Measuring Outcomes of People with Disabilities: An International Forum

Measuring Outcomes of People with Disabilities: An International Forum
Global approaches for using outcome measures to enhance the human and civil rights of people with disabilities will be presented April 11 at a live and virtual forum co-sponsored by the Institute on Community Integration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living. This forum will feature presentations from Julie Beadle-Brown of the University of Kent in the United Kingdom and Jan Šiška of Charles University in the Czech Republic. Other presenters include ICI’s Roger Stancliffe, professor emeritus at the University of Sydney, Australia, along with Renáta Tichá and Brian Abery. A panel discussion will explore the different indicators, frameworks, and approaches used around the world to assess quality in disability service and policy contexts and propose improvements for the future. The host is ICI’s Research and Training Center on HCBS Outcome Measurement.

Registration
https://umn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckc-ygqDIrGdIMURhHMye3hEP_O5DQLVml?j

Details
Monday, April 11
10:00 am – 1:00 pm Central Time
Zoom/In-person at: MIDB – Blyth Brendan-Mann Community Center, 2025 East River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN

More Information
https://ici.umn.edu/news/international-forum-the-future-of-outcome-measurement

International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) 

The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) is the first and only world-wide group dedicated to the scientific study of intellectual disability.

Founded in 1964 as the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency, IASSIDD is an international, interdisciplinary and scientific non-governmental organization which promotes worldwide research and exchange of information on intellectual disabilities.