Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Around 1986, there was a paradigm shift across the country to bring individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) out of institutions and inclusively integrate them into the community.
Axel Junker of the Waisman Center’s Community Ties program was recently honored with REM Wisconsin’s 2007 James Grudzynski Memorial Award. REM Wisconsin is the state’s largest provider of residences for individuals with developmental disabilities. The James Grudzynski Memorial Award was created to honor individuals who champion the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities and whose …
