intellectual disability and dementia international summit 2016

​In October 2016, an International Summit on Intellectual Disability and Dementia was held in Glasgow, Scotland with 32 representatives from twelve countries in attendance, and the pre-recorded experiences of people with intellectual disabilities shared at the event. The International Summit was facilitated and co-hosted by Dr Karen Watchman, University of Stirling, Scotland and Professor Matthew Janicki, University of Illinois at Chicago.

summit final report

Click image above for the Summit Final Report

 
Pre-summit working groups sought local and national perspectives and lived experiences using a shared web space to collate information and recordings in advance of meeting in Glasgow.​ Subsequent reports collaboratively developed between 2017-2020 can be accessed below and left. 
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​Key recommendations from Summit by area of focus can be viewed, with a full list of publications developed from the Summit available here.

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Topic specific policy & practice bulletins

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Policy & Practice Bulletin 1: Nomenclature

Policy & Practice Bulletin 2: Perspectives of Persons with Intellectual Disability

Policy & Practice Bulletin 3: Advanced Dementia

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Policy & Practice Bulletin 4: Human Rights and CRPD

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Policy & Practice Bulletin 7: Community Dementia Capable Practice

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Policy & Practice Bulletin 5: Inclusion in National Dementia Strategies

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Policy & Practice Bulletin 8: Family Carers

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Policy & Practice Bulletin 6: Post-diagnostic support

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Policy & Practice Bulletin 9: End of Life Care

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Funded by The RS MacDonald Charitable Trust, Alzheimer Scotland and The Scottish Government. Collaborating sponsors included the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices (NTG) and the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.