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East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC. – 1993
This booklet is a reference guide intended to serve as an introduction to basic terms, services, and supports regarding people with developmental disabilities. The different sections include: (1) a philosophy statement regarding persons with disabilities by the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities; (2) guidelines on using…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Interpersonal Communication, Language Role
Walker, Sylvia, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This conference proceedings report focuses on the theme of "lifelong transitions" in the context of strengthening linkages between the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and parents and families of special needs students throughout the United States. Section 1 includes the following presentations: "Lifelong…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, Springfield, IL. – 1987
Developed by the Illinois Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, this guide is intended to help parents and other laypersons communicate more knowledgeably and effectively with professionals who work with handicapped persons, as well as with handicapped individuals themselves. Section I offers suggestions for interpersonal…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Definitions, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond. Community Services Assistance Center. – 1989
This report presents summaries of federally-assisted and state (Virginia) funded programs as required by Public Law 100-146, The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 1987. Information presented for each of the 55 programs includes: (1) the administering agency; (2) the legislation enabling the provision of…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Developmental Disabilities, Eligibility, Federal Aid
Karski, Joan Leonard – 1987
The guide is intended to introduce education professionals and interested groups to government resources and provide strategies for obtaining information on bilingualism and education in the United States. It consists primarily of annotated listings of federal government publications, but also includes some state and international resources. An…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Databases
US Department of Education, 2010
This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Readers will find funding information, contact information, and a web site for…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Public Agencies, Educational Improvement, Adult Education
US Department of Education, 2011
This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Each entry, which gives a brief overview of a program or resource, is listed…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Information Dissemination
Davie, Ann R., Ed. – 1987
This resource directory begins with a list of U.S. Department of Education Regional Civil Rights Offices, which offer assistance on legal interpretation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), followed by a list of public and private groups providing general assistance to handicapped persons. The third section lists agencies that focus on…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Federal Legislation
Tindall, Lloyd W.; And Others – 1984
This booklet, which is intended to provide ideas on how Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funds can be used to serve disabled youth, lists and describes over 75 promising programs funded by the JTPA to provide vocational education, training, and employment services to handicapped youth. The following types of programs are described: State and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. Statewide Clearinghouse on Law-Related Education. – 1993
This catalog lists the materials that the Utah Statewide Clearinghouse on Law-Related Education loans to teachers and anybody else interested in law-related education (LRE). The catalog provides a table of contents that guides the reader to materials on all aspects of law from the constitution to legislation against drug use and on all aspects of…
Descriptors: Athletics, Child Abuse, Citizenship Education, Constitutional Law