Research for Social Change
Here at NOIRE, we believe in the power of knowledge, innovation, and collaboration to drive positive change in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Our coffee table serves as a platform for sharing insights, sparking discussions, and highlighting the latest trends and developments within the IDD community. Whether you're a policymaker, advocate, caregiver, or individual with IDD, our discussion offers something for everyone.
October 2, 2024
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June 26, 2025
The ongoing process to deinstitutionalize people who experience intellectual and developmental distinctions has met with its most formidable challenge to date. The Private Equity Investment Firm. Harsh language, I suppose, but true, in my view, nevertheless....
August 1, 2025
When thinking about self-determination, self-advocacy, leadership development, peer support, and inclusion engaging in the full breadth of the electoral process is by far the ultimate act of demonstrating a vested interest in ones future the futures of one’s peers and a well-established socially valued role.
With great anticipation the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (AZDDPLC) recently released its most recent report “Stuck in the System: Searching for Better Criminal Justice interactions for People with Disabilities”.
The Human services Delivery systems as a whole has not kept up with changing paradigms. We have systems thinking support models and machine age organizations trying to implement them.
94% of the incarcerated people in this country will eventually be released from detention. What are the keys to successful transition planning for people who experience IDD and are returning home from incarceration
A brilliant theorist, prolific writer graduate of Radcliff and the first to coin the phrase Transformational Leadership Mary Parker Follett was way ahead of her time and doesn't get the the credit she is properly due.
Events and Happenings
The Institute on Human Development at Northern Arizona University, located in the beautiful city of Flagstaff, Arizona (notably on Route 66), hosted this outstanding conference at the Wild Horse Pass Resort in Chandler, Arizona. What an Amazing event...
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