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Consumer Roles in Monitoring Community Services for People with Developmental Disabilities -2000
Draft National Quality Standards: Residential Services for People with Disabilities -2008, Ireland — The Health Act 2007 establishes, for the first time, a statutory obligation for the registration and inspection of residential services for people with disabilities. This document contains a set of draft standards that are being proposed for use in the inspection of these services.
Guidelines to Professional Conduct - Position Statement of AAIDD — The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is a professional organization that advances the knowledge and skills of individuals in the field of intellectual disabilities and related developmental disabilities
National Core Indicators — NCI is a voluntary effort by public developmental disabilities agencies to measure and track their own performance. The core indicators are standard measures used across states to assess the outcomes of services provided to individuals and families. Indicators address key areas of concern including employment, rights, service planning, community inclusion, choice, and health and safety.
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse — from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/
National Standards for Disability Services -1993 (Australia, under review as of 2009) — More on the National quality framework for disability services in Australia at http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/for-service-providers/disability/service-quality-and-improvement/national-quality-framework-for-disability-services-in-australia -OR->> http://preview.tinyurl.com/7ocu9wk