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Direct linkHeller, Tamar; Caldwell, Joe – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
The impact of a consumer-directed family support program on actual out-of-home placement in one American state was evaluated over an 8-year period. Under this program, individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families control their own resources and design and direct supports through the use of cash allowances or individualized…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Age Differences, Racial Differences, Family Programs
