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Peer reviewedFlexer, Robert W. – Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling (JARC), 1983
Developmental disabilities are reviewed from the standpoint of definition, service systems, and interventions. Definitions from relevant laws outline population characteristics and required services. Intensive, comprehensive, coordinated ongoing delivery mechanisms are emphasized, including vocational, residential, and generic services. General…
Descriptors: Definitions, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Intervention
Schalock, Robert L., Ed.; Siperstein, Gary N., Ed. – 1997
This volume summarizes current policies and programmatic practices that are influencing the quality of life of persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Part 1, "Service Delivery Application," contains: "Using Person-Centered Planning To Address Personal Quality of Life" (John Butterworth and others); "The Aftermath of…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation
Braddock, David, Ed. – 2002
This 6th edition volume presents a detailed report on the growth of programs for persons with disabilities at the federal level and in the states. The two chapters of part one provide a cross-disability perspective, "An Institutional History of Disability" (David Braddock and Susan Parish) and an empirical study across federal, state,…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
Download full textSchalock, Robert L., Ed. – 1990
The book deals with the concept of quality of life for persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Part I, "Quality of Life: Personal Perspectives," contains "A Dream for Myself" (Connie Martinez); "Reflections on My Quality of Life: Then and Now" (Nancy Ward); "Quality of Life versus Quality…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society)
Kirchman, Mary P.; And Others – 1979
The document reports on the Communitization Integration Team, a joint interagency planning project whose major goal was to develop, within a two county area, models for the cooperative delivery of community based services to school age developmentally disabled children, particularly the severely-profoundly retarded. Initial sections cover project…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Walker, Pam; And Others – 1990
This information package compiles several resources for supporting children and teens with severe disabilities in integrated recreation/leisure activities. The package contains: (1) an overview article by Pam Walker titled "Supports for Children and Teens with Developmental Disabilities in Integrated Recreation/Leisure Activities," with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Community Programs, Delivery Systems
Moss, Steve, Ed. – 1992
This monograph presents nine author-contributed papers which look at issues of aging and mental retardation from the perspectives of nine nations: Australia (by Trevor R. Parmenter), Great Britain (by Steve Moss), Canada (by Gerrit Groeneweg), Germany (by Gottfried Adam), Hong Kong (by John W. L. Tse), Indonesia (by D. Lianta), Japan (by Takeo…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cultural Differences, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems
McLaughlin, Phillip J., Ed.; Wehman, Paul, Ed. – 1996
This book presents 19 chapters on life span perspectives and service issues for people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. The book presents best practices and provides a view of the range of services necessary to work with people who have those disabilities. It is intended to provide a core reference for providers in the…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Autism, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies
