On the Outside Looking In: Attending to Waiting Lists in Systems of Services for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Lakin, K. Charlie

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ERIC Number: EJ566312

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Publication Date: 1998

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On the Outside Looking In: Attending to Waiting Lists in Systems of Services for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Lakin, K. Charlie

Mental Retardation, v36 n2 p157-62 Apr 1998

Discusses the growing waiting lists for residential services for persons with developmental disabilities due to the increase of individuals needing services, increased longevity, low service creation in the past, and because services have become more compatible with what people want. Recommendations for reducing waiting lists are provided. (CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Demography, Mental Retardation, Organizational Change, Population Growth, Residential Care, Residential Programs, Social Services

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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