All 50 states and appropriate territories were surveyed through questionnaire and follow-up phone interview to determine status in implementing various requirements of the new federal Program for Infants and Toddlers with Handicaps, established through P.L. 99-457. Questions focused on the state's interagency coordinating council, definition of developmental delay, and activities related to each of the required 14 minimal components of statewide early intervention systems. Results indicated variance among states in activities being emphasized during the first program year with positive commitments toward participation in this new program.
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Campbell, P. H., Bellamy, G. T., & Bishop, K. K. (in press). Statewide intervention systems: An overview of the new federal program for infants and toddlers with handicaps. The Journal of Special Education.
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