Little is known about how, when, or why individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) retire. Recognizing the changing needs of older adults with IDD is critical to support person-driven services and development of best practices in aging transitions. Using secondary analysis of the 2016 to 2017 National Core Indicators–Adult Consumer Survey (NCI-ACS) data for adults with IDD, we examined the relation between independent mobility (i.e., without aids), age group, level of intellectual disability, and type of employment/activity program, with a focus on mobility and community-based employment in older age groups. There was an overall age-related decline in mobility, but the prevalence of mobility impairment by age group was related to employment type. The percentage who were independently mobile was highest for community employment in every age group. The percentage of individuals by age group in community employment fell significantly from middle age onward, suggesting some former community-based workers had retired. There was no significant age-related difference in the percentage in facility-based employment across these age groups. Mobility limitations may be a barrier to obtaining or retaining community-based employment. Age-related mobility impairment may be associated with premature retirement, and could affect travel to and from work, undertaking work tasks, or both. Closer examination is needed of aging, community employment, and age-related mobility limitations to understand the specific causes of these effects on employment and identify supports and accommodations.

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老龄化、基于社区的就业、行动不便和退休：国家核心指标——成人消费者调查数据

人们对智力和发育障碍 (IDD) 人士退休的方式、时间或原因知之甚少。认识到 IDD 老年人不断变化的需求对于支持以人为本的服务和制定老龄化过渡的最佳实践至关重要。通过对 2016 年至 2017 年国家核心指标——成人 IDD 成人消费者调查 (NCI-ACS) 数据的二次分析，我们检查了独立行动能力（即没有艾滋病）、年龄组、智力障碍水平和类型之间的关系就业/活动计划，重点是老年人群的流动性和基于社区的就业。流动性总体上与年龄相关下降，但各年龄组的流动性障碍患病率与就业类型有关。在每个年龄段的社区就业中，独立流动的百分比最高。从中年开始，按年龄组别在社区就​​业的个人百分比显着下降，这表明一些前社区工作者已经退休。在这些年龄组中，基于设施的就业百分比没有显着的年龄相关差异。行动不便可能是获得或保留社区就业的障碍。年龄相关的行动障碍可能与过早退休有关，并可能影响上下班、承担工作任务或两者兼而有之。需要更仔细地检查老龄化、社区就业和与年龄相关的流动性限制，以了解这些影响就业的具体原因并确定支持和便利。