Rising expectations : the Developmental Disabilities Act revisited.

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 prom...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Council on Disability (U.S.)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Council on Disability, 2011.
Subjects:	United States. > Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. United States. > Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000. Developmentally disabled > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States. People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States. Discrimination against people with disabilities > Law and legislation > United States. Developmentally disabled > Services for > United States. People with disabilities > Services for > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo26430

Table of 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.