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National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped, New York, NY. – 1979
Standards regarding independent living programs for blind and visually handicapped students are presented in the self study and evaluation guide. Five areas are addressed: planning and organization, personnel, concept development and travel skills, living skills, and program evaluation. (CL)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adjustment (to Environment), Blindness, Concept Formation
Kimbrough, James A.; Huebner, Kathleen M. – 1977
The manual describes a curriculum in orientation and mobility developed as part of the Adjustment to Blindness Program of the Greater Pittsburgh Guild for the Blind. Objectives and learning experiences are listed for the following 10 units: use of sighted guides, basic indoor orientation and cane skills, residential sidewalk travel,…
Descriptors: Blindness, Curriculum Guides, Daily Living Skills, Learning Activities
Reggio, Kathryn D.; And Others – 1976
The first in a series of health education modules for physically handicapped students (grades K-12) presents curricula for safety and survival education. An introductory section reviews descriptions and safety considerations for specific disabilities and discusses procedures for developing individualized health incentive modules in safety…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Curriculum Guides, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textMays, Maxine. – 1977
Provided is a curriculum guide based on the lifelong learning needs of moderately retarded persons. Behavioral objectives are identified at each of six levels of functioning which approximate the mental age levels of 1.5, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 8.0, and 8.0 + (adult) years. Sections cover the following persisting life problem areas: (1) developing the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides, Interpersonal Competence
Canter, Patricia; And Others – 1977
The services of the Living Skills Center for the Visually Handicapped, a habilitative service for blind young adults, are described. It is explained that the Center houses its participants in their own apartments in a large complex and has served over 70 young people in 4 years. The evaluation section describes such assessment instruments as an…
Descriptors: Cleaning, Clothing Instruction, Daily Living Skills, Hygiene
Schiltz, Constance, Ed. – 1974
Intended to help classroom teachers develop basic orientation and mobility skills in young visually impaired children, the curriculum guide contains five interrelated sections that deal with body image, basic sensory concepts and abilities, motor coordination, sensory modalities, and pre-cane skills. Each section contains a brief introduction and…
Descriptors: Blindness, Body Image, Check Lists, Curriculum Guides
Webster, John D. – 1976
Prepared for teachers of mentally handicapped students, this teacher's guide accompanies the student booklet, "How to Get A Job," and contains suggestions for learning activities and vocabulary development for each subdivision of all four major units in the student booklet: choosing the right kind of work, looking for the job, going on an…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Guidance
