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Peer reviewedLakin, K. Charlie; Anderson, Lynda; Prouty, Robert – Mental Retardation, 1998
Summarizes changes in out-of-home placements of children and youth with mental retardation since the implementation of the Supplemental Security Income program and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act entitlements. The statistics show a decrease from 90,942 children in residential settings in 1977 to 25,842 children in 1997. (CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Federal Legislation, Incidence
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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
