Political, Economic, and Practical Issues Affecting the Development of Universal Early Intervention for Handicapped Infants.

Garwood, S. Gray

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ERIC Number: EJ359459

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Publication Date: 1987

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Political, Economic, and Practical Issues Affecting the Development of Universal Early Intervention for Handicapped Infants.

Garwood, S. Gray

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v7 n2 p6-18 Sum 1987

The paper reviews factors affecting development of early intervention programs for all handicapped infants including changing political and economic conditions and programmatic issues (setting, staffing, identification). Finally, the provisions of P.L. 99-457 creating a discretionary infant intervention program are outlined. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Government Role, Infants, Intervention, Political Influences, Program Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments 1986

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