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Freeman, Rachel, Ed.; Walker, Pamela, Ed.; Hewitt, Amy, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration, 2016
Person-centered positive supports are about empowering people with disabilities to live lives that fully reflect their individuality and their humanity. They're about using evidence-based positive practices in the service of the needs, values, and goals of the person receiving the support. And they're about promoting quality of life for people in…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Developmental Disabilities, Evidence Based Practice, Quality of Life
Abery, Brian, Ed.; McConnell, Scott, Ed. – IMPACT, 1989
This "feature issue" focuses on early intervention with handicapped children, with an emphasis on: Project EDGE (Expanding Developmental Growth through Education), an early intervention research project initiated in 1968; strategies for developing family-friendly early intervention services; and progress reports from various states and…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Involvement
Minnesota State Dept. of Administration, St. Paul. – 1992
This monograph describes projects of the Minnesota Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities which focus on empowerment and self-advocacy for individuals with disabilities and their family members. Individual sections address: (1) Partners in Policymaking (an intensive course to train individuals with disabilities and family…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Developmental Disabilities, Friendship, Leadership
Minnesota Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, St. Paul. – 1987
The report describes policies and services for individuals with developmental disabilities in Minnesota. It emphasizes changes in the way of thinking about individuals with developmental disabilities as knowledge increases concerning what they are capable of doing and what is important in their lives and how they can be supported in communities.…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education