This, the 32nd annual National Child Count of Children and Youth Who Are Deaf-Blind, is the first and longest running registry and knowledge base of children who are deaf-blind in the world. Begun in 1986 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, it represents a thirty-plus year collaborative effort between the National Center on…

This, the 31st annual National Child Count of Children and Youth Who Are Deaf-Blind, is the first and longest running registry and knowledge base of children who are deaf-blind in the world. Begun in 1986 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, it represents a thirty-plus year collaborative effort between the National Center on…

SWIFT is a national center whose mission is to help educators provide academic and behavioral support resulting in excellence in education for all students, including boys and young men of color. This mission presumes all educators, school and district staff, family members, and the local community have shared responsibility for the teaching and…

This, the 30th annual "National Child Count of Children and Youth Who Are Deaf-Blind," is the first and longest running registry and knowledge base of children who are deaf-blind in the world. Begun in 1986 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, it represents a nearly thirty year collaborative effort between the National Center…

The National Child Count of Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind is the first and longest running registry and knowledge base of children who are deaf-blind in the world. Begun in 1986 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, it represents a nearly thirty year collaborative effort between the National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB), its…

The National Child Count of Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind is the first and longest running registry and knowledge base of children who are deaf-blind in the world. It has been collaboratively designed, implemented and revised to serve as the common vehicle to meet federal grant requirements for both the State/Multi-State and National…

We propose that Disability Studies in Education (DSE) offers a framework that (a) grounds policy and practice in the experiences and perspectives of people with disabilities, (c) challenges practices/ policy that isolate, de-humanize individuals, and (c) leads to new questions to pose. In this session, we describe the pedagogy that we used to…

This annotated bibliography lists 18 publications to help educators more effectively include students with disabilities in mainstream programs. The publications, including books, journal articles, videotapes, and reports, are dated from 1987 through 1993, and most are available through the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) system or…

This computer-searchable database, available on diskette in DOS and Macintosh versions, contains descriptions of approximately 475 video and other media products related to special education of students with disabilities and/or giftedness. Most of the products listed are videotape recordings; other formats include audiocassettes, films,…

The history of the ecological model, which views the handicapped child and special education intervention in the context of intricate relationships, is reviewed. (DB)

The importance of recommending special education services only for handicapped students is stressed, and alternatives for nonhandicapped students are envisioned on a continuum from no intervention, to short-term parent consultation, to six months reassessment, peer tutoring, referral to a guidance counselor, and finally transfer to another school…

This annotated bibliography lists almost 1,200 journal articles published between 1985 and 1991 and drawn primarily from the ERIC and PsycLIT databases, focusing on issues which affect the educational integration of children and adults with special needs. Primary attention is given to articles discussing the methods and needs of students with mild…

Studies (N=25) of the effectiveness of Direct Instruction programs with special education students were examined in a meta-analysis comparison. None of the studies showed results favoring comparison groups. Fifty-three percent of the outcomes significantly favored Direct Instruction. Effects were not restricted to particular handicapping…

These four issues discuss issues in the education of children with disabilities. The Spring 1992 issues focuses on developing transition systems. Articles include: "Vocational Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Transition: Service Delivery and Professional Issues" (Edna M. Szymanski et al.); "Personnel Preparation To…

This article explains principles of cooperative teaching using the analogy of a "team effort" to include special needs students within the general education classroom. Columns contrast "what it isn't" and "what it is" for the following aspects of cooperative teaching: (1) establishing the ground rules (e.g., it's not…