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ERIC Number: ED611694
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 152
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Available Date: N/A
Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2007: Report on Federal Activities under the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," as Amended
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education
The "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," as amended ("Rehabilitation Act"), provides the statutory authority for programs and activities that assist individuals with disabilities in the pursuit of gainful employment, independence, self-sufficiency and full integration into community life. This report is intended to provide a description of accomplishments and progress made under the "Rehabilitation Act" during fiscal year (FY) 2007 (October 2006 through September 2007). To that end, the report identifies major activities that occurred during that fiscal year and the status of those activities during that specific time period. The report provides a description of the activities of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), a component of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), U.S. Department of Education. RSA is the principal agency for carrying out Titles I, III, VI and VII, as well as specified portions of Title V of the "Rehabilitation Act." RSA has responsibility for preparing and submitting this report to the president and congress under Section 13 of the "Rehabilitation Act." The "Rehabilitation Act" also authorizes research activities that are administered by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) and the work of the National Council on Disability (NCD) and includes a variety of provisions focused on rights, advocacy and protections for individuals with disabilities. A description of those activities also is provided in this report. [For the Fiscal Year 2006 report, see ED611693.]
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 202-245-7468; Web site: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) (ED/OSERS)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Rehabilitation Act 1973; Rehabilitation Act Amendments 1998
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Author Affiliations: N/A