Alzheimer special care units [(SCUs) also called memory care units] SCUs are designed to meet the specific needs of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. SCUs can take many forms and exist within various types of residential care.
Celebrates 35 Years of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) IDEAâ35 Years Later. On Nov. 29, 1975, then-President Gerald Ford signed into law the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142).
This cartoon by Bill Maudlin ran in the Chicago Sun-Times on February 12, 1964, two days after the House of Representatives passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After 75 days of Southern filibuster and hundreds of proposed amendments, the Senate approved the bill on June 19, 1964.fter passage in the House Judiciary Committee, the Civil Rights Act languished in the House Rules Committee under Chairman Howard W. Smith of Virginia. Judiciary Chairman Emanuel Celler of New York attempted to use a discharge petition to bypass the Rules Committee and bring the measure directly to the House Floor.