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Disability in America: Toward a National Agenda for Prevention. Summary and Recommendations.
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Pope, Andrew M., Ed.; Tarlov, Alvin R., Ed. – 1991
This pamphlet reprints the preface, contents, executive summary, and 27 recommendations from an extensive report on disability prevention issued by the Committee on a National Agenda for the Prevention of Disabilities. The summary notes that disability is a social, public health, and moral issue in addition to a medical issue. It cites statistics…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Aging (Individuals), Chronic Illness, Developmental Disabilities
Disability in America: Toward a National Agenda for Prevention.
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Pope, Andrew M., Ed.; Tarlov, Alvin R., Ed. – 1991
This report focuses on preventing potentially disabling conditions from developing into disabilities and on minimizing the effects of such conditions on a person's productivity and quality of life. It describes disability as a social and public health issue and not just a physical condition. The report begins with an executive summary, an…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Aging (Individuals), Chronic Illness, Developmental Disabilities