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The Council on Quality and Leadership is a U.S. organization which provides accreditation and training for agencies providing services for people with intellectual, psychiatric, and developmental disabilities. It was established in 1969.

CQL member organizations form the governing body by appointing representatives to serve on the board of directors. They include the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR), Autism Society of America, Mosaic, the National Association of QMRPs (NAQ), National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE), and The Arc. It has partnerships with organizations in Canada and the Republic of Ireland.

References

  • Schalock, R.L., Gardner, J.F. and Bradley, V.J. (2007). Quality of Life for Persons with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities: Applications across Individuals, Organizations, Communities, and Systems. Washington, DC: AAIDD.
  • Gardner, J.F. & Carran, D.T. (2005). "The Attainment of Personal Outcomes by People with Developmental Disabilities." Mental Retardation. 43(3), 157–173.
  • Gardner, J.F. (2002). "The Evolving Social Context for Quality in Services and Supports for People with Disabilities." In D. Croser, R. Schalock & P. Baker (Eds.), Embarking on a New Century: Mental Retardation at the End of the 20th Century. Washington, DC: AAMR.
  • Gardner, J.F., Carran, D.T., & Nudler, S. (2001). "Measuring Quality of Life and Quality of Services through Personal Outcome Measures: Implications for Public Policy." International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, Vol. 24, pp 75–100.
  • Gardner, J.F., Nudler, S., & Chapman, M. (1997) "Personal Outcomes as Measures of Quality." Mental Retardation, 35:4 (August), 295–305.
  • Gardner, J.F., & Campanella, T. (1997) "Challenging Traditions: Measuring Quality as Outcomes for People." In K. Jacobs & J. Pratt (Eds.). Work Practice: International Perspectives. Oxford, UK: Butterworth Heinemann, Reed Educational and Professional Publishing, Ltd.
  • Gardner, J.F. & Nudler, S. (1997). "Beyond Compliance to Responsiveness: Accreditation Reconsidered." In R.L. Schalock (Ed.), Quality of Life Volume 11: Application to Persons with Disabilities. Washington, DC: AAMR.
  • Gardner, J.F. & Campanella, T. (1995). "Beyond Compliance to Responsiveness: New Measures of Quality for Accreditation," Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, V, 107–114.
  • Federal Register, June 3, 1988.
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