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Shusterhoff, Jay – 1980
The manual is designed to acquaint parents and friends of developmentally disabled persons in New York residential treatment facilities with the manner in which a developmental center should be maintained and staffed, the services which should be provided to the residents, and the basic legal rights of the residents. A short summary of rights is…
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Rights, Developmental Disabilities, Institutional Evaluation
Download full textNew York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled, Albany. – 1987
The report investigates the medical background and circumstances surrounding the death of a severely retarded adult male who was a resident of a community developmental center in New York State. It illustrates the complex medical, legal, and ethical issues involved in medical decision making on behalf of persons unable to provide informed consent.…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Decision Making, Institutionalized Persons
