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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| Language: | en |
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1987
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED295382 |
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| contents | Pocket Guide to Federal Help for Individuals with Disabilities. Civil Rights Developmental Disabilities Educational Opportunities Elementary Secondary Education Employment Services Federal Programs Financial Support Government Role Hearing Impairments Housing Library Services Medical Services Postsecondary Education Public Facilities Social Services Special Schools State Programs Transportation Visual Impairments Vocational Rehabilitation Welfare Services This brochure provides basic information to handicapped persons (specifically those who are blind, deaf, or developmentally disabled), or to the parents or guardians of a handicapped child, on the principal federally funded government services for which they may be eligible. It provides advice on how to begin looking for services provided in a state or locality and where to write for additional help if a problem is encountered. Specific sections summarize program components and services for: (1) developmental disabilities; (2) vocational rehabilitation and independent living; (3) education (Head Start, schools for the blind and deaf, library services for special groups, and federal student financial aid); (4) employment (federal jobs, federal job information centers, state and local government jobs, the Job Training Partnership Program, and Small Business Administration programs); (5) financial assistance (social security disability insurance benefits and supplementary security income); (6) medical assistance (Medicare, Medicaid, Crippled Children's Services, and the Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program); (7) civil rights (Office of Civil Rights, Office of Federal Contract Compliance, and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board); (8) housing (loans and rent assistance); (9) tax benefits; and (10) transportation (air and rail). (VW) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_ED295382 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1987 |
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| spellingShingle | Pocket Guide to Federal Help for Individuals with Disabilities. Civil Rights Developmental Disabilities Educational Opportunities Elementary Secondary Education Employment Services Federal Programs Financial Support Government Role Hearing Impairments Housing Library Services Medical Services Postsecondary Education Public Facilities Social Services Special Schools State Programs Transportation Visual Impairments Vocational Rehabilitation Welfare Services Pocket Guide to Federal Help for Individuals with Disabilities. Civil Rights Developmental Disabilities Educational Opportunities Elementary Secondary Education Employment Services Federal Programs Financial Support Government Role Hearing Impairments Housing Library Services Medical Services Postsecondary Education Public Facilities Social Services Special Schools State Programs Transportation Visual Impairments Vocational Rehabilitation Welfare Services This brochure provides basic information to handicapped persons (specifically those who are blind, deaf, or developmentally disabled), or to the parents or guardians of a handicapped child, on the principal federally funded government services for which they may be eligible. It provides advice on how to begin looking for services provided in a state or locality and where to write for additional help if a problem is encountered. Specific sections summarize program components and services for: (1) developmental disabilities; (2) vocational rehabilitation and independent living; (3) education (Head Start, schools for the blind and deaf, library services for special groups, and federal student financial aid); (4) employment (federal jobs, federal job information centers, state and local government jobs, the Job Training Partnership Program, and Small Business Administration programs); (5) financial assistance (social security disability insurance benefits and supplementary security income); (6) medical assistance (Medicare, Medicaid, Crippled Children's Services, and the Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program); (7) civil rights (Office of Civil Rights, Office of Federal Contract Compliance, and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board); (8) housing (loans and rent assistance); (9) tax benefits; and (10) transportation (air and rail). (VW) |
| title | Pocket Guide to Federal Help for Individuals with Disabilities. |
| topic | Civil Rights Developmental Disabilities Educational Opportunities Elementary Secondary Education Employment Services Federal Programs Financial Support Government Role Hearing Impairments Housing Library Services Medical Services Postsecondary Education Public Facilities Social Services Special Schools State Programs Transportation Visual Impairments Vocational Rehabilitation Welfare Services |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED295382 |