THIS PAPER REPORTS FINDINGS FROM A SURVEY OF 48 STATE DIRECTORS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. THE SURVEY COLLECTED INFORMATION ON CURRENT STATE PRACTICES IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. VARIATIONS AMONG STATES IN THE AVAILABILITY AND NATURE OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, DEFINITIONS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TRAINING WERE FOUND.
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