Here's what SIS provides professionals and family members supporting a person with an intellectual disability:
- Direct, reliable, and valid measurement of supports requirements in 57 life activities.
- Ranking of support needs in 18 medical and 12 behavioral areas.
- Percentile ranking of person's needs based on national field test data.
- Solid knowledge on person's needs, preferences, and goals for life.
- Information to make judgments on an individual's support needs.
- Directions on resource allocation and financial planning.
- Guidelines on integrating SIS into person-centered planning process.
- Detailed instructions on how to score, administer, and interpret the Scale.
- Case studies to illustrate how to apply SIS in different situations.
- Information to supplement adaptive behavior measures by telling you what practical supports are required to perform a task (Adaptive measures identify the skills an individual has to do a task).
- Opportunity to empower the person by helping them plan a life of their choice.
- Long-term independence and enhanced quality of life of persons with intellectual disabilities.