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Download full textDavie, 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
Hollinger, Judith A., Ed. – 1984
This booklet is intended to inform (not advise) older Kansans about eligibility requirements and benefits provided by state and federal programs. Financial assistance programs discussed are Social Security, railroad retirements, veterans' benefits, unrestricted general assistance, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, food stamps, Low Income…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Eligibility, Estate Planning
Hollinger, Judith A. – 1984
This booklet, translated into Spanish, is intended to inform (not advise) older Kansans about eligibility requirements and benefits provided by state and federal programs. Financial assistance programs discussed are Social Security, railroad retirements, veterans' benefits, unrestricted general assistance, Employee Retirement Income Security Act,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Eligibility, Estate Planning
Peck, Robert S., Ed.; White, Charles J., Ed. – 1983
Described are various models and methods that have helped communities around the United States and Canada give the public a better understanding of legal and judicial systems. An introductory section discusses the role of the legal profession in improving public understanding of the law, how to put together a team to teach about the judicial…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Courts, Judges
Tomas Rivera Center, Claremont, CA. – 1989
This report is based on the findings of the Los Angeles County Latino Assessment Study (LACLAS), which consulted with Latinos to determine the priorities, programs, and strategies for meeting the needs of their community in Los Angeles County (California). The study's main objective was to obtain information to assist governmental and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Census Figures, Citizen Participation, Crime
Burke, Rebecca A. – 1984
Concluding that Iowa women are suffering more and in greater numbers than before, this report contains testimony from the 1983 public hearings initiated by the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women. Each section contains background information and testimony from women who have had firsthand experience of poverty--such as female…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Criminals, Day Care, Disabilities
International Center for Integrative Studies, New York, NY. – 1988
The Door is a youth center in New York, New York, that has the capacity to respond to a myriad of adolescent needs and problems. Over the past 15 years it has serviced over 100,000 teenagers, 53.4 percent of whom were Black, 23.1 percent Hispanic, 20 percent White, 3.5 percent Asian and other; they come from all over the New York City area.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Athletics, Counseling
