The Developmental Disabilities Assistance
and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act)
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National Summary Reports:
Year Document     File Name   
1984 Priorities of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Jean K. Elder 84-PAD-JKE
1985 A National Profile of Changes in Services for Adults with DD, by Marvin Fifield and Bryan Smith, produced by the Utah State UAF 85-NPC-UAF
1990 Report to Congress: A Summary of Reports Prepared by State DD Planning Councils – Independence, Productivity, and Integration for People with DD, submitted by Deborah McFadden, 1990. 90-RTC-DMF
1990 Forging a New Era: The 1990 Reports on People with DD, NADDC, May 1990 (Executive Summary). 90-ES-NADDC
1990 Forging a New Era: The 1990 Reports on People with DD, NADDC, May 1990 90-FNE-NADDC
1990 Inclusion A Brief Report from the 1990 Consumer Survey and Policy Data Sets; The Administration on Developmental Disabilities 90-IAB-ADD
1990 Empowerment: A Brief Report from the 1990 Consumer Survey and Policy Data Sets; The Administration on Developmental Disabilities 90-EAB-ADD
1991 Developmental Disabilities and the New Paradigm: Directions for the 1990's; McFadden, Burke 91-DDN-MCB


Reviews of DD Councils
1977 Mental Disabilities: The State Role, published in State Government by the Council of State Governments 77-SPC-EBCA
1980 How Federal DD Programs Are Working, by the US GAO, February 20, 1980 80-FPW-GAO
1982 Unobligated Federal Funds in State Developmental Disability Programs: A Program Inspection, Office of the Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services, Region IV 82-PIO-HHS
1986 Re-Visioning DD Councils: New Opportunities in the Middle Kingdom, by David B. Schwartz 86-RDC-DBS
1991 Thoughts on the Future for People with Developmental Disabilities, H. Rutherford Turnbull, III, Esq.  91-TFD-HRT
1996 Expanding the Scope of Developmental Disabilities Councils: Implications for Texas, Texas Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities 96-TPC-TPC
1996 A Study of the Impact and Implications of Expanding the Targeted Constituency of the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council, Maryland DD Council 96-MDC-MDC


DD Themes & Issues:
A Series of Topical Papers on Developmental Disabilities
1975 The State Planning and Advisory Council on DD, Number 1; Donald J. Stedman 75-SPA-TP1
1975 Relationships Between a DD Council and State Service Agencies, Number 2 75-RCA-TP2
1976 Role of the Consumer in Planning and Delivering Services, Number 5 76-RCS-TP5
1976 Two Faces of National DD Movement, Number 6 76-FNM-TP6
1977 Service Needs and Problems of DD Young Adults, Number 7 77-NYA-TP7
1977 Advocacy and the Human Service Delivery System, Number 9 77-ADS-TP9