Philadelphia's Urban Model Project: A System-Wide Effort to Integrate Students with Severe Handicaps

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School systems across the country are at different stages in the integration of students with severe handicaps into regular schools. As part of a settlement agreement arising from a lawsuit filed against the School District of Philadelphia, placement of students with severe handicaps was among a list of conditions ordered to improve the services provided to this population. This report describes the activities and accomplishments of Philadelphia's Urban Model Project, a federally funded model demonstration program designed to effect changes in services for students with severe disabilities. As a result of this project, a majority of these students are currently attending regular schools along with their chronological age peers.

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