The FPG Disability Initiative

The FPG Disability Initiative is central to FPG's mission and organization. Since its inception in 1966, FPG investigators have demonstrated a strong interest in advancing knowledge about the most effective ways of serving children with disabilities and their families. (Review major events in the evolution of our work on disabilities.)

This work has had a particular emphasis on, but is not limited to, the importance of prevention and early intervention for children birth through five years of age.

The goal of the FPG Disability Initiative is to identify linkages across various disability activities and to explore ways to coordinate these efforts and respond to emerging problems. Some of the problems and needs that are being addressed through funded projects represented within the FPG Disability Initiative include:

Health promotion and prevention, interventions, and service delivery models
Assessment, measurement, and accountability
Professional development and knowledge utilization
Family support and parent-professional partnerships
Disability studies from interdisciplinary and socio-cultural perspectives

For a list of all projects involved, go to FPG disability related projects.