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Download full textTurnbull, Ann P. – 1986
In this paper, by an educator who is also the parent of a son with mental retardation, the urgent needs of families whose children have chronic medical needs in addition to disabilities are discussed. One family's efforts to maintain their severely retarded and disabled son at home are described as an illustration not only of the unsurpassed…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Family Role, Financial Support
