Presented is testimony given before the Subcommittee on the Handicapped of the Senate Committee on Human Resources regarding the Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. Statements are included from representatives of such agencies and organizations as the National Association for Retarded Citizens, American Occupational Therapy…

Presented is testimony from 1977 hearings before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor regarding the extension of the Education of the Handicapped Act. Included are statements from representatives of such agencies as the National Association for Retarded Citizens, the Council for Exceptional Children,…

Requirements are detailed for those who want to obtain nonprofit status and recognition of exemption for their "Friends of the Library" group. Included are (1) a sample constitution, (2) a sample set of bylaws, (3) a sample form for Articles of Incorporation, (4) an application for recognition of exemption, and (5) a proposed budget. (DS)

This report is on the Senate Subcommittee hearing on December 11, 1974, to amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to create the American Film Institute as an independent agency. Witnesses testifying before the subcommittee included: George Stevens, Charlton Heston, Roger Stevens, Harry McPherson, William Lehman,…

Presented is a summary of considerations Specialized Agencies within the United Nations have given to the problems of the human environment. Uppermost are the problems of pollution--air, water, noise, marine, radiation, food, pesticide--as well as those of economic and social concern, environmental health, and misuse of the environment. Agencies…

This handbook presents the steps that must be taken to assure an effective and meaningful volunteer program. The handbook is comprised of the following chapters: I. Volunteering--History and Philosophy; II. Areas of Volunteering; III. Board--Purpose and Functions; IV. Organization of Volunteer Service; V. Recruitment and Promotion; VI. Interview…

Trinity University and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) share many of the same ground rules; tolerance for diversity, willingness to change, and a guaranteed opportunity for competition in the marketplace of goods, services, and ideas. But a Presidential commission hanging on an office wall is not a hunting license to shape the…

Presented in this bulletin is the text of the hearing before the Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, United States House of Representatives, ninety-first Congress, concerning the transfer of environmental evaluation functions to the Environmental Quality Council (EQC). The hearing was held…

This paper traces the evolution of the Administration on Aging's role as an advocate, identifies current advocacy activities, assesses the problems inherent in the agency's pursuit of such a role, and examines prospects for the agency's future advocacy activities. (Author)

A definition, and a history of the role and functions of state library development agencies since the 1890's are presented. The remaining articles in this issue, which deal with various aspects of the same subject, are summarized. (MBR)

The author discusses his experiences with Earthwatch, an organization involving paying volunteers in scientific field research. (MJB)

A survey was conducted of 3,417 children and youth seen at some of two dozen university affiliated programs (UAPs). Results suggested that diagnostic services are most frequent and that UAPs often serve a tertiary care function for schools, though formal agreements for most inservice activities or child service are rarely in evidence. (Author/CL)

Points to problems in the conceptualization and outcomes of accreditation. Imposes a hierarchy of immediacy on the accrediting agency, the institution seeking accreditation, and the consumers of services of the institutions or their graduates. Evaluates Better Business Bureau, Underwriter's Laboratories, and Standard and Poor's as possible models…

The aerobic dance industry has consolidated into four major certifying organizations. The effect of this movement on instructional standards is discussed. (DF)