Rising expectations
Subtitle: the Developmental Disabilities Act revisited
By: National Council on Disability
Publisher: National Council on Disability
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: United States; People with disabilities; Legal status, laws; Services for; Law and legislation; Developmentally disabled; Discrimination against people with disabilities
Description: 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.
Notes: Cover title.

""February 15, 2011."

Includes executive summary.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-189).

Also available via the World Wide Web from the NCD website as of 3/2/2011: http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/index.htm
Table of contents: title: Overview and cross-cutting issues; title: University centers for excellence in developmental disabilities; title: State and territorial councils; title: Protection and advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities; title: Projects of national significance; title: Family support; title: Direct support workers; title: App. A. Interview; title: App. B. Mission of the National Council on Disabilities.