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        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Guide to the Utah State University Institute for Disability, Research, Policy and Practice Technical Assistance Division records<date calendar="gregorian" certainty="approximate" era="ce" normal="1970/2003" type="inclusive"/></titleproper>
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        <author encodinganalog="creator">Finding aid/Register written by Abbie Chesley and Kelly Rovegno</author>
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        <date encodinganalog="date" calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="2026">©2026</date>
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          <addressline>Merrill-Cazier Library</addressline>
          <addressline>Utah State University</addressline>
          <addressline>3000 Old Main Hill</addressline>
          <addressline>Logan, Utah 84322-3000</addressline>
          <addressline>Business Number: 435 797-8248</addressline>
          <addressline>Fax Number: 435 797-2880</addressline>
          <addressline>scweb@usu.edu</addressline>
          <addressline>https://archives.usu.edu/</addressline>
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      <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">The Utah State University Institute for Disability, Research, Policy and Practice Technical Assistance Division records inlcludes pamphlets, guides, newsletters, and reports.</abstract>
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      <p>This collection is arranged into two series.</p>
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      <p>It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.</p>
      <p> Permission to publish material from the  inlcudes pamphlets, guides, newsletters, and reports. must be obtained from the <extref linktype="simple" show="new" href="https://archives.usu.edu/" actuate="onrequest" role="text/html">University Archivist</extref> and/or the Special Collections Department Head.</p>
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      <p><emph render="italic">Initial Citation:</emph>  inlcudes pamphlets, guides, newsletters, and reports. USU_14.3/13-3. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.</p>
      <p><emph render="italic">Following Citations:</emph>UUS_14.3/13-3, USUSCA.</p>
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      <p>This collection was collected by Utah State University Archives.</p>
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      <p>Processed in April of 2026.</p>
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      <p>The Utah State University Institute for Disability, Research, Policy and Practice Technical Assistance Division records include pamphlets, guides, newsletters, and reports created by the Intermountain Plains Regional Resource Center, the Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE), and WebAIM.</p>
      <p>There may be future accruals to this collection that may include materials from the National Center on Accessible Digital Materials and Instruction (NCADEMI) and other future Technical Assistance division projects. </p>
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      <p>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. </p>
      <p>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). </p>
      <p>Visit <extref show="new" href=" https://idrpp.usu.edu/about/history" actuate="onrequest" role="text/html">IDRPP History</extref> to learn more.</p>
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      <p>Utah State University IDRPP Assorted Projects records, <extref show="new" href="http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv464043" actuate="onrequest" role="text/html">UUS_14.3/13-1</extref></p>
      <p>Utah State University IDRPP Service Division records, <extref show="new" href=" http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv199895" actuate="onrequest" role="text/html">UUS_14.3/13-4</extref></p>
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          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">I. Intermountain Plains Regional Resource Center</unittitle>
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          <p>Integrated into Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE) in 2014.</p>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Pamphlets and assorted materials</unittitle>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">The Intermountain Plains Resource Center record (IRPRC) newsletter</unittitle>
            <unitdate normal="1970/1980" type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">about 1970-1980</unitdate>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">a. Reports, Proposals, and Manuals</unittitle>
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              <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Colorado Technology Workshop</unittitle>
              <unitdate normal="1982-02/1982-02">1982 February</unitdate>
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              <container type="item">no. 2a</container>
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              <container type="item">no. 2a c. 2</container>
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              <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Technology Literature Review</unittitle>
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              <container type="item">no. 2b</container>
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              <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Technology Literature Review</unittitle>
              <unitdate normal="1982-01/1982-01">1982 January</unitdate>
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              <container type="item">no. 2b c. 2</container>
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              <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Vocational Education for Handicapped Youth: An Idea Packet</unittitle>
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              <container type="item">no. 3</container>
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              <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Intermountain Plains Regional Resource Center Best Practices Manual</unittitle>
              <unitdate>Undated</unitdate>
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              <container type="item">no. 4</container>
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              <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Catalog of Materials</unittitle>
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              <container type="item">no. 5</container>
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              <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">The Impartial Hearing Officer: A Procedural Safeguards Training Manual for Utah</unittitle>
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              <container type="item">no. 6</container>
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              <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Intermountain Plains Regional Resource Center Compendium of Effective Practices</unittitle>
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              <container type="item">no. 7</container>
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              <container type="item">no. 8</container>
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              <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">The Child with Special Needs</unittitle>
              <unitdate normal="1996/1996">1996</unitdate>
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              <container type="item">no. 9</container>
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              <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">The Child with Special Needs</unittitle>
              <unitdate normal="1996/1996">1996</unitdate>
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              <container type="item">no. 9 c. 2</container>
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          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">II. Assorted Division Project records</unittitle>
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