The principle of normalization has become an internationally influential approach to
planning and evaluating human services in developmental disabilities, rehabilitation, and
related fields. PASS 3, the major standardized normalization-based program evaluation
instrument currently in use, is now being applied in several countries to assess the quality
of community residential, educational, vocational, child development, and other programs. In the present study, a short form of PASS 3 was derived and its properties
assessed. The short form appears to be afeasible, cost-effective alternative to the longform
in many potential evaluation and research contexts. Guidelines for field use were
discussed.
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