Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Governor's conference on handicapped individuals, Galveston, Texas, Saturday, September 23, 1978
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Jack Brooks's speech, with handwritten edits, at Governor Dolph Briscoe's Conference on Handicapped Individuals. The conference followed Briscoe's issuance of Executive Order No. 38, which created the Committee on Problems of the Handicapped. In his speech, Brooks highlights legislation in recent years that provide services and legal protections for handicapped individuals, including the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. He describes additional amendments and bills to support handicapped individuals and promises to continue supporting such legislation.
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
1978-09-23
Jack B. Brooks papers
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012 Briscoe, Dolph
Legislation People with disabilities
United States - Texas--Gulf Region - Texas - Galveston County - Galveston
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Speeches 1978
Congressional and Political History Texas History
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