Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice records
Utah State University
UUS_14.3/13
5.25 linear feet
15 boxes
1968-2023
The Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice (IDRPP) records include pamphlets, guides, newsletters, meeting minutes, and reports created by the institution since its founding in 1972.
Material in English
This collection is arranged into the following series and sub-series.
I. Outreach and Assorted files: including a sub-series for newsletters
II. Administrative Records: including subseries for general reports and annual reports
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Initial Citation: Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice (IDRPP) records UUS_14.3/13. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:UUS_14.3/13, USUSCA.
This collection was collected by Utah State University Archives.
Processed in April of 2026.
The Utah State University Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice (IDRPP) records primarily include materials related to IDRPP operations, outreach, and administration, including pamphlets, guides, newsletters, meeting minutes, and reports. This collection spans the entirety of IDRPP operation, including materials created under the institution's previous names, the Exceptional Child Center, the Development Center for Handicapped Persons, and the Center for Persons with Disabilities. Materials unrelated to a specific IDRPP program or division are also included in this collection.
See related IDRPP collections for records about various IDRPP programs and projects, the technical assistance division, and the service division.
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The Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice (IDRPP) is Utah's federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) and currently operates out of Utah State University's Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. The IDRPP is one of the largest United States UCEDD programs and is known for pioneering disability services in rural areas.
Established in 1972, the Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice (IDRPP) was constructed under Public Law 88-164 as a University Affiliated Facilities (UAFs). Throughout its operation, the IDRPP was previously known as the Exceptional Child Center (1972-1984), the Development Center for Handicapped Persons (1984-1991), and the Center for Persons with Disabilities (1991-2021).
Visit IDRPP History to learn more.
Utah State University IDRPP Assorted Projects records, UUS_14.3/13-1
Utah State University IDRPP Technical Assistance Division records, UUS_14.3/13-2
Utah State University IDRPP Service Division records, UUS_14.3/13-4
Utah State University National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) records, UUS_17.51
Colleges and Universities
I. Outreach and Assorted files
General Pamphlets, event programs, and assorted materials
1970s-2020s
1
Also includes booklets, flyers, and memos
Outreach and development division pamphlets, projects, and product catalogs
1976-1990
1a
Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act videorecording : a four-part training course
undated
1b
Produced by USU Center for Persons with Disabilities and the Rocky Mountain ADA Technical Assistance Center, NIDRR Grant #H133G40105-95
a. Newsletters
Exceptional news, the newsletter of the exceptional child center / CPD (Center for Persons with Disabilities) news
Vol. 1-16
1970-1993
2
Exceptional News name changed to CPD News in April 1994
CPD news
Vol. 17-28
1994-2006
2a
The Parent's Newsletter, produced by the project staff of the Exceptional Child Center
Vol. 1-29
about the late 1970s-2006
3
Journal of special education technology
1980-1987
4
1
DEC (Division of early childhood) communicator by the council for exceptional children
Vol. 18-20
1991-1994
4
2
II. Administrative records
Mission and goal statements
1986
5
1
Meeting minutes, budget, and assorted files
1971-1977
5
2-7
Includes meeting minutes from Board of Directors, Staff meetings, and the advisory committee.
"Planning guide for a university affiliated facility for the mentally retarded" prepared by Homer M. Johnson and James A. Jacobson
1968
5a
Libraries and archives collect and preserve a broad spectrum of material. Some materials in the USU Libraries' collections contain sensitive or harmful content. This item has been identified as having such content. You may submit feedback on such content here. For USU Libraries' full statement on sensitive or harmful, content, please visit this page.
a. General Reports
National profile of changes in services for adults with developmental disabilities by Marvin Fifield and Bryan Smith with portraits by Martha Perske
1985
6
no. 1
National profile of changes in services for adults with developmental disabilities by Marvin Fifield and Bryan Smith with portraits by Martha Perske
1985
6
no. 1 c. 2
Residential services for adults with developmental disabilities by Robert Bruininks, Bradley Hill, Charles Lakin, and Carolyn White
1985
6
no. 2
Technical report 1
Employment options for adults with developmental disabilities by Bill Kiernan and Jack Stark
1985
6
no. 3
Technical report 2
Learning and adjustment : Implications of a national profile of development for adults with developmental disabilities by Carl Calkins, Hill Walker, Ansley Bacon-Prue, Beth Gibson, Marty Martinson, and Richard Offner
1985
6
no. 4
Technical report 3
Medical issues in serving adults with developmental disabilities by Bruce Buehler, Bryan Smith, and Marvin Fifield
1985
6
no. 5
Technical report 4
Medical issues in serving adults with developmental disabilities by Bruce Buehler, Bryan Smith, and Marvin Fifield
1985
6
no. 5 c. 2
Technical report 4
Personnel training for serving adults with developmental disabilities by Marin Fifield and Bryan Smith
1985
6
no. 6
Technical report 5
H.C.F.A. waivers : A review of the home and community-based services for adults with developmental disabilities by James Gardner
1985
6
no. 7
Technical report 6
Executive summary of the technical reports on services for adults with developmental disabilities by Marvin Zifield and Bryan Smith
1985
6
no. 8
Executive summary of the technical reports on services for adults with developmental disabilities by Marvin Zifield and Bryan Smith
1985
6
no. 8 c. 2
State planning and implementation guide by Human Development Program University Affiliated Facility University of Kentucky
1985
6
no. 9 vol. 1
State planning and implementation guide by Human Development Program University Affiliated Facility University of Kentucky
1985
6
no. 9 vol. 1 c. 2
State planning and implementation guide by Human Development Program University Affiliated Facility University of Kentucky
1985
6
no. 9 vol. 2
State planning and implementation guide by Human Development Program University Affiliated Facility University of Kentucky
1985
6
no. 9 vol. 2 c. 2
State planning and implementation guide by Human Development Program University Affiliated Facility University of Kentucky
1985
7
no. 9 vol. 3
Volume title "The Guide to federal benefits and programs for adults with developmental disabilities edited by Karen L. Middendorf"
State planning and implementation guide by Human Development Program University Affiliated Facility University of Kentucky
1985
7
no. 9 vol. 4
Volume title "A Survey and guide to university affiliated facilities, services by Karen L. Middendorf"
One year follow-up of Utah students exiting special education in 1990-1991 submitted by Richard Baer and Kenneth Hennefer
1992 December
7
no. 10
Due process hearing officer manual developed by Roberta L. Brummett and John A. McLaughlin
about 1978
7
no. 11
Empowering military families : Hill Air Force Base special needs resources
2011 September
7
no. 12
Exceptional child center : Clinical services in an educationally oriented UAF
probably 1970s
7
no. 13
Instructional technology and special education problems edited by Alan M. Hofmeister
1973
7
no. 14
b. Annual and Quarter Reports by Fiscal Year
Fiscal years 1973-74 through 1983-84
1973-1984
8
Fiscal years 1984-85 through 1991-92
1984-1992
9
Fiscal years 1992-39 through 2002-03
1992-2003
10
Fiscal years 2003-04 through 2022-23
2003-2023
11
Also includes executive summaries