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Peer reviewedLakin, K. Charlie; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1994
The total population of individuals with mental retardation/developmental disabilities in state institutions has steadily decreased since 1967 along with the number of operating state institutions. Projections indicate that decreases will continue. A graph summarizes total state institution closures between 1960 and 1995, and a table lists…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Incidence, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedMacNamara, Roger D. – Mental Retardation, 1994
The superintendent (1975-85) of the Mansfield (Connecticut) Training School, officially closed in 1993, reviews the history of that institution for people with mental retardation. The failure of the institution to provide a normal lifestyle and the superintendent's support for deinstitutionalization of all Mansfield residents and integration are…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Institutional Role, Institutionalized Persons
