Acknowledgement
The National Council on Disability wishes to express its appreciation to Nanette Goodman for her work in researching and drafting this document, and to Richard A. McCormick, PhD., Daniel Mont, PhD., Laura McDonald, and Shelley Carson, PhD, for their comments on earlier versions of the paper.
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