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Hitzing, Wade; Kozlowski, Ronald E. – 1984
The first of five papers written by the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Planning Council's Deinstitutionalization Task Force Project, this document focuses on the role of institutional services. Following a brief summary of planning principles (least restrictive alternative, right to services, normalization, equal justice, respect for human…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Institutional Role
Provencal, Gerald – 1984
This paper offers reflections from the author's experience with community placement for developmentally disabled persons, specifically addressing practical and philosophical issues. Drawn from the author's personal involvement with the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center (MORE) in Michigan, this document notes nine illustrations of progress from…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Normalization (Handicapped), Personal Narratives

Wetzel, Ralph J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
Institutions for people with disabilities can be "deinstitutionalized" by changing the way they are organized and regulated. The process of developing community learning environments in residential programs involves design of daily living routines, assessment of residential living skills, identification of teaching objectives, development of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Change Strategies, Community Programs

Lepler, Steven; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1994
This rebuttal by the original authors to a critique (EC 609 029) of their article describing the TAPER psychotropic drug review process supports the process as an individualized approach to psychotropic drug treatment and as an interdisciplinary approach appropriate for use in community-based services for individuals with developmental…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Drug Therapy, Institutionalized Persons

Kastner, Theodore A.; Walsh, Kevin – Mental Retardation, 1994
This response to a description of a psychotropic drug review process, TAPER, suggests that the data supporting the reported low rate and dosage level of psychotropic drug use resulting from the process were misleading and inaccurate. Implications of such a drug review process for facilities serving people with developmental disabilities are drawn.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Drug Therapy, Incidence
O'Brien, John – 1993
This paper points out that the promise of supported living for individuals with developmental disabilities lies in its potential to deal creatively and individually with the complexities arising from the lives of many different individuals. The paper describes personal experiences of leaders in supported living agencies that enabled them to step…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Role, Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities

Taylor, Steven J. – Mental Retardation, 1992
This response to previous symposium papers (EC 604 155-161) concerning regulations and quality assurance in Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) sees regulations as the bureaucratization of values, identifies paradoxes implicit in regulatory controls, and urges reform of the current developmental disability service…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Wright, Barbara; King, Martha P. – 1991
This Task Force report offers recommendations to state legislatures in the following policy areas: early intervention, family support, transition services, community living, supported employment, and funding for persons with developmental disabilities. Stressed is a consumer orientation which focuses on individual and family strengths and needs.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Early Intervention, Education Work Relationship
Syracuse Univ., NY. Center on Human Policy. – 1988
This report summarizes the proceedings of a Leadership Institute seminar to identify the current state of knowledge and practice in community integration for people with developmental disabilities and to recommend directions for future efforts. The Leadership Institute was organized around four work groups, covering community living, families,…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Practices
Hitzing, Wade; And Others – 1984
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…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Racino, Julie Ann; And Others – 1989
This report contains the findings and recommendations of a review of the residential services system for South Dakota adults with developmental disabilities, based on site visits, interviews, and an analysis of documents and materials. The policy analysis report examines how South Dakota could implement a…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Reardon, Michael J.; Frazier, Dennis G.; Tonks, Gary – 1999
This final report of the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council's (ODDC) project on transportation presents an evaluation of the current transportation options available to Ohioans with disabilities and offers recommendations to improve these options. The first section provides an overview of the ODDC transportation project including its…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities

Lovaas, O. Ivar, Ed.; Buch, Greg, Ed. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
This article outlines problems associated with large mental hospitals, describes how knowledge gained from these problems can be used to create alternative treatment programs, and introduces the papers in this special issue on community-based treatment programs for individuals with developmental disabilities. (JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Children, Community Programs
O'Brien, John; O'Brien, Connie Lyle – 1991
This report examines organizational aspects of agencies working to support people with developmental disabilities in supported living arrangements that provide individualized help to enable individuals to live in homes of their choice. The report is based on meetings and interviews with agency directors and staff throughout the country. Part I…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Community Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1982
This document is a transcript of hearings conducted in Hartford, Connecticut, before the United States Senate Subcommittee on the Handicapped on the effects of deinstitutionalization of the mentally retarded. The bulk of the testimony was given by Connecticut officials and leaders in the mental health field. They presented evidence and case…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Group Homes
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