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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This report, the second of two volumes, provides descriptions and legislative histories of Federal programs that affect the rights of children to education of high quality, opportunities for self-sufficiency, healthy bodies, and safe and liveable environments. Programs and related legislation are grouped under the headings of these four rights.…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Community Involvement, Education, Employment
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Programs for the Disadvantaged. – 1971
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is specifically designed to help educationally deprived children. It was amended in 1966 to include the children of migratory agricultural workers. Today more than 235,000 migrant children receive educational and special supplementary services under Title I. Answers to some of the…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Educational Needs, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Snow, Charles W. – 1982
The purpose of this study was to assess the characteristics of inservice day care training programs in the United States. The study covers programs which were partially or totally supported with federal funds. Questionnaires were sent to 161 programs which were in operation during the 1980-1981 fiscal year. Responses were obtained from 70 programs…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Day Care, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education
Liveright, A. A. – 1968
Based on information gathered in 1965 and 1966 for the United States Office of Education, this study of adult education in the United States begins with a definition of terms and of underlying educational philosophy, then reviews the history of American adult education, current patterns of participation, the adult education profession (including…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Educational Change, Federal Aid
RESNA: Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology, Arlington, VA. – 2002
This report analyzes the first year of the Federal Alternative Financing Program (AFP), a program designed to help individuals with disabilities who need to purchase assistive technology (AT) find a way to pay for the equipment. The program receives funding under Title III of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 and provides low-cost financing for…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Technology, Computers, Disabilities
Stoddard, Susan; Jans, Lita; Ripple, Joan M.; Kraus, Lewis – 1998
This document provides statistical information on the employment of people with disabilities. Data included in the book are derived from national surveys and other analyses by federal agencies. Each of the four sections in the publication address an aspect of work and disability. Section 1, "Prevalence of Disability among Working-age People,"…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Chronic Illness, Disabilities
