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Peer reviewedTaylor, Steven J.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1989
The article advocates extension of "permanency planning" in out-of-home placements to include children and youth with developmental disabilities. Though some states currently operate programs according to the principles of permanency planning, significant changes in existing federal policy are recommended to require permanency planning…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Government Role, Long Range Planning, Placement
Taylor, Steven J. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1988
This critical analysis of least restrictive environment (LRE) for the developmentally disabled reviews the origins and operationalization of LRE in terms of a continuum of residential, educational, and vocational services. Pitfalls in LRE, especially for severely disabled persons, are enumerated and commitment to the contrasting principle of…
Descriptors: Community Role, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming
Download full textTaylor, Steven J.; Lakin, K. Charlie – 1988
The paper advocates the extension of the basic protections of "permanency planning" to all children and youth, including those with severe handicaps. It discusses the concept and process of permanency planning and notes its promise in improving the opportunities of all children and youth to grow up in a stable family environment. It…
Descriptors: Children, Family Environment, Individualized Programs, Long Range Planning
Taylor, Steven J.; And Others – 1992
This report examines "permanency planning" and "special needs adoption" for children with disabilities, based on the experience of Project STAR in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Project STAR (Specialized Training for Adoption Readiness) was established in 1985 to provide support services for families of children with disabilities…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Child Welfare, Children
Taylor, Steven J. – 1987
The site visit report describes community living programs for persons with severe disabilities in the Wisconsin counties of Dane, LaCrosse, and Columbia. The visit attempted to identify and document promising practices through interviews with administrators, officials and staff; observations of three foster homes, two small group homes, and two…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Community Programs, Community Services
