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Download full textHayden, Mary, Ed.; Ransom, Barbara, Ed.; Obermayer, Liz, Ed. – Impact, 1997
This feature issue of "Impact" focuses on persons with developmental disabilities and the justice system. Articles include: "The Invisible Victims" (Daniel D. Sorensen), which discusses the high rate of people with developmental and other severe disabilities who become victims of crime; "The ADA in the Justice System"…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Civil Rights Legislation, Criminal Law, Developmental Disabilities
Lakin, Charlie, Ed.; And Others – IMPACT, 1993
This feature issue focuses on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), with articles discussing provisions of the ADA and its impact on people with developmental disabilities. Articles have the following titles and authors: "The ADA: What Does It Mean for People with Developmental Disabilities?" (Deborah L. McFadden and Edward P.…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Developmental Disabilities
Ambrogi, Robert; And Others – 1978
The handbook provides information in question-and-answer format on the legal rights of developmentally disabled persons, focusing on those in the state of Massachusetts. An introductory section discusses developmental disabilities and advocacy. The main section, on legal rights, covers such areas as discrimination (including Section 504 of the…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Developmental Disabilities
