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National Council on Disability (U.S.)

Title Rising expectations [electronic resource] : the Developmental Disabilities Act revisited.

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Washington, D.C. : National Council on Disability, 2011.

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Connect to http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo26430
Connect to https://ncd.gov/publications/2011/Feb142011

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe Federal Documents Online	Y 3.D 63/3:2 D 49	---	Available

Description	1 online resource (195 p.)
Note	Title from title screen (viewed Aug. 8, 2012).
	"Publication date: February 15, 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.
Note	Includes executive summary.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188, 195).
Subject	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.
Added Title	Developmental Disabilities Act revisited
Other Form:	Print version: National Council on Disability (U.S.). Rising expectations (DLC) 2010532860 (OCoLC)705903784
Gpo Item No.	1063-H (online)
Sudoc No.	Y 3.D 63/3:2 D 49