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Administration for Community Living (ACL). (2017). Older Americans Act. Retrieved August 10, 2019 from https://acl.gov/about-acl/authorizing-statutes/older-americans-act.

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Child Welfare Information Gateway (CWIG). (2018). The Risk and Prevention of Maltreatment of Children With Disabilities. Bulletins for Professionals, January 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2019 from https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/focus.pdf. See also https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/prevenres/focus/.

Clermont County Ohio CPS. (2019/2016). Identifying Abuse. Detecting Child Abuse and Neglect. Retrieved September 14, 2019 from https://cps.clermontcountyohio.gov/identifying-abuse/#2.

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National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA). (2012). Abuse of Adults with a Disability. Research Brief. Retrieved September 16, 2019 from https://ncea.acl.gov/NCEA/media/docs/Abuse-of-Adults-with-a-Disability-(2012).pdf.

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