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Monitoring and Technical Assistance Review System Notebook
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Administration for Children & Families, 2008
This notebook provides guidance on the Monitoring and Technical Assistance Review System (MTARS). The manual is intended for use by Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) staff who manage MTARS and by MTARS reviewers who conduct site visit activities. The notebook is also designed to help Councils, Protection and Advocacy Systems, and…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Technical Assistance, Public Agencies, Grants
"Caught in the Continuum"
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Nisbet, Jan – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2004
This article presents a critical review of Steve Taylor's Caught in the Continuum. Steve Taylor describes the flawed thinking associated with the "least restrictive environment" (LRE) principle and the related continuum model of human services that linked severity of disability with segregation, and required improvements in skills as a…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Human Services, Severe Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Special Report on the Impact of the Change in the Definition of Developmental Disabilities (Mandated in P.L. 95-602, Sec. 502(b) (2)).
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Office of Human Development Services (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1981
The report analyzes the impact of the change from a categorical definition of developmental disabilities to one which emphasizes functional limitations and the accompanying need for services as mandated by the 1978 Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (P.L. 95-602, Section 502). Part I is an introduction with sections on…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Definitions, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Review and Analysis of Mississippi State/Federal Programs Servicing Persons with Developmental Disabilities. The 1990 Report to Congress, Volume I. Prepared in Accordance with: The Developmental Disabilities Act of 1987.
Mann, James; Arnold, Mitylene – 1989
As required by Public Law 100-146, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 1987, this two-part compendium contains descriptions of federal and state programs in Mississippi providing services to persons with developmental disabilities. Part 1, an analysis of federally assisted programs, covers health…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Role, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Summary of Recommendations. The 1990 Report to Congress, Volume III. Prepared in Accordance with: The Developmental Disabilities Act of 1987.
Mann, James; And Others – 1989
The 100 recommendations in this report were prepared to fulfill part of the requirements of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 1987. The recommendations are based on a consumer satisfaction survey of individuals with developmental disabilities, information on issues and services from the Mississippi Developmental…
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Rights, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
An Executive Summary and Further Analysis of Mississippi's 1990 Report to Congress under the Development Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act.
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Mann, James; And Others – 1994
This report offers an executive summary and further analysis of a 1990 report that presented a comprehensive picture of service delivery for persons with developmental disabilities in Mississippi. The 1990 report, which was mandated by the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 1987, analyzed federally assisted…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Educational History, Educational Trends
A Consumer Satisfaction Study of Services of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in Mississippi. The 1990 Report to Congress, Volume II. Prepared in Accordance with: The Developmental Disabilities Act of 1987.
Mann, James; Tan, Moh-Liang – 1989
This report was prepared as part of Mississippi's reporting requirements for Public Law 100-146, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 1987. It contains the results of 300 in-person interviews determine their satisfaction with services. A descriptive analysis of the interviews is presented in six chapters…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Demography, Developmental Disabilities