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Peer reviewedZirpoli, Thomas J.; Wieck, Colleen – Journal of Special Education, 1989
The economic and political factors maintaining the large numbers of residents with developmental disabilities in public institutions are reviewed from the perspective of Minnesota. Alternatives are presented to lessen the economical and political impact of institutional closures, in order to advance the process of deinstitutionalization.…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Economic Factors, Institutionalized Persons
