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An International Look At Developmental Disabilities
1981 has been proclaimed the International Year for Disabled Persons, promotion being organized through UN's Division of Social Affairs, so I sincerely hope there will be opportunities for you to become acquainted with the broad range of the international agencies and their work, and their hopes for a world which recognizes that "it is normal to be different."...
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Title: An International Look At Developmental Disabilities
From: Speeches Of Rosemary F. Dybwad
Creator: Rosemary F. Dybwad (author)
Date: 1979
Format: Speech
Source: Friends of the Samuel Gridley Howe Library and the Dybwad Family
Keywords: Activists; Advocacy; Autism; California; Cerebral Palsy; Children; Civil Liberties & Rights; Cognitive Disability; Education; Educational Institutions; England; Family; Government; Government Agencies; Identity; International Relations; Legislation; Norway; Parenting; People First; Policy; Rosemary Dybwad; Service Organizations; Statistics; Sweden; United Nations
Topics: Institutions, Organizations & Corporations; Social Movements & Advocacy
Note: Speech delivered at University of California Extension, Berkeley, California.


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