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This report begins with discussion of several issues in the field of quality assurance in residential services for individuals with developmental disabilities. The issues include definitions of key terms. the role of ideology, major types of quality assurance, and dimensions of quality assurance. The report takes the position that primary values include integration, consumer participation, choice, and a focus on the essence of "homeness. " An annotated bibliography of instruments designed to review program quality describes two instruments developed by national accreditation bodies, eight published systems for assessing/assuring program quality, and 17 additional references on quality assurance systems. An annotated bibliography of measures of individual integration offers descriptions and comments on 13 check lists, interview schedules, survey forms, and other rating scales. Appendixes contain a reprint of "The Community Imperative: A Refutation of All Argument