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Rising expectations : the Developmental Disabilities Act revisited
- Author
- National Council on Disability (U.S.)
- Title
- Rising expectations : the Developmental Disabilities Act revisited / National Council on Disability.
- Format
- Online Resource Book
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : National Council on Disability, 2011.
- Description
- 196 p. ; 28 cm.
- URL
- http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2010/rising_expectations_02-15-11.pdf http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2010/rising_expectations_02-15-11.html
- Notes
- Cover title. ""February 15, 2011." Includes executive summary. Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-189). Also available via the World Wide Web from the NCD website as of 3/2/2011: http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/index.htm
- Contents
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- Overview and cross-cutting issues
- University centers for excellence in developmental disabilities
- State and territorial councils
- Protection and advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities
- Projects of national significance
- Family support
- Direct support workers
- App. A. Interview
- App. B. Mission of the National Council on Disabilities.
- Summary
- Report from a year-long study by the National Council on Disability on programs established by the Developmental Disabilities Act, originally authorized in 1963 and last reauthorized in 2000, to improve the lives of people with development disabilities, protect their civil and human rights, and promote their potential and integration into communities.
- Subject headings
- United States. Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. Developmentally disabled--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States--Legislative history. People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States--Legislative history. Discrimination against people with disabilities--Law and legislation--United States--Legislative history. Developmentally disabled--Services for--United States.