Journal on Developmental Disabilities

Call For Papers

"Falling Through The Cracks" - Fall Issue 2009

The Journal on Developmental Disabilities is announcing a Call for Papers for an upcoming special issue focused on people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (ID/DD) who are "falling through the cracks". This issue will be edited by Ann Fudge Schormans (JoDD Chief Editorial Board, McMaster University) and Ted Myerscough (JoDD).

We are interested in receiving submissions that address and highlight issues facing those labelled persons who are on the margins of an already marginalized population; people whose identity/identities, circumstances and needs are neither recognized nor adequately understood. For example, people with ID/DD who:

• are involved with the correction and judicial systems
• are homeless, living in shelters, on the street, or in other temporary and unstable (and unsafe) arrangements
• are involved with the mental health system
• experience prejudice and difficulties because of their sexual identity
• have come to attention of child welfare/protection services
• experiencing alcohol or substance abuse
• have recently immigranted
• have been (inappropriately) placed in long-term care health facilities
• are aging and living with aging parents, or those whose caregivers have died
• are multiply labelled
• experience geographic vulnerability (e.g., people with ID/DD living in remote communities)

This list is not exhaustive and we welcome contributions addressing other issues. We are interested in receiving academic papers (theoretical and/or research-based), personal narratives, photo-essays, art, poetry, and opinion pieces.

We particularly encourage contributions from labelled persons, from families and carers, service providers and support workers, as well as from academics and researchers.

Deadline for Submissions: February 1, 2009
For more information, contact:

Ann Fudge Schormans: annfudgeschormans@hotmail.com
or
Ted Myerscough: tross@vex.net

To Submit an article please click on the link below or go to www.mstracker.com and choose "Submit Article". Please indicate in your letter that the submission is for the Fall 2009 Issue.

http://mstracker.com/submit.php