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Comparative Policy Brief: Status of Intellectual Disabilities in Nepal
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Crishna, Brinda; Prajapati, Surya Bhakta – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
In Nepal, the estimates of the prevalence of disabilities vary, and there is sparse information specifically about people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Existing data suggest higher rates of prevalence of ID in the more remote northern area due to use of non-iodized salt, lack of health facilities, and extreme poverty. Superstitious beliefs…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Access to Education, Rehabilitation Programs, Incidence
State MR/DD Agency Information Systems and Available Data Related to Day and Employment Programs.
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Schalock, Robert L.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1993
The current status of state mental retardation/developmental disability agency information systems related to day and employment programs for persons with disabilities is described. Data regarding the number and characteristics of persons served in various day-employment programs and the funding sources are summarized. Suggestions regarding data…
Descriptors: Agencies, Data Collection, Database Design, Day Programs
Cottage Training Workshop. Annual Report for Year Ending June 30, 1976.
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Tennessee State Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Nashville. – 1976
Presented is the 1976 annual report of a project to prepare profoundly and severely retarded adults for sheltered employment, thus qualifying them for low-level group home placement. The history of the project is traced and program goals (such as refinement of toileting, dressing, and eating skills) are reported in chapter I. In chapter II, the 26…
Descriptors: Adults, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Demography, Exceptional Child Education
Vocational Services Expansion Project. End-of-the-Project-Report, 1975-78. Volume I.
Potter, Susan B., Ed.; And Others – 1978
This final report is a practical document, specifying techniques and procedures found effective during a project to (1) demonstrate a model of appropriate vocational service for developmentally disabled adults and (2) provide technical assistance and training to community facilities serving these persons. Chapters 2-6 discuss model components:…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Cooperative Programs, Counseling Services
Vocational Services Expansion Project. End-of-the-Project-Report, 1975-78. Volume II--Appendices.
Potter, Susan B., Ed.; And Others – 1978
These appendixes are the second volume of a final report of a project to (1) demonstrate a model of appropriate vocational service for developmentally disabled adults and (2) provide technical assistance and training to community facilities serving these persons. (Volume 1, the report, is available separately. See Note.) Contents include an intake…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Case Studies, Cooperative Programs