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Status and Prospects: An International Review of the State of Intellectual Disability Surveillance

This research scientifically confirmed the widely acknowledged position that people with intellectual disabilities are excluded from many aspects of society worldwide. While there are some differences in countries, both rich and poor countries do a poor job of maintaining information about this population. Of 128 data-gathering tools evaluated across 12 countries, 66% included information about general disability but only 27% specifically addressed intellectual disability.

Originally designed to develop a broad-based index of common characteristics and current status of people with ID, the study concluded that this was not a realistic goal given the general lack of data available. The research findings include specific recommendations for improving data collection for each country studied.

Separate reports were completed for each of the 12 countries included in the research.

Country Reports

Read more research on people with intellectual disabilities

APHA Conference 2023 Special Olympics Health Team travelled to the Atlanta for the 2023 Ameican Public Health Association Conference!
National Snapshot of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in the Labor Force A new survey shows that unemployment among people with intellectual disabilities is more than twice as high as for the general population.
Multinational Study of Attitudes toward Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities For decades, many have believed that the doors to inclusion in mainstream society have been shut tight because of misconceptions, ignorance and fear.
Closing the Gap: A National Blueprint to Improve the Health of Persons with Mental Retardation* Especially as adolescents and adults, people with MR and their families face evergrowing challenges in finding and financing primary and specialty health care.
The Health Status and Needs of Individuals with Mental Retardation SOI commissioned this report to examine the health needs of children and adults with MR.