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President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities - PCPID Organization URL(s) pcmr@acf.dhhs.gov www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/pcmr/ 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. 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

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