WebThe goals began as doing good works and later focused on how society cares for people with intellectual disabilities (then known as “mental retardation”) and to help identify and disseminate ways to prevent the causes of intellectual disability. The foundation is the first of its kind to focus efforts on this neglected population. 1947 Eight months later, on October 24, 1963, President Kennedy signed the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendment to the Social Security Act, the first major legislation to combat mental illness and intellectual disabilities. The amendment incorporated many of the … Meer weergeven The Kennedy family had a personal connection to the issue; the president's sister Rosemary, sixteen months his junior, was born with intellectual disabilities. In 1946, Ambassador and Mrs. Joseph P. … Meer weergeven The president charged panel members with submitting their report by the close of 1962. The President's Panel on Mental Retardation spent a year busily gathering information, … Meer weergeven President Kennedy and his family forever changed public attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities. Their influence on related … Meer weergeven
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WebThis folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's statement in the White House Cabinet Room upon signing H.R. 7544, the Mills-Ribicoff Bill, an amendment to the Social Security Act aimed at preventing and combating mental retardation through the expansion and improvement of maternal and child health programs. Web18 okt. 2024 · Rosemary's older brother John F. Kennedy, who became the 35th president of the United States, signed the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendment to the Social... WebJFKPOF-102-008 Title: Mental retardation Date (s) of Materials: 1 June 1961-24 October 1963 Folder Description: This folder contains materials collected by the office of … molly\\u0027s jewelry instagram