Heller, T., Nelis, T., Collins, S. & Pederson, E.L. (2012)

This guide explains to people with disabilities how they can participate in research and training projects, describes what research and training is, and what a participant can do. It also provides examples of projects and of ways to address problems others have had when working on research and training. It was developed by the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities and the National Gateway to Self-Determination.  It is also on the National Gateway to Self-Determination website http://www.aucd.org/ngsd/template/index.cfm. Read More...

Dijkers, M.P., Bushnik, T., Allen W., Heinemann, A.W., Heller, T., Libin, A.V., Starks, J., Sherer, M. & Vandergoot, D. (2012)
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, (93), 912-918.

‘My Thinker’s Not Working’: A National Strategy Enabling Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Affected by Dementia to Remain in Their Community and Receive Quality Supports (2012). Janicki, M. & Keller, S.

This report was an outcome of the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices.  It provides a summary of the challenges facing the nation as we observe an increasing rate of dementia found in older people with intellectual disabilities. The Report offers recommendations for the various stakeholders in the field of intellectual disabilities and anticipates that its findings and recommendations will be considered and integrated into the annual reports and plans developed by the federal Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services.  The RRTCADD and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry organized the Task Group and co-authored the report.  Download in PDF. Read More...

Physical Activity and Nutrition Health Promotion Interventions: What is Working for People with Disabilities? (February 2011). Heller, T., McCubbin, J.A., Drum, D. & Peterson, J. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 49 (1), 26-36.

Introduction to the Special Issue on Scaling Efforts to Promote Self-Determination of People with Developmental Disabilities (2011). Calkins, C., Wehmeyer, M.L., Bacon, A., Heller, T. & Walker, H.M. In Exceptionality: A Special Education Journal – Special Issue on Self-Determination, 19 (1), 2-5.

Lessons Learned in Scaling Up Effective Practices: Implications for Promoting Self-Determination Within Developmental Disabilities (2011). Bacon, A., Walker, H.M., Schwartz, A.A., O’Hara, D.M., Calkins, C. & Wehmeyer, M.L. In Exceptionality: A Special Education Journal – Special Issue on Self-Determination, 19(1), 46-60.

Personal Self-Determination and Moderating Variables That Impact Efforts to Promote Self-Determination (2011). Wehmeyer, M.L., Abery, B.H., Dalun, Z., Ward, K., Willis, D., Amin-Hossain,A., Balcazar, F., Ball, A., Bacon, A., Calkins, C., Heller, T., Goode, T., Dias, R., Jesien, G., McVeigh, T., Nygren, M., Palmer, S.B. & Walker, H.M. In Exceptionality: A Special Education Journal – Special Issue on Self-Determination, 19 (1), 19-30.

State of the Science Conference on Lifespan Health and Function of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Translating Research Into Practice (2011). Heller, T., Rimmer, J., Hsieh, K., Fujiura, G. & Behrens, C. Read More...

Disability Through the Life Course (2011) Heller, T. & Parker Harris, S.: SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.

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Impact: Feature Issue on Aging and People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Winter, 2010). Heller, T., Stafford, P.B., Davis, L.A. & Sedlezky, L. Institute on Community Integration (UCEDD) and the Research and Training Center on Community Living and Employment, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota. Volume 23, Number 1.

Offers fresh, practical, and challenging perspectives on supporting aging individuals with disabilities and their families.

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The Future is Now: A Future Planning Training Curriculum for Families and Their Adult Relatives with Developmental Disabilities (2010). Factor, A., DeBrine, E., Caldwell, J., Arnold, K., Kramer, J., Nelis, T. & Heller, T.
This curriculum equips families and their adult relative with a disability with the communication skills and information to jointly plan for the future. Read More...

Health Matters: The Exercise and Nutrition Health Education Curriculum for People with Developmental Disabilities (2010). Marks, B., Sisirak, J. & Heller, T. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

A research-based, field-tested program that's already made a dramatic difference in the lives of participants with disabilities, this proven curriculum shows professionals how to conduct up to 59 one-hour sessions that help people make the best choices about health, exercise, and nutrition.

ISBN: 78-1-55766-999-5
COST: $64.95
Order directly from Brookes Publishing Co. at www.brookespublishing.com or 800-638-3775

Major Health Risks in Aging Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: An Overview of Recent Studies (2010). Haveman, M., Heller, T., Lee, L., Maaskant, S.S. & Strydom, A. In Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities: Special Issue on Aging, 59-69.

Health Trends From an International Sample of Older Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2010). Robinson, L. M., Davidson, P. W., Henderson, C. M., Janicki, M. P., Merrick, J., Morad, M., Wang, K. Y., Hsieh, K., Heller, T., Bishop, K. M. & Wexler, O. International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 9 (4), 329–338

Evaluation of Community-Based Health Promotion Programs for Special Olympics Athletes (2010). Marks, B., Sisirak, J., Heller, T., & Wagner, M. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7(2), 119-129.