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Direct linkPollack, Harold A. – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2011
This article explores social policy developments in the arena of intellectual and developmental disabilities. It begins by summarizing the challenges facing persons with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers in 1945. Families depended on a patchwork of over-crowded and under-funded large state institutions. Children with intellectual…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Mental Retardation, Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities
Download full textParnes, Herbert S., Ed. – 1983
This collection consists of papers presented at a 1982 conference on policy issues in work and retirement. Presented first is an introductory overview of the problems of retirement and aging by Herbert S. Parnes. The following conference reports are included in the volume: "Life without Work: Does It Make Sense?" by Eli Ginzberg;…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices
White House Conference on Aging, Washington, DC. – 1981
This first volume of three of the final report of the 1981 White House Conference on Aging contains the response to the congressional charge to the Conference that the final report propose a national policy on aging not only for the minority who need aid but also for the majority of older adults who live in comfort and security. The report is…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Delivery Systems, Economic Climate, Gerontology
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1987
At this hearing on abolishing poverty among older Americans, 11 witnesses testified regarding the needs of elderly and disabled Americans. Of particular concern was the efficacy of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income as programs to reduce poverty and the special concerns of elderly blacks. Most witnesses spoke about the negative…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Blacks, Budgeting, Disabilities
National Council on Disability, Washington, DC. – 2000
This report describes the nation's progress in advancing public policies to increase the inclusion, empowerment, and independence of people with disabilities of all ages consistent with the vision of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The report covers the period of November 1, 1998 through November 19, 1999. It reviews federal policy…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
National Council on Disability, Washington, DC. – 1996
The National Council on Disability (NCD) held a National Summit on Disability Policy on April 27-29, 1996 at which 300 grassroots disability leaders gathered to discuss how to achieve independence in the next decade. Following an analysis of disability demographics and disability rights and culture, disability policy is assessed in 11 areas:…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agenda Setting, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation
