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Original publisher: Washington, D.C. : President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, 2004. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)62366022 Subject: Mental retardation -- United States. Excerpt: ... The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities ( PCPID ) believes, passionately, along with the President, that the situation described in the preceding section is wrong, discriminatory, contrary to common sense and not good public policy. The Committee, at its very first meeting, decided that the President's New Freedom Initiative ( NFI ) would provide a great opportunity to focus on the specific needs of persons with intellectual disabilities. The NFI would provide guidance for our deliberations and recommendations. It was designed to further the progress made since the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ) by: * Promoting full access to community life. * * Expanding educational opportunities. * * Increasing the ability of Americans with disabilities to integrate into the workforce. * * Increasing access to needed technologies. * Committee members also took guidance from the PCPID Charter, which requires the membership to: * Evaluate and monitor the national effort to establish appropriate policies and supports for * people with intellectual disabilities. * Provide suggestions for improvement in: the delivery of services to people with intellectual * disabilities, including preventive services; the promulgation of effective and humane policies; and the provision of necessary supports. * Identify the extent to which various federal and state programs achieve the national goals * for people with intellectual disabilities described in the preamble of the Executive Order for the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, so as to have a positive impact on the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. * Facilitate liaison among federal
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A charge we have to keep: a road map to personal and economic freedom for people with intellectual disabilities in the 21st century
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