authors":"Diana Baker, C. Leider, Hyejung Kim, Claudia Rinaldi, Patricia Garcia","doi":"10.1177/10442073241250276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10442073241250276","url":null,"abstract":"Dually identified (DI) students, or classified English Learners (ELs) with documented disabilities, are legally entitled to services that address both their disability- and language-related learning needs. We contend that unless state education agencies (SEAs) furnish local education agencies (LEAs) with high-quality guidance pertaining to this population of students, many schools and districts will remain unable to fulfill their legal mandate. Our analysis catalogs and classifies all content related to DI students on the SEA websites across all populated U.S. jurisdictions (i.e., 50 states, territories, & Washington DC), revealing that while most individual SEAs provide only minimal resources, the collective body of knowledge is robust. Drawing on aggregated information, we outline practical suggestions for SEAs to curate hearty, accessible, and up-to-date compendia of resources to support their LEAs and the DI students they serve.","PeriodicalId":46868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Disability Policy Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140979526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Helping the Elderly Live Better With Dementia: Recent Developments in Japan’s Adult Guardianship System and Its Role in Geriatric Social Work Practice","authors":"Jiyuan Zhang, Zi Yan","doi":"10.1177/10442073241232706","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10442073241232706","url":null,"abstract":"With the rapid aging of Japanese society and increasing concerns over the welfare of people with psychiatric disorders, intellectual disability, and dementia, a renewed adult guardianship system based on the notion of respect for self-determination, the practical use of one’s remaining abilities, and re-socialization, has now been in place for 20 years. Japanese adult guardianship practices are understudied in English language literature; thus, this article presents an overview of recent developments in Japan’s adult guardianship system and geriatric social work initiatives adopted in Japan’s adult guardianship practice. The authors found that the guardianship system not only helped the elderly live better with dementia but also contributed to the realization of “ageing in place” in the community-based integrated care system.","PeriodicalId":46868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Disability Policy Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139948063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer Smith‐Merry, Simon Darcy, Angela Dew, Bronwyn Hemsley, Christine Imms, Mary-Ann O’Donovan, Gisselle Gallego, Keith McVilly, John Gilroy, Gemma Carey, Kathy Ellem
{"title":"Who Funds Published Disability Research in Australia?","authors":"Jennifer Smith‐Merry, Simon Darcy, Angela Dew, Bronwyn Hemsley, Christine Imms, Mary-Ann O’Donovan, Gisselle Gallego, Keith McVilly, John Gilroy, Gemma Carey, Kathy Ellem","doi":"10.1177/10442073241228840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10442073241228840","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, we describe the sources of funding cited, and topics of research associated with that funding, in Australian disability research. We conducted a systematic search for publicly available peer-reviewed papers reporting the findings of Australian disability research studies focused on Australia in the 2018–2020 period. Papers identified were analyzed according to research topic, participant group, study methodology, and funding sources acknowledged. In total, 1,241 relevant papers were identified. Of these, 582 papers (47%) reported at least one funding source. Government sources accounted for most funding identified ( n = 487), followed by university sector ( n = 112), nongovernment organizations ( n = 99) and for-profit organization funding ( n = 17). The most funding went to intellectual disability (22%), autism (15%), and psychosocial disability (12%). Only 16 (1.3%) papers citing funding sources reported their research was conducted in partnership with people with disability. Research funding influences the priorities of disability research, how it is conducted, and its outputs. Funding therefore shapes the information available to build evidence-based systems of service and support for and with people with disability. It is essential that research funding policies are considered in relation to broader disability policy goals and the research priorities of the disability community.","PeriodicalId":46868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Disability Policy Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139787375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer Smith‐Merry, Simon Darcy, Angela Dew, Bronwyn Hemsley, Christine Imms, Mary-Ann O’Donovan, Gisselle Gallego, Keith McVilly, John Gilroy, Gemma Carey, Kathy Ellem
{"title":"Who Funds Published Disability Research in Australia?","authors":"Jennifer Smith‐Merry, Simon Darcy, Angela Dew, Bronwyn Hemsley, Christine Imms, Mary-Ann O’Donovan, Gisselle Gallego, Keith McVilly, John Gilroy, Gemma Carey, Kathy Ellem","doi":"10.1177/10442073241228840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10442073241228840","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, we describe the sources of funding cited, and topics of research associated with that funding, in Australian disability research. We conducted a systematic search for publicly available peer-reviewed papers reporting the findings of Australian disability research studies focused on Australia in the 2018–2020 period. Papers identified were analyzed according to research topic, participant group, study methodology, and funding sources acknowledged. In total, 1,241 relevant papers were identified. Of these, 582 papers (47%) reported at least one funding source. Government sources accounted for most funding identified ( n = 487), followed by university sector ( n = 112), nongovernment organizations ( n = 99) and for-profit organization funding ( n = 17). The most funding went to intellectual disability (22%), autism (15%), and psychosocial disability (12%). Only 16 (1.3%) papers citing funding sources reported their research was conducted in partnership with people with disability. Research funding influences the priorities of disability research, how it is conducted, and its outputs. Funding therefore shapes the information available to build evidence-based systems of service and support for and with people with disability. It is essential that research funding policies are considered in relation to broader disability policy goals and the research priorities of the disability community.","PeriodicalId":46868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Disability Policy Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139847296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Opioid Use Among Social Security Disability Insurance Applicants","authors":"April Yanyuan Wu, Denise Hoffman, Paul O’Leary","doi":"10.1177/10442073241228838","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10442073241228838","url":null,"abstract":"Our study is the first to provide statistics on opioid use among Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) applicants. We use an innovative machine-learning method to identify opioids in open-ended text fields in SSDI administrative data. We find that more than 30% of applicants between 2007 and 2017 reported using one or more opioids, a rate that is about 50% higher than in the general population. Rates of reported opioid use varied over time, peaking at 32% in 2012. Reported opioid use also varied by age, gender, education, receipt of SSI, and across states. There was a positive and statistically significant association between (a) reported opioid use and SSDI awards and (b) reported opioid use SSDI award and death; these are associations and do not demonstrate a causal relationship.","PeriodicalId":46868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Disability Policy Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139866042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"States’ Accountability for Facilitating Parent Involvement under IDEA","authors":"B. Elbaum","doi":"10.1177/10442073241227576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10442073241227576","url":null,"abstract":"Since the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2004, state IDEA programs have been required to report annually on a set of performance indicators. Indicator 8 of the Part B State Performance Plan is the “percent of parents who report that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities.” The purpose of this study was to investigate whether changes over time in national and state-level performance on Indicator 8 provide evidence in support of the effectiveness of the accountability requirement related to parent involvement. Data were extracted from states’ Annual Performance Reports and other publicly available documents. Findings indicated that national performance on Indicator 8 increased from 63% in 2006 to 76% in 2018. Within-state change in performance from 2014 to 2019 ranged from –13.47% to +42.50%, with several states indicating dramatic year-to-year changes in their reported performance. The findings raise important questions about the extent to which the indicator in its current form can support the dual purpose of holding states accountable for their facilitation of parents’ involvement and supporting improvement efforts. Implications for both federal policy and state-level action are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Disability Policy Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139804571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily R. Lanchak, Erik W. Carter, Elise D. McMillan
{"title":"“A Hunt to Find Anything”: The Complexities of Finding and Sharing Disability-Related Information Among State Agency Staff","authors":"Emily R. Lanchak, Erik W. Carter, Elise D. McMillan","doi":"10.1177/10442073241227794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10442073241227794","url":null,"abstract":"State agencies are charged with addressing the service and support needs of residents with and without disabilities. Undertaking this task effectively requires having familiarity with the array of available disability-related resources and programs—both within and beyond one’s own agency. We asked 212 staff from 13 state agencies about their awareness of local disability-related information and resources that could support their stakeholders. We were interested in understanding (a) their familiarity with available community resources impacting multiple areas of people’s lives, (b) their experiences accessing needed information or resources, and (c) the sources of information they find most helpful in their work. State agency staff reported moderate, but mixed, familiarity with resources for supporting an array of valued experiences and key service needs. Years of experience was modestly correlated with degree of familiarity in some areas. In addition, state agency staff considered fellow professionals and internet sources to be useful avenues for addressing disability-related information needs. We offer implications for policy and practice aimed at creating more seamless pathways for information and resource sharing within a state and across the country.","PeriodicalId":46868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Disability Policy Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139804956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily R. Lanchak, Erik W. Carter, Elise D. McMillan
{"title":"“A Hunt to Find Anything”: The Complexities of Finding and Sharing Disability-Related Information Among State Agency Staff","authors":"Emily R. Lanchak, Erik W. Carter, Elise D. McMillan","doi":"10.1177/10442073241227794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10442073241227794","url":null,"abstract":"State agencies are charged with addressing the service and support needs of residents with and without disabilities. Undertaking this task effectively requires having familiarity with the array of available disability-related resources and programs—both within and beyond one’s own agency. We asked 212 staff from 13 state agencies about their awareness of local disability-related information and resources that could support their stakeholders. We were interested in understanding (a) their familiarity with available community resources impacting multiple areas of people’s lives, (b) their experiences accessing needed information or resources, and (c) the sources of information they find most helpful in their work. State agency staff reported moderate, but mixed, familiarity with resources for supporting an array of valued experiences and key service needs. Years of experience was modestly correlated with degree of familiarity in some areas. In addition, state agency staff considered fellow professionals and internet sources to be useful avenues for addressing disability-related information needs. We offer implications for policy and practice aimed at creating more seamless pathways for information and resource sharing within a state and across the country.","PeriodicalId":46868,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Disability Policy Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139864930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}