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Publication Date: 1986
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Maximizing Independence for Persons Who Are Developmentally Disabled: Community-Based Programs at the Waisman Center University Affiliated Facility.
Karan, Orv C.; And Others
Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), v11 n4 p286-93 Win 1986
Four interdisciplinary programs for the developmentally disabled are described: (1) a paraprofessional degree training program; (2) supported employment for institutionalized adults; (3) a service/research program in the area of communication technology and training for nonspeaking persons; and (4) a communication skills program for persons who are mentally retarded, deaf, and blind. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Programs, Institutionalized Persons, Interdisciplinary Approach, Job Skills, Multiple Disabilities, Nonverbal Communication, Normalization (Handicapped), Paraprofessional Personnel, Rehabilitation Programs, Special Degree Programs, Speech Communication
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Language: English
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