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The Men of Atalissa is a 2014 documentary film by POV.org and The New York Times [1] about 32 intellectually-disabled people who were employed by Texas-based Henry’s Turkey Service without proper compensation. They were abused physically and mentally, living in harsh conditions in Atalissa, Iowa for more than 30 years, beginning in the 1970s ...
Supported employment was developed in the United States in the 1970s as part of both vocational rehabilitation (VR) services (e.g., NYS Office of Vocational Services, 1978) and the advocacy for long term services and supports (LTSS) for individuals with significant disabilities in competitive job placements in integrated settings (e.g., businesses, offices, manufacturing facilities).
Operating ICFs/IID certified companies and organizations must recognize the developmental, cognitive, social, physical, and behavioral needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities who live in their setting or environment by requiring that each individual receives active treatment in regards to appropriate habilitation of their functions to be eligible for Medicaid funding. [6]
An Iowa facility for people with intellectual disabilities is set to permanently close after federal investigators said patients’ rights were violated there. The 28 residents at the state-run ...
Qualified Mental Retardation Professional (QMRP) [13] [14] was the term first used in federal standards developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s for intermediate care facilities for developmentally disabled people. In 2010, Rosa's Law [15] changed the terminology from "Mental Retardation" to "Intellectual Disability."
The site, Iowa Child Care Connect, maps more than 3,000 child care providers around Iowa and lets families look up whether they have openings.
The ‘Disability Services Act’ in 1986 created standards for Australians with disabilities and was later amended, in 1993, to include financial support. [39] In 2014, it became the ‘Disability Inclusion Act’ which officially recognised the human rights of people with disabilities. [ 40 ]
The Iowa Board of Social Welfare was founded in 1937 by the Iowa General Assembly. In 1967, it was merged with the Iowa Board of Control and Iowa Board of Parole to form the Iowa Department of Social Services. It was renamed the Iowa Department of Human Services in 1987. [1]