The Kansas Institute for Positive Behavior Support

Rachel Freeman, Chris Smith, and Donna Wickham (11/02)
The Kansas Institute for Positive Behavior Support (KIPBS) at the University of Kansas was established November, 2001 in collaboration with the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services to create statewide training for PBS and PCP. (Read the full story.)

Microswitch Use in Persons with Profound Multiple Impairments

Seattle, WA “Raindrops Keep Falling” Richard and Muriel Saunders (9/02)
Raincoats are regular attire for Richard and Muriel Saunders when they travel to Seattle. Seattle is a research site for a research project funded by the National Institutes of Health on microswitch use in persons with profound multiple impairments. (Read the full story.)

The National Service Inclusion Project: Increasing the Engagement of Individuals with Disabilities in National and Community Service

Susan Jack and Kathy Olson
(7/02) KUCDD is participating in the National Service Inclusion Project as a state liaison to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). For many Americans serving others and giving back to one’s community is an important priority. The CNCS sponsors programs to help citizens meet those priorities with a variety of options. (Read the full story.)

Laboratory Model of Escape—Motivated Aberrant Behavior

(Dean Williams with Michael Perone of West Virginia University)
(5/02) This research concerns environmental factors that contribute to chronic aberrant behavior in persons with mental retardation. Chronic aberrant behavior such as self-injury, aggression, and property destruction is a major barrier to habilitation and independent living for these persons, and it represents a long-standing treatment challenge. (Read the full story.)