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AAIDD F.Y.I. is a monthly e-newsletter that keeps you informed about recent developments in the developmental disabilities community and the latest AAMR initiatives.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- First national training workshop on the Supports Intensity Scale assessment to be held November 5-7, 2008, in Baltimore; Focus of workshop is to develop skilled interviewers.
- The ADA Amendments Act is signed into law, making way for a more generous application of the definition of disability within the United States.
- Around 3.5 million refugees with disabilities are among the most hidden, neglected, and socially excluded of all displaced people in the world; refugees with mental disabilities fair far worse than those with other disabilities, report reveals.
- National Children’s Study—the largest study of pregnant women ever conducted—is assigned new locations and study centers.
- Nominate someone you know for a national disability award from AAIDD.
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