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Understanding and Evaluating Quality of Life for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: A Northwestern Vermont Population Study
Brandao-Viruet, Karla Callahan, Katherine Chmielewski, Michael Epstein, Samuel Lynch, Elizabeth Puleo, Emily Tan, Derek Reilly, Mike Everse, Stephen
Brandao-Viruet, Karla
Callahan, Katherine
Chmielewski, Michael
Epstein, Samuel
Lynch, Elizabeth
Puleo, Emily
Tan, Derek
Reilly, Mike
Everse, Stephen
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Introduction There are 7-8 million individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities living in the US. • 91,795 of this population lives in Vermont • Historically marginalized and isolated community • Socioeconomic, health-related, and emotional burden • Public health-related disparity Champlain Community Services (CCS): non-profit service provider and coordinator for 86 persons with intellectual disabilities in Northwestern Vermont Objectives: • Develop and apply measures to better understand and evaluate quality of life in the population CCS serves. • Recommend improvement to CCS data collection and evaluation methods. • Provide a basis for future recommendations to CCS services that are aligned to the needs of consumers.
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2019-01-23