AAIDD SIS White Paper Series-June 2008


International Implementation of the Supports Intensity Scale™ PDF

Editors: Robert L. Schalock, James R Thompson, and Marc J. Tassé

Authors: Wil Buntinx, Luigi Croce, Yuval Ekstein, Climent Giné, Sue Holmes, Mélanie Lamoureux-Hébert, Mauro Leoni, Diane Morin, and Miguel Angel Verdugo

In this White Paper,  authors from seven international communities share their experiences translating the Supports Intensity Scale into their respective languages-French, Italian, Catalan, Complex Chinese, Spanish, Hebrew, and Dutch. The paper provides an overview of the context of each team's work, characterizes the general approach used, identifies any problems involved in translating SIS into a particular language, and reviews the intended use of the translated SIS. 

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