U.N. Decade of Disabled Persons: Hearing and Markup Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Its Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session on H. Con. Res. 39, April 5, 13, and June 9, 1983

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Page 137 - Interstate and foreign commerce in communication by wire and radio so as to make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the united States a rapid, efficient, nation-wide, and worldwide wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges...
Page 14 - Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, it is a pleasure for me to appear before you today to present our program for fiscal year 1972.
Page 13 - Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the...
Page 42 - That since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed...
Page 39 - Opportunity • Expanded Participation in Recreational, Social, Religious and Cultural Activities • Expanded and Strengthened Rehabilitation Programs and Facilities • Purposeful Application of Biomedical Research Aimed at Conquering Major Disabling Conditions Reduction in the Incidence of Disability by Expanded Accident and Disease Prevention • Increased Application of Technology to Minimize the Effects of Disability Expanded International Exchange of Information and Experience to Benefit All...
Page 160 - We affirm that God is both the Creator and the Judge of all men. We therefore should share his concern for justice and reconciliation throughout human society and for the liberation of men from every kind of oppression. Because mankind is made in the image of God, every person, regardless of race, religion...
Page 110 - Persons should promote the realization of the right of disabled persons to participate fully in the social life and development of the societies in which they live...
Page 116 - Contribution to the World symposium of experts on technical cooperation among developing countries and technical assistance in the field of disability prevention and rehabilitation.
Page 29 - US astronomy and astrophysics over the past decades through the scientific programs of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and other federal agencies.

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