FINDS Community Report Data Tables

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As our society continues to depend on the active engagement of family caregivers for the support of individuals with ID/DD, it is important to understand and respond to the needs of those caregivers.

The 2010 Family and Individual Needs for Disability Supports (FINDS) survey focused on issues including educational, housing, employment and support needs of people with ID/DD and their families. Family caregivers in 2010 reported substantial ongoing challenges to providing lifelong supports to family members with intellectual or developmental disabilities. View the Data Tables to get a more robust analysis of the data on family caregivers collected throughout the survey.

Abuse of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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This brief report provides information on the abuse of children with I/DD, including statistics on the risk of abuse, how to identify abuse, and recommendations on preventing and reporting abuse.

Pathways to Justice: Get the Facts on Interacting With Your State’s Protection and Advocacy Organization (P&A)

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This fact sheet describes state Protection and Advocacy (P&A) organizations and how they can potentially help a person with I/DD who is involved in the criminal justice system.

The Arc’s Justice Advocacy Guide

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This guide provides an overview of how professionals can assist those with IDD who become caught up in the justice system as victims or suspects.

Pathways to Justice: Start the Conversation

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Only 4 minutes long, this video is a great conversation starter to use with local police departments, victim advocacy agencies, prosecutors’ and public defenders’ offices, and others to introduce the topic and explain why effective, ongoing training is needed.

Conversation Guide: https://thearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NCJD_VideoConvoGuide FINAL.pdf

Transcript: https://thearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Pathways%20to%20Justice%20Introduction%20Video%20TRANSCRIPT.pdf 

How People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Benefit from the ACA

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Learn how the Affordable Care Act benefits people with I/DD.

Competency of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System: A Call to Action for the Criminal Justice Community

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This paper examines the critical issue of competency, which arises in nearly every stage of a criminal case and explores both current challenges and promising practices.

Justice-Involved Youth With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Call to Action for the Juvenile Justice Community

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This paper examines the unique situation facing youth with I/DD who become justice-involved and explores potential solutions.

Sex Offenders With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Call to Action for the Criminal Justice Community

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This paper examines the complicated issue of those with I/DD being charged and convicted of sexual crimes and offers important guidance to criminal justice professionals.