Measuring Four Personal Opportunities for Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

ABSTRACT: This study tests an empirically derived model for measuring personal opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) using National Core Indicators In-Person Survey (NCI-IPS) state and national datasets. The four personal opportunities measured, (a) privacy rights, (b) everyday choice, (c) community participation, and (d) expanded friendships, were informed by existing conceptualizations of service as well as NCI-IPS measures. Analyses confirmed the fit of a four-factor model and demonstrated that factors were significantly and positively correlated. To demonstrate the relationships between personal opportunities and personal and environmental characteristics, we estimated a structural equation model that regressed personal opportunities on age, gender, plac

SUBMITTER: Prohn SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9201575 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature