Publications & Products
Below is a list of publications and products related to the RTC's work in the areas of Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination.
Case Studies & Best Practices
| • | Learning about self-advocacy from life history: A case study from the United States - by Rannveig Traustadottir. This paper takes a historical look at self-advocacy and examines how life history work can be helpful to further an understanding of the development, context, and importance of the self-advocacy movement. Journal article. In S. Ledger & L. Tilley (Eds.), The history of self-advocacy for people with learning difficulties: International comparison [Feature issue]. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 34(3), 175-180. (2006)
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Surveys, Assessments & Other Tools
| • | "Community For All" Tool Kit - A useful set of resources for promoting deinstitutionalization and institutional closure. The tool kit is a product of collaboration between the RTC and the Center on Human Policy at Syracuse University, the American Association on Mental Retardation, The Arc of the United States, The Council on Quality and Leadership, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, and TASH. (2005)
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Training Resources, Guides & Curricula
| • | Through Asking the Right Questions, You Can Find the Support You Need - Based on the ideas of people with mental retardation, as well as their family members and advocates, the RTC on Community Living developed a comprehensive yet simple set of questions that people with disabilities and their advocates can use to evaluate a prospective living or work situation. (1999)
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Web Sites
| • | Cognitive Technology Literature Database - The Cognitive Technology Literature Database is designed to provide a comprehensive, searchable bibliography summarizing research on cognitive technologies utilized by persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. (2005)
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