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Rising expectations : the Developmental Disabilities Act revisited.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Author/Creator:
National Council on Disability (U.S.)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States. Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act.
United States.
United States. Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000.
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (United States).
Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (United States).
Developmentally disabled--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
Developmentally disabled.
People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
People with disabilities.
Discrimination against people with disabilities--Law and legislation--United States.
Discrimination against people with disabilities.
Developmentally disabled--Services for--United States.
People with disabilities--Services for--United States.
Developmentally disabled--Legal status, laws, etc.
Developmentally disabled--Services for.
Discrimination against people with disabilities--Law and legislation.
People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.
People with disabilities--Services for.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (195 pages)
Other Title:
Developmental Disabilities Act revisited
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Council on Disability, 2011.
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.
Contents:
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.
Notes:
Title from title screen (viewed Aug. 8, 2012).
"Publication date: February 15, 2011."
Includes executive summary.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188, 195).
Other Format:
Print version: National Council on Disability (U.S.). Rising expectations
OCLC:
805390219

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