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Task Force on Transitions for People with Developmental Disabilities

There are approximately 150,000 people living with developmental disabilities in North Carolina. Many of these individuals will need assistance as they transition from one setting to another, for example, when adolescents with developmental disabilities age out of the school system, or when older individuals lose the support of older family members. The NCIOM Task Force on Transitions for People with Developmental Disabilities studied these issues and made recommendations to ensure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive the kinds of coordinated services and supports they need to help them through life transitions. The Task Force met six times between October 2008 and March 2009 to develop the recommendations outlined in the final report.

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Task Force Leadership

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Co-Chairs

James Bodfish, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Development and Learning, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities

Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Adonis Brown

Independent Living Consultant and Disability Peer Advocate

EnVisioned Independent Living

Leza Wainwright

Director, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Description

There are approximately 150,000 people living with developmental disabilities in North Carolina. Many of these individuals will need assistance as they transition from one setting to another, for example, when adolescents with developmental disabilities age out of the school system, or when older individuals lose the support of older family members.

The North Carolina General Assembly asked the NCIOM to convene a task force to study these issues, including: (i) transitions for adolescents with developmental disabilities leaving high school, including adolescents in foster care and those in other settings; (ii) transitions for persons with developmental disabilities who live with aging parents; and (iii) transitions for people with developmental disabilities who move from developmental centers to other settings.