Serving Children with Disabilities: A Systematic Look at the Programs - Softcover

Laudan Y. Aron; Pamela Loprest; C. Eugene Steuerle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877666512 ISBN 13: 9780877666516

Publisher: Urban Inst Pr, 1996

Synopsis

This well-researched and insightful volume responds to the demand for a thorough and systematic analysis of programs for children with disabilities. The authors provide an integrated approach and framework for examining the difficult choices: deciding who gets which benefits and what types of benefits should be provided. "Serving Children With Disabilities" concludes with a program-by-program review of the major programs currently serving children with disabilities. Contents: Introduction; Programs for Children with Disabilities: An Overview; Applying Principles to Complex Program Choices; Government Programs Serving Children with Disabilities; Appendices.

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Review

"...an excellent piece of work that will be of great benefit in efforts to pull services together for children with disabilities." -- James M. Perrin, Harvard Medical School

"...of interest and value to a broad spectrum of policymakers, program administrators, and advocates at the federal and state levels, as well as to teachers and professionals-in-training in the fields of education, health, and social services." -- John Reiss, Institute for Child Health Policy

"...valuable resource document for researchers, policymakers, and others interested in this population." -- Paul Newacheck, University of California, San Francisco

Edition details

• Publisher: Urban Inst Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877666512
• ISBN 13: 9780877666516
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202