title: Federal family and disability policy: special relevance for developmental disabilities.
abstract: The article reviews the federal statutes and relevant decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court that constitute the core concepts of disability policy and their application to persons with disabilities (especially developmental disabilities) and their families.
authors.affiliation: Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas, Lawerence, Kansas 66045, USA. Rud@ku.edu
authors.forename: H Rutherford
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Turnbull
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Stowe
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Agosta
authors.forename: Ann P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Turnbull
authors.forename: M Suzanne
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Schrandt
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Muller
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002658:Developmental Disabilities; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005192:Family Health; D035082:Federal Government; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States