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Announcements    Register for the 2024 Reinventing Quality (RQ) Conference Today! The Reinventing Quality Conference will be held September 15-17, 2024 at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Baltimore, MD.     AAIDD Webinars Access ongoing professional education through AAIDD webinars. Webinar registration is free for members and $10 for non-members.   Violent Crime & Sexual Violence: Victimization, Prevalence and Risk Reduction for People with IDD AAIDD Webinar August 15, 2024; 4-5 pm Eastern   This presentation will discuss people with intellectual and developmental disabilities as victims/survivors of violent crime including sexual violence.   Developing Solutions for a Deepening DSP Crisis AAIDD Webinar September 11, 2024; 1-2 pm Eastern   Attendees will review the questions generated by the 2022 State of the Science DSP strand workgroup and consider how addressing these might positively affect known disparities in the DSP workforce.    Family Caregiver Views on Sexual & Reproductive Health for Women with IDD AAIDD Webinar September 25, 2024 12-1 pm Eastern  This presentation will discuss the attitudes and perspectives of family caregivers regarding access to sexual and reproductive health services and information for women with IDD.   Diagnostic Overshadowing of Psychological Disorders in People with Intellectual Disability AAIDD Webinar October 8, 2024 2-3 pm Eastern  This presentation will discuss the history of the diagnostic overshadowing bias in ID and will review past and present research as well as the current state of our knowledge about this bias.     AAIDD Journals Access the Leading Peer-Reviewed Journals in the IDD Field Free for AAIDD members. For non-members, the abstract is free of cost, full text access available with a fee.   The August 2024 Issue of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) is Available Now!      Job Openings   Chief Financial Officer (CDD)  Kansas City, Missouri Search for the Director (Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development)  Seattle, WA Program Manager (Howard Center) Burlington, VT Executive Director (Elizabeth Richardson Center) Springdale, Arkansas   Apply to these great openings and other positions on the AAIDD Career Center.     Join Us!   AAIDD's mission is to promote progressive policies, sound research, effective practices, and universal human rights for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Join us by becoming a member today!       Click here to unsubscribe. Message sent by AAIDD, membership@aaidd.org American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | 8403 Colesville Road | Suite 900 | Silver Spring, MD 20910