Reports


Books, Book Chapters 

Tanis E. S., Lulinski, A. Wu, J., Braddock, D.L, & Hemp, R. (in preparation). The State of the States in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: 2019 (12th Edition). University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

Wehmeyer, M.L., Tanis, S., Davies, S.K., & Stock, S.E. (2021). The role of applied cognitive technology and assistive technology in supporting the adaptive behavior of people with intellectual disability. In P. Sturmey & R. Lang (Eds.), Handbook of adaptive behavior. New York: Springer.

Bonardi A., Krahn, G. Morris, A., & the National Workgroup on State and Local Health Data (2019). Enriching our knowledge: State and local data to inform health surveillance of the population with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Washington, DC.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., Tanis, E.S., Wu, J. & Haffer, L. (2017). The State of the States in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: 2017. Washington, DC: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Order from American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, or for more information, Contact Us.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., Rizzolo, M.C., Tanis, E.S., Haffer, L., & Wu, J. (2015). The State of the States in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Emerging from the Great Recession. Washington, DC: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). Order from American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, or for more information, Contact Us.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., Rizzolo, M.C., Tanis, E.S., Haffer, L., Lulinski, A., & Wu, J. (2013). The State of the States in Developmental Disabilities 2013The Great Recession and Its Aftermath (Preliminary Edition). Boulder: Department of Psychiatry and Coleman Institute, University of Colorado and Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago. Contact Us.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., Rizzolo, M.C., Haffer, L., Tanis, E.S., & Wu, J. (2011). The State of the States in Developmental Disabilities: 2011.Washington, DC: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Contact Us.

Braddock, D. (2010). Public spending for services to persons with disabilities in the United States. In Opportunities for Community Development Finance in the Disability Market, held at the Federal Reserve Bank Headquarters, Washington, DCpp. 7-20. Boston: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Contact Us.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R & Rizzolo, M.C. (2008). The state of the states in developmental disabilities: 2008. Washington, DC: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Contact Us

Rizzolo, M.C., & Braddock, D. (2008). People with cognitive disabilities. In S. Helal, M. Mokhtari, and B. Abdulrazak (Eds), The engineering handbook of smart technology for aging, disability, and independence, pp. 203-216. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Rizzolo, M. C., Bell, R., Braddock, D., Hewitt, A, & Brown, C. (2005). Emerging technologies for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In K. C. Lakin and A. Turnbull (Eds.), Keeping the promises: Findings and recommendations. National goals, state of knowledge and research agenda for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, pp. 289-310. Washington, D.C.: American Association on Mental Retardation.

Braddock, D., Rizzolo, M. C., Hemp, R., & Parish, S. (2004). Public spending for developmental disabilities in the United States: An historical – comparative perspective, In R. Stancliffe & K. C. Lakin (Eds.) Costs and outcomes: Community services for people with intellectual disabilities, pp. 23-44. Baltimore: Brookes.

Braddock, D. (2002). Changing times revisited and the legacy of Professor Gunnar Dybwad. In J. Dudley, M.L. Calhoun and L. Ahlgrim-Delzell (Eds.), Lessons learned from a lawsuit: Creating services for people with mental illness and mental retardation (Preface, pp. vi-viii). New York: National Association for Dual Diagnosis.New York: National Association for the Dually Diagnosed.

Braddock, D. (Ed.). (2002). Disability at the dawn of the 21st century and the state of the states. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.

Braddock, D. & Parish, S. (2001). An institutional history of disability. In G. Albrecht, K. Seelman, & M. Bury, (Eds.), Handbook of disability studies, pp. 11-68, New York: Sage.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., & Parish, S. (2000). Transforming service delivery systems in the states. In M.L. Wehmeyer and J.R Patton (Eds.), Mental retardation in the 21st Century, 359-378. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.

Braddock, D. (1999). Innovation in mental retardation services. In D. Biegel & A. Blum (Eds.), Innovations in practice and service delivery with vulnerable populations across the lifespan. New York: Oxford University Press.

Mitchell, D. (1999). Managed care and developmental disabilities: Reconciling the realities of managed care with the individual needs of persons with disabilities. Homewood, IL: High Tide Press.

Braddock, D. (1998). Mental retardation and developmental disabilities: Historical and contemporary perspectives. In D. Braddock, R. Hemp, S. Parish, and J. Westrich (Eds.), The state of the states in developmental disabilities, fifth edition, 3-21. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., Parish, S., Westrich, J., & Park, H. (1998). The state of the states in developmental disabilities: Summary of the study. In D. Braddock, R. Hemp, S. Parish, and J. Westrich (Eds.), The state of the states in developmental disabilities, fifth edition, 23-53. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.

Braddock, D. & Hemp, R. (1998). Toward family and community: Mental retardation services in Massachusetts and New England. In D. Braddock, R. Hemp, S. Parish, and J. Westrich (Eds.), The state of the states in developmental disabilities, fifth edition, 55-66. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.

Hemp, R., Braddock, D., & Westrich, J. (1998). Medicaid, managed care, and developmental disabilities. In D. Braddock, R. Hemp, S. Parish, and J. Westrich (Eds.), The state of the states in developmental disabilities, fifth edition, 67-89. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., Parish, S., & Westrich, J. (1998). The state of the states in developmental disabilities, fifth edition. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., Bachelder, L., & Fujiura, G.T. (1995). The state of the states in developmental disabilities, fourth edition. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.

Braddock, D. & Mitchell, D. (1992). Residential services and developmental disabilities in the United States: A national survey of staff compensation, turnover, and related issues. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., Fujiura, G., Bachelder, L., & Mitchell, D. (1990). The state of the states in developmental disabilities, third edition. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing Company.

Braddock, D. (1987). Federal policy toward mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Preface by Senator Robert Dole. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing Company.
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Journal Articles 

Wu, K., Burlinson, D., Petersen, E., Tanis, E.S., Ahmad, T., Szafir, D., (2021). Understanding data visualization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. CHI ’21, Yokohama, Japan.

Tanis, E.S. & Lewis, C. (2020). Artificial intelligence and the dignity of risk. ACM Sigaccess Accessibility and Computing, 125, 1-1.

Tanis, E. S. (2020). The Cost of doing business: Institutional bias and community-based services and supports. Georgetown Law Journal, Vol 27, Winter (2). Washington, DC.

Braddock, D., Hoehl, J., Tanis, S., Alowitz, E., & Haffer, L. (2013). The rights of people with cognitive disabilities to technology and information access (PDF)Inclusion, 1(2), 95-102.

Rizzolo, M.C., Friedman, C., Lulinski-Norris, A., & Braddock, D. (2013). Home and community based services (HCBS) Waivers: A nationwide stuy of the states (PDF) Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,  51(1), 1-21. 

Braddock, D. (2010). Honoring Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s legacy in intellectual disability, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 48 (1), 63-72. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Abstract

Braddock, D. (2010). Public spending for disability in the United States: 1997-2006. Boston: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. (Proceedings from a conference on housing for people with disabilities held on February 5, 2010, at the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States, Washington, D.C., February 4-5, 2010. 

Rizzolo, M.C., Hemp, R., Braddock, D., & Schindler, A. (2009). Family support services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Recent national trends. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 47(2), 152-155.

Braddock, D. (2007). Washington rises: Public financial support for intellectual disability in the United States, 1955-2004. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 13, 169-177. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews Abstract

Rizzolo, M.C., Heller, T., & Braddock, D. (2005). Determinants of state utilization of public institutions for persons with intellectual disabilities in the U.S. International Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2(1)60-62.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., & Rizzolo, M.C. (2004). State of the states in developmental disabilities: 2004. Mental Retardation, 42(5), 356-370.

Braddock, D., Rizzolo, M.C., Thompson, M., & Bell, R. (2004). Emerging technologies and cognitive disability. Journal of Special Education Technology, 19(4), 49-56.

Braddock, D., Rizzolo, M.C., & Hemp, R. (2004). Most employment services growth in developmental disabilities during 1988-2002 was in segregated settings. Mental Retardation, 42(4), 317-320.

Rusch, F. R. & Braddock, D. (2004). Adult day programs versus supported employment (1988-2002):  Spending and service practices of mental retardation and developmental disabilities state agencies. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 29(4), 237-247.

Parish, S., Pomeranz-Essley, A., & Braddock, D. (2003). Spending trends in family support in the United States, Mental Retardation, 41(3)174-187. 

Braddock, D. (2002). Public financial support for disability at the dawn of the 21st Century. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 107(6), 478-489. 

Hemp, R., Rizzolo, M. C., & Braddock, D. (2002). Trends and milestones – Selected trends in public spending for MR/DD services and the state economies. Mental Retardation, 40(5), 418-422.

Braddock, D., Felce, D., Emerson, E., & Stancliffe, R.J. (2001). The living circumstances of children and adults with mental retardation or developmental disabilities in the United States, Canada, England and Wales, and Australia. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 7, 115-121.

Hemp, R., Braddock, D., Parish, S.L, & Smith, G. (2001). Trends and milestones-Leveraging federal funding in the states to address Olmstead and growing waiting lists. Mental Retardation, 39(3), 241-243.

Parish, S.L., Braddock, D., Hemp, R., & Rizzolo, M.C. (2000). Trends and milestones–Status of family support services and spending in the United States. Mental Retardation, 38(6), 547-550.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., Parish, S., & Rizzolo, M.C. (2000). Growth in state commitments for community services: Significance of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver. Mental Retardation, 38(2), 186-189.

Braddock, D. (1999). Aging and developmental disabilities: Demographic and policy issues affecting American families. Mental Retardation, 37(2), 155-161.

Hemp, R., & Braddock, D. (1998). Trends and milestones–Medicaid managed care and individuals with disabilities: Status report. Mental Retardation, 36, 84-85.

Braddock, D., & Hemp, R. (1997). Toward family and community: Mental retardation services in Massachusetts, New England, and the United States. Mental Retardation, 35(4), 241-256.
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Technical Reports 

Tanis, E.S., Gantt, G., & Zlockie, J. (2024). Technology 2.0: Understanding the advancements in access to technology solutions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. University of Kansas.

Larson, S.A., Butterworth, J., Winsor, J., Tanis, S., Lulinski, A., and Smith, J. (2021). 30 years of community living for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (1987- 2017). Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.

Brent, B. & Tanis, E.S. (2020). Technology for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities and their families NASDDDS’ National Policy Workgroup Subcommittee. NASDDDS, Alexandria, VA.

Tanis, E.S. (2020). Colorado Technology Advancement Project (CTAP) 20-142272 Final Report. Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Finance, Denver, CO.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., Tanis, E.S., & Rizzolo, M.C. (2014, July 23). Project overview: The state of the states in developmental disabilities. Boulder: State of the States in Developmental Disabilities Project and Autism Society (PDF).

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., Tanis, E.S., & Rizzolo, M.C. (2014, April 7). State of the states in developmental disabilities project: Overview. Boulder and Washington, DC: State of the States in Developmental Disabilities Project and Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities. (PDF)

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., & Rizzolo, M.K. (2011). Services and funding for people with developmental disabilities: How does Illinois compare to other states? Chicago and Boulder: University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Colorado. Report (PDF)

Nelis, T., Rizzolo, M.C., & Hemp, R. (2011). Use of state institutions for people with intellectual disabilities in Illinois: Fiscal Year 2009. Chicago, Illinois and Boulder, Colorado: University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Colorado. Report (PDF)

Hemp, R., Braddock, D., Mann, M.C., & Moseley, C. (2010). Publicly funded family support services in selected states: A pilot study. Boulder: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry (PDF)

Braddock, D. & Hemp, R. (2009). Developmental disabilities in North Dakota: 2009 A report on the structure, financing, and quality assurance of residential and community services. Published and distributed by the Arc Upper Valley and Developmental Disabilities Council of North Dakota (57 pages). Full report (PDF)

Braddock, D., & Hemp, R. (2008, May 8). Development of a family support services taxonomy. Boulder:University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, State of the States in Developmental Disabilities.

Braddock, D. & Hemp, R. (2008). Establishing a tradition of commitment: Intellectual and developmental disabilities services in Indiana. Published and distributed by the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University, Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities, Arc of Indiana, and Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Indianapolis (63 pages). Full report (PDF)

Braddock, D., & Hemp, R. (2008). Services and funding for people with developmental disabilities in Illinois: A multi-state comparative analysis. Chicago and Springfield: Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Nelis, T., & Rizzolo, M. (2008). Use of state institutions for people with intellectual disabilities in Illinois. Chicago: University of Illinois at Chicago and State of the States Project, University of Colorado.

Nelis, T., & Rizzolo, M. (2006). Use of state institutions for people with intellectual disabilities in Illinois. Chicago: University of Illinois at Chicago and State of the States Project, University of Colorado. Report.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., Rizzolo, M.C., Coulter, D., Haffer, L., & Thompson, M. (2005). The state of the states in developmental disabilities: 2005. Boulder and Washington, DC, University of Colorado, Department of Psychiatry and Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities and American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Nelis, T., & Rizzolo, M. (2005). Use of state institutions for people with intellectual disabilities in the United States. Chicago: University of Illinois at Chicago and State of the States Project, University of Colorado. Report

Braddock, D., & Hemp, R. (2004). Developmental disabilities in North Dakota: The Year 2004 report: A study of the structure, financing and quality assurance of residential and community services. Boulder, CO: University of Colorado, Department of Psychiatry. 

Braddock, D., & Hemp, R. (2004). Developmental disabilities services in Indiana: 2004 progress report. Indianapolis: Association of Rehabilitation Facilities of Indiana, Arc of Indiana, Indiana Governor’s Planning Council for People with Disabilities, and Indiana University Institute on Disability and Community.

Rizzolo, M.C., Hemp, R., Braddock, D., & Pomeranz-Essley, A. (2004). The state of the states in developmental disabilities: 2004. Boulder, CO: University of Colorado, Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities and Department of Psychiatry.

Braddock, D., & Hemp, R. (2003). The 2003 report: Regional and national perspectives on developmental disabilities services in New Hampshire. Boulder, CO: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, State of the States in Developmental Disabilities Project. 

Braddock, D., & Hemp, R. (2003, January 23). Analysis of California’s commitment to developmental disabilities services. Boulder, CO: University of Colorado, Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities and Department of Psychiatry.

Hemp, R., & Braddock, D. Ten questions: On the role of Medicaid for persons with developmental disabilities in the United States (PDF). Boulder, CO: University of Colorado, Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities and Department of Psychiatry. Medicaid10Questions (PDF)

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., Rizzolo, M.C., Parish, S., & Pomeranz, A. (2002). The state of the states in developmental disabilities: 2002 study summary. Boulder, CO: University of Colorado, Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities and Department of Psychiatry.

Braddock, D., Hemp, R., & Rizzolo, M.C. (2002). Developmental disabilities in North Dakota: The Year 2002 report. Boulder, CO: University of Colorado, Department of Psychiatry.

Braddock, D. (2001). Public financial support for disability programs at the close of the 20th Century. Boulder, CO: Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities.
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Testimony 

Braddock, D. (2013, July 17). Populations in need of LTSS and service delivery issues testimony for the Long Term Care Commission: Washington, DC: Commission (PDF)

Braddock, D. (2011, May 18). Overview of trends and issues in developmental disabilities: 2011 (PDF), House-Senate Joint Committee on Developmental Disabilities Washington State Legislature, Olympia, Washington. 

Braddock, D. (2011, January 31). Panelist, Envisioning the future. Summit on the Federal Developmental Disabilities Act Related Priorities, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland.

Braddock, D. (2010, December 6). Panelist, U.S. Regional Hearing. Summit on the Federal Developmental Disabilities Act and Related Priorities, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Denver, Colorado.

Braddock, D. (2007, July 18). Testimony: Joint Legislative Committee on Developmental Disabilities, Colorado State Legislature, Denver, Colorado. Powerpoint (PDF)

Braddock, D. (2004). Testimony for the federal Interagency Committee on Disability Research: Enhancing the national research, development, and dissemination agenda in cognitive disability and technology. Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Committee on Disability Research.

Braddock, D. (2002). Testimony on the Reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act. U.S. Department of Education Public Hearings, Oakland, CA, April 18, 2002.

Parish, S.L. (September 2, 2001). Declaration of Susan L. Parish. Evans, et al., and United States of America and St. John’s Community Services, et al., v. Williams, et al. In the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Civ. No. 76-293.

Braddock, D. (1998). Aging and developmental disabilities: Demographic and policy issues affecting American families. Statement before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. Washington, DC: Senate Special Committee on Aging.

Braddock, D. (1995). Expert witness report for the U.S. Department of Justice, in U.S. v. Wagner, Federal District Court, Northern District of Texas. Civil No. 3:94-CV-2540-H.

Braddock, D. (1990, July 10). Statement on the Developmental Disabilities Act Amendments of 1990. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

Braddock, D. (1986). Statement on Medicaid financing of services for persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Hearings on Medicaid and developmental disabilities. Washington, DC: Senate Finance Committee, Subcommittee on Health, September 19, 1986.

Braddock, D. (1984). Statement on reauthorization of the Developmental Disabilities Act. Washington, DC: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Health and the Environment, April 9.

Braddock, D. (1984a). Statement on S.2053–The Community and Family Living Amendments of 1983. Washington, DC: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Hearings, February 27.
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