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Peer reviewedGriswold, Kim S.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1987
The editorial describes a proposed interagency university-based social/health maintenance model to provide health and medical services to developmentally disabled persons in the Buffalo, New York, area. (DB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Developmental Disabilities, Health Services, Medical Services
Download full textO'Brien, John – 1991
The current standard in providing residential services for individuals with severe disabilities favors serving small groups of people with similar levels of assistance needs in ordinary housing units, which are owned or leased by nonprofit agencies, funded by a mix of federal and state funds, and employ shift workers who provide professionally…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Group Homes, Independent Living
Braddock, David; Fujiura, Glenn – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1991
An empirical model of community services spending in the states for mental retardation and developmental disabilities was tested using cumulative community services fiscal effort across 1977-88. Strength of consumer advocacy organizations coupled with states' historical orientations toward policies promoting racial equality were highly significant…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Community Programs, Community Services, Consumer Protection
