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Berkan, William – Bureau Memorandum, 1975
Described is Wisconsin's boarding home program for seven deaf-blind children. (CL)
Descriptors: Boarding Homes, Child Care, Deaf Blind, Exceptional Child Education

Upshur, Carole C. – Family Relations, 1983
Describes respite care, a temporary relief service for families with developmentally disabled members at home, as an essential element in preventing institutionalization of disabled persons. Major approaches for providing respite care are identified. The advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches are discussed. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Coping, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This hearing addresses issues in the reauthorization of the Child Abuse Challenge Grant Program, which provides federal funds to match state funding for child abuse prevention programs, and reauthorization of the Temporary Child Care for Handicapped Children and Crisis Nurseries Act, which provides respite care for families with children with…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Federal Aid