People increasingly seek reunions with once-institutionalized relatives . Most sent to institutions had some form of developmental disability . `` says Elbert Johns , president of The ArcLink , which provides information about services and service providers and technology resources to families of the developmentally disabled . In 2004 , 162 children were housed in as many as 100,000 state facilities in Oregon . Advocacy group The SEASIDE creates online registry , search service , to help reunions .
People increasingly seek reunions with once-institutionalized relatives . Most sent to institutions had some form of developmental disability . In 2004 , 162 children were housed in as many as 100,000 state facilities in Oregon . Advocacy group The SEASIDE creates online registry , search service , to help reunions .