ERIC Number: ED149490
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Publication Date: 1977-May
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The White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals: Volume II. Final Report. Part A. May 23-27, 1977.
The three-part final report documents recommendations and resolutions and summarizes the work of more than 700 delegates to the White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals, May 23-27, 1977, in Washington, D.C. It is emphasized that the primary purpose of the conference was to give persons with mental and/or physical disabilities an opportunity to voice their concerns and vote on recommended solutions to problems. Part A outlines the history and process of the conference. Recommendations and resolutions are summarized under the following headings: health, educational, social, economic, special, and miscellaneous concerns. Open forums, caucuses, and seminars are described. Special interest sections address disabled nonwhites, disabled women, disabled veterans, disabled Hispanic individuals, information resources, coordination, long-term care, disability law, mental health, and epilepsy. An alternative conference report is presented. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Rights, Conference Reports, Disabilities, Economic Factors, Educational Needs, Employment, Females, Government Role, Handicapped Children, Health, Housing, Legislation, Minority Groups, Needs Assessment, Rehabilitation, Transportation
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 (Stock No. 040-000-00388-6, sold in 3 volume sets only)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Note: See EC 103 352 and EC 103 353 for other parts of the final report and EC 101 392 for the awareness papers developed for the conference


