| The Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation Contributor(s): Kane, Lawrence A. (Author), Brown, Phyllis (Author), Cohen, Julius S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819171107 ISBN-13: 9780819171108 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $105.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1988 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Civil Procedure - Education | Special Education - Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities |
| Dewey: 347.304 |
| LCCN: 88019159 |
| Physical Information: 360 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is the formal presentation of the issues discussed at the Second National Conference on the Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation. A relationship between the community and its citizens with mental retardation is discussed extensively in the first section of the book. Other sections of the book are devoted to key litigation and legislation for the rights of citizens with mental retardation, law as it pertains to newborns with severe handicaps, advances in education and rehabilitation, and future strategies for advocacy. A few of the noted contributors include Carl R. Halpern, Dean of the CUNY Law School, Professor Robert A. Burt of Yale University, and Professor Robert H. Mnookin of Stanford University. This book is designed as a basic reference for advocates and others concerned with the mentally retarded. |
