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Holt, Eleanor M. – Exceptional Parent, 1987
A parent recounts the process leading to placement of her severely retarded and cerebral palsied son in a residential situation using Community Training Homes, a foster home program in Connecticut. (DB)
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Community Programs, Foster Care, Parent Attitudes
Burton, Sharon S. – Exceptional Parent, 1987
Opportunities for children with disabilities to participate in sports have expanded as school and community sports programs such as the Special Olympics, intramural sports, community recreation leagues, and interscholastic teams have become more available to all children. A directory of 37 recreation organizations is also provided. (CB)
Descriptors: Athletics, Children, Community Programs, Competition
Friedman, Clare Taylor – Exceptional Parent, 1989
Integrating infants with visual impairments into playgroups for nonhandicapped infants and their parents has been successfully accomplished and offers benefits to both infants and parents. A model demonstration project, "Parents and Visually Impaired Infants Project," integrated infants into a community program involving play, music, and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs, Infants
Shields, Mark – Exceptional Parent, 1986
Parents need information about the range of community resources and services available to them as soon as they learn their child has a disability. Schools must take a more active role in directing parents to community resources. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Community Services, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Helping Relationship
Elting, Susan; And Others – Exceptional Parent, 1988
The article for parents and teachers of nonverbal children describes information sources identified by the Center for Special Education Technology including general print information as well as information on school and community services, technology use with specific disabilities, software and hardware, assistive devices, and funding sources. (DB)
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Disorders, Community Services, Computer Uses in Education
Exceptional Parent, 1990
This discussion of funding for assistive technology devices for children with disabilities addresses how to locate community funding sources, set priorities, increase peoples' awareness of technological applications, and encourage parental involvement. An annotated bibliography lists seven items on funding, and a chart shows an example of an…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Children, Community Programs
PDF pending restorationKlein, Stanley, Ed. – Exceptional Parent, 1996
Twelve 1996 issues of "Exceptional Parent" magazine provide a variety of articles and resources on parenting the child or young adult with a disability. The January issue is a resource guide, with directories of national organizations, associations, products, and services. The February issue focuses on early childhood, including articles…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Child Advocacy, Child Rearing
