President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities - PCPID

Organization URL(s)

pcmr@acf.dhhs.gov
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/pcpid/index.html  

Other Contact Information

Room 701 Aerospace Building
370 L'Efant Promenade, S.W.
Washington, DC 20447

202-619-0634 (Voice)
202-205-9519 (FAX)

Description

The President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR) advises the President and the Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on appropriate ways to provide services for citizens with mental retardation and on ways to prevent this type of disability. Areas of concern are full citizenship, prevention of biomedical and environmental causes of retardation, community support services, international activities, and public information. The PCMR sponsors forums and conferences and prepares an annual report to the President.

Online Resources

• A CHARGE WE HAVE TO KEEP - A Road Map to Personal and Economic Freedom for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the 21st Century
  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/pcpid/2004_rpt_pres/2004_report.html

Print Resources

Publications include annual reports, conference reports, and program descriptions on such topics as legal rights of persons with mental retardation. A publications list is available.

Related Topics

Disabilities Environmental Health Health Policy Mental Retardation Community-Based Programs

Review Date

Wed Oct 13, 2004