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Minihan, Paula M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1999
An investigation of smoking polices and smoking practices of residents and employees in 106 Massachusetts state-supported residential programs found that state-operated programs prohibited employees from smoking in residences and restricted residents who smoked to designated areas. One-third of vendor-operated agencies allowed residents and staff…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Disabilities, Policy Formation
Download full textBuck, Beverly; Baker, Robin – Colorado Children's Campaign, 2013
The "Colorado Children's Budget" presents and analyzes investments and spending trends during the past five state fiscal years on services that benefit children. The "Children's Budget" focuses mainly on state investment and spending, with some analysis of federal investments and spending to provide broader context of state…
Descriptors: Budgets, Expenditures, Trend Analysis, Children
O'Leary, Edward, Ed.; Trotter, Susan, Ed. – 1990
The handbook provides parents of children with disabilities guidance on planning for the child's future needs with special attention to resources and laws of Iowa. Section 1 gives a Future Planning Checklist and definitions of common legal terms. Section 2 addresses estates, trusts, and wills and provides common estate planning questions and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Community Services, Disabilities, Estate Planning
Alaska Governor's Council for the Handicapped and Gifted, Fairbanks. – 1984
The plan presents information relating to persons with developmental disabilities and other substantial handicaps in Alaska. A joint effort by state planning and service providing agencies, the plan was developed with input from consumers as well as providers. An introduction to the document is followed by an overview of the state and the…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Services
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education, 2006
In 1988, Congress passed the "Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act" (P.L. 100-407) ("Tech Act") to assist states with identifying and responding to the assistive technology (AT) needs of individuals with disabilities. Grants awarded under the "Tech Act" were used by states to create…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Disabilities
Peer reviewedKatsiyannis, Antonis – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1994
This article provides a legal update on the issue of residential placements for students with disabilities and discusses practice considerations in light of national trends toward greater integration and curbing of rising costs through providing incentives for community-based programs. Practices in Virginia are used as an example. (DB)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Practices
New York State Education Dept. Albany. Office for the Education of Children with Handicapping Conditions. – 1982
New York state's regulations regarding education of handicapped children are presented, as amended March 26, 1982. Among the topics addressed are Board of Education responsibilities; Committee on the Handicapped; procedures for referral, evaluation, individualized education program development, placement, and review; procedural due process;…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Anderson, Betty N.; Bower, JoAnn C. – 1986
This final report documents the findings of a study designed to evaluate the quality and efficiency of early education programs for handicapped children in Louisiana during 1985-86. More than 400 classes in 65 formal programs (residential, home-based, and center-based) serving approximately 5,000 handicapped children ages 3-5 were studied. The…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Home Programs
New York State Education Dept. Albany. Office for the Education of Children with Handicapping Conditions. – 1982
The guidelines cover processes for placing handicapped students in private or (New York) state operated or state supported schools. Procedures are set forth regarding placements by each of three approaches: (1) contracts with private schools (in or out of state); (2) parent application for placement in state operated or state supported schools;…
Descriptors: Agencies, Board of Education Policy, Disabilities, Due Process
Goldman, Harvey; Intriligator, Barbara A. – 1988
This report presents findings from a study of the ways in which interagency efforts by State and local government agencies influence accessibility of services for children with handicapping conditions and their families. The research was designed as a case study of a mid-Atlantic State that has a wide range of demographic characteristics. Thirty…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Children
California Coordinating Council on Programs for Handicapped Children, Sacramento. – 1967
THIS DIRECTORY LISTS THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO HANDICAPPED CHILDREN (AGED 21 OR YOUNGER) IN CALIFORNIA. THE DIRECTORY IS DIVIDED INTO SIX SECTIONS--(1) CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S SERVICES, (2) PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CHILD WELFARE, (3) SERVICES FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND MENTAL RETARDATION, (4) SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, (5)…
Descriptors: Administration, Adolescents, Children, Delinquency
Direct linkJournal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2004
The 25th Annual Report to Congress has been designed to showcase the data collected from states and the national studies that make up the Office of Special Education Programs' (OSEP) National Assessment of the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Act. To this end, OSEP proposed questions about the characteristics of children and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, State Programs
