Using an autoethnographic approach, this dissertation explores the path taken by a person who serves a unique population of individuals--people who not only have more than one disability, but in addition, are unable to communicate using verbal (spoken) speech. Starting with a recap of the history of the use and subsequent oppression of American…

The second in a series of reports by a task force subcommittee on deinstitutionalization of developmentally disabled persons in Ohio, the monograph focuses on residential services. Basic planning principles, reflecting philosophical and legal concepts such as least restrictive alternative, normalization, and respect for human dignity, are…