Author Archive: Lynnette Henderson

Measuring quality of life—The National Core Indicators and Tennessee

Author: Lynnette Henderson June 30, 2015

Photo of two happy adult with Down syndrome outside

How do you measure quality of life? How do you measure whether persons with intellectual disabilities are living a life similar to their neighbors? These questions lie at the heart of the National Core Indicators, and…
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July 2015

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