IntellectAbility

In this episode of the IDD Health Matters Podcast, Dr. Craig Escudé welcomes Kelley Shepherd, a dedicated Direct Support Professional (DSP) with over 15 years of experience. Kelley shares her perspective on what it means to truly support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in living their best lives. Watch here! https://lnkd.in/eqMA9Bcn

Join IntellectAbility for a free webinar in collaboration with WellSky! This educational webinar will explain how you can utilize critical incident data to protect waiver beneficiaries, manage conditions known to lead to morbidity and mortality, and drive improved member satisfaction with your program. Left unchecked, disparities in healthcare can lead to poor quality of life for people with IDD and higher costs for state waiver programs. Now, the Access Rule offers you an unprecedented opportunity to help these people live life to the fullest. Register Here: https://lnkd.in/ejgQ7RsW #freewebinar #accessrulecompliance #intellectability #WELLSKY

IntellectAbility's Rob Refo, Hilary Gaytan, Lorene Reagan RN, MS and Dr. Craig Escude, pictured with Kim Stock, are at NASDDDS this week in Salt Lake City! As a reminder, our panel presentation is tomorrow at 8:35AM on Leveraging Data to Drive Compliance with the Access Rule. We are honored to speak on such an important topic at a conference where sessions address the complexity of designing person centered I/DD supports which consider a person's behavioral health needs; technology opportunities; employment details; cultural and linguistic considerations; personal interests; workforce needs; along with many other factors which make each person unique. #NASDDDS24 #Crossroads #IntellectAbility #AccessRuleCompliance

Congratulations to Natalie Caliste on her induction into the Annie Sullivan League. Thank you for your work and the positive effect you have had on so many people! https://lnkd.in/ekn3F8QP #congrats #HelenJournal #AnnieSullivan

IntellectAbilitiy's Grace Gould had the privilege of both presenting and attending the 2024 WI DSPN ONE COMMUNITY Conference this month! A huge thank you to the Disability Service Provider Network team for organizing this impactful event and for providing such a dynamic platform for learning and growth. #WIDSPN24 #IntelllectAbility #disabilityawareness #disabilityprovider

Check out this article on Martha Haythorn, a disability advocate recently appointed by Gov. Kemp to serve on the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities. Martha has been a recent student at Georgia Tech and has Down Syndrome - Read more here: https://lnkd.in/grRe846p

IntellectAbility's Hilary Gaytan, Lorene Reagan RN, MS and?Craig?Escude attended the AUCD conference this past week in Washington, D.C. The AUCD Conference is designed to promote innovative thinking that will launch disability policy, research, and advocacy initiatives to the next level. AUCD's theme this year was Stronger Together: Creating a More Inclusive World, and Craig?was honored to present on the Curriculum in IDD Healthcare course’s effectiveness in teaching clinicians about IDD healthcare. #AUCD2024 #iddhealthmatters #inclusionmatters #innovation

IntellectAbility's Tammy, Crystal and Michelle were honored to attend and present at IL DDNA at the end of October! Their presentation focused on supporting HRST users through utilizing features of the tool to individualize services, help mitigate risk and maintain compliance with Illinois HRST protocol. By using a case study, they looked at ways the HRST can help to develop person-centered plans.? #PersonCenteredThinking #HRST #ReplacingRisk #ILDDNA

Congratulations?to the Alta California Regional Center staff for completing Person-Centered Thinking (PCT) Training! PCT is the foundational mindset that enables those who support others to deliver supports that are consistent with Person-Centered Practices. Graduates gain in-depth instruction on how to use and apply 11 person-centered observational, management, and problem solving-skills that can revolutionize how they support the person.?We can't wait for these graduates to apply these skills to their everyday lives! ? For more information on PCT Training or to register yourself/your staff, visit:?https://lnkd.in/eigSRz3k

Tomorrow! Join us for the ANCOR Partner Webinar that provides an overview of the Access Rule and highlights the challenges and opportunities providers are likely to experience as states move forward with their efforts to meet the requirements of the new rule. Thursday, November 7th 2:00PM EST Register Here: https://lnkd.in/eaQcNfg8