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Some Observations on Mental Defectiveness and Mental Retardation among Children

The source discusses the "mental defectiveness" among children in the early 1900s

Remarks on Proposed Measures to Combat Mental Illness and Mental Retardation, 5 February 1963

Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s Special Message to Congress on mental illness and mental retardation delivered from the White House…

Speech by President John F. Kennedy to the Kennedy Foundation Mental Retardation Group

Speech by President John F. Kennedy to the Kennedy Foundation Mental Retardation Group and given to Mary Hammerbacher (Manner) as a counselor at Camp…

H.R.4210 - A bill to extend and improve the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Title I: Amendments to the General Provisions
Title II: Amendments Related to Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Title III: Amendments Related to…

Developmental disabilities services and facilities construction act of 1970. Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, second session ... June 9 and 10, 1970.

A U.S. Bill that recounts the Hearings before the Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare. This piece mentions the topics discussed during these…