Conference Report on the National Conference for Parents of the Handicapped (1st, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 17-19, 1980).

Koerber, Pat, Ed.

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ERIC Number: ED213188

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1980

Pages: 60

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Conference Report on the National Conference for Parents of the Handicapped (1st, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 17-19, 1980).

Koerber, Pat, Ed.

The first National Conference for Parents of the Handicapped (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1980) is summarized. Contents of 11 workshop presentations are described, including parents' roles as advocates, parental concerns, the influence of diet on behavior, genetics, in home respite care, legal issues, and parent coalitions and organizations. An evaluation/summary chart is presented along with names and addresses of conference participants. Among appended information are the minutes of the conference's Committee of the Whole. (CL)

Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Problems, Nutrition, Parent Associations, Parent Attitudes, Parent Conferences, Parent Role, Parent Workshops

Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings

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Language: English

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Authoring Institution: Parent Information Resource Council, Inc., Indianapolis, IN.

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