BARRIERS TO AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE AGING AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES DELIVERY SYSTEMS |
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| Authors: | Robert M Gettings |
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| Institution: | National Association of State Mental Retardation Program Directors, Inc. , Alexandria, Virginia |
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| Abstract: | The values, policies, and practices of services to persons with developmental disabilities have changed significantly, toward more individually tailored services delivered in the community. Older and disabled persons are linked appropriately in various federal programs, but significant differences must be acknowledged between them and between developmentally disabled persons and other chronically disabled persons. Federal and state policies are shifting, challenging, and stimulating the operations of both aging and developmental disabilities organizations. |
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