An information base on interagency collaboration which can be used to direct the development of training strategies for persons involved in the design or operation of interagency endeavors is presented. Interagency collaboration is defined as a process in which two or more agencies integrate their resources to provide services to meet the individual needs of handicapped learners. Many key factors are associated with the success of interagency agreements, the most important being the degree to which people associated with the program can work together. The vehicles used to generate the information base were literature review, a working conference, and five case studies.
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