Coulter M L, Wallace T, Laude M
University of South Florida, College of Public Health, Tampa 33612.
Child Health Care. 1993 Spring;22(2):125-41. doi: 10.1207/s15326888chc2202_4.
Early intervention providers in five Florida counties were interviewed to obtain their perspective on the current service system in preparation for the implementation of programs under Public Law 99-457. Recommendations from the providers' perspective that have implications for policy development include (a) increase public awareness of disability, handicap, and at risk conditions as well as awareness of services; (b) increase funding for early intervention services with particular attention to the needs of families for support and other services; (c) drastically improve the transportation system; and (d) focus on helping parents and the public to learn how to negotiate the system as it exists.
