President's Committee on Mental Retardation: A Historical Review 1966-1985

摘要

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy established the President's Panel on Mental Retardation, which resulted in the involvement of the executive and legislative branches in setting policies and establishing new programs. Federal initiative was matched by the fifty States as governors and their administrators followed the lead of President Kennedy. The results of collaboration between government, voluntary individual and community efforts, and the private sector over the last 20 years is reported in the publication.