@article{Farry_Clark_2022, title={Public Policies to Advance the Intellectual and Developmental Disability Sector}, volume={13}, url={https://socialinnovationsjournal.com/index.php/sij/article/view/3344}, abstractNote={<p>Healthcare access and an adequate workforce serve as two mounting challenges for the intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) sector. Passage of The Healthcare Extension and Accessibility for Developmentally Disabled and Underserved Population, or HEADs Up Act, could greatly improve access by creating a medically underserved population (MUP) designation for the I/DD population. New and expanded workforce visa programs could meet the challenges associated with increased demand and limited supply for the Direct Support Professional (DSP) labor pool.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Social Innovations Journal}, author={Farry, Kristen and Clark, Michael}, year={2022}, month={May} }