S. 2053 and the Transfer of Mentally Retarded Persons from Large Institutions to Small Community Living Arrangements.

Summarizes provisions of S. 2053, to transfer Federal funding out of large-scale institutions and into smaller community living arrangements for the mentally handicapped. Reviews positions of advocates of the bill and of those opposed; and provides data on institutionalized mentally retarded persons...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1984.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Community health services. Hospitals. Intellectual disability. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Summarizes provisions of S. 2053, to transfer Federal funding out of large-scale institutions and into smaller community living arrangements for the mentally handicapped. Reviews positions of advocates of the bill and of those opposed; and provides data on institutionalized mentally retarded persons and their disabilities.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.