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Download full textHemp, Richard – Policy Research Brief, 1992
This serial issue summarizes findings from a survey of 20 state mental retardation and developmental disabilities agencies and 93 community based providers on developing and financing community services. The survey queried respondents concerning: (1) which models or strategies for financing community services have been most effective; (2) what…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Community Services, Developmental Disabilities
Ross, E. Clarke – Word from Washington, 1982
The paper outlines the educational objectives of a course offered at the 1982 meeting of the American Academy on Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. The course addresses policy changes and trends in publically financed services to developmentally disabled persons. Topics covered in the outline are a continuum of care; historical…
Descriptors: Course Content, Court Litigation, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Ross, E. Clarke – Word from Washington Analysis, 1979
The paper examines the assumptions, historical developments of the federal service delivery system for developmentally disabled persons. Services for the disabled are seen to have evolved from criteria oriented programs to entitlements with accompanying guarantees of due process. Major federal programs are traced from the 1918 Vocational…
Descriptors: Costs, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Trends
Wobschall, Rachel, Ed.; Lakin, Charlie, Ed. – IMPACT, 1995
This feature issue of a newsletter on community integration of individuals with developmental disabilities considers the role of assistive technologies. It describes efforts to utilize consumer direction, public policy, creativity, energy, and professional know-how in the pursuit of technology-based opportunities to enhance community inclusion,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Early Intervention
Shoultz, Bonnie, Ed. – Policy Bulletin, 1992
This policy bulletin summarizes research findings about governmental and agency policies on community integration for people with developmental disabilities. It focuses on multicultural aspects of disability and family policy. The first section discusses implications of a multicultural perspective and identifies trends which take account of…
Descriptors: Agencies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism
Informer, 1980
Keynoted by Dr. Margaret J. Giannini, Director of the National Institute of Handicapped Research (NIHR), these conference proceedings focus on present concerns and future issues facing the NIHR and researchers and trainers in the field of rehabilitation of the handicapped. In her address, Dr. Giannini outlines priorities for the NIHR for the next…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Diseases, Federal Programs
