Designed for the architect and student, the text concerns the health of the disabled as seen through the eyes of the architect. The total environment of the handicapped is the focal point of the approach. It begins with schools; then looks at medical treatment and rehabilitation as dealt with in hospitals, special rehabilitation centers, and…

Reported are the activities of the Inter Agency Committee on the Education and Vocational Rehabilitation of the Handicapped in New Jersey for the year 1974-1975. The purposes and functions of the committee are listed, and the Inter Agency conference held in October, 1974 is described. Included are copies of the invitation and the program,…

Successful integration of mentally handicapped workers from an adult training center into community employment involves sympathetic management attitudes, adequate task training and supervision, and competence in such skills as self-care, mobility, handling money and recognizing various public signs. (CL)

The article describes two relatively uncomplicated methods of reducing resident labor in public institutions for the mentally retarded and the successful pursuit of this goal in New Jersey State institutions. (Author/DB)

Source material for the establishment and maintenance of sheltered workshop programs is arranged in chronological order. Aspects described include planning considerations, how to get started, program of services, operating the workshop, personnel, state and federal labor laws, workshop standards, and the future of the workshop. Appendixes provide…

The bibliography lists 114 annotated entries on workshops for the handicapped. Although some items date back to 1963, most are from 1966 and 1967. Research, project, and conference reports are cited as well as program descriptions and other varied publications. The three previous issues of this bibliography on workshops contain abstracts of items…

An annotated bibliography of workshops for the handicapped covers the literature on work programs for the period July, 1968 through June, 1969. One hundred and fifty four publications were reviewed; the number of articles on administration, management, and planning of facilities and programs has increased since the last edition. (Author/RJ)

Determination of the need for workshops for handicapped people, development of a new corporation, the adoption of bylaws, financial considerations, federal laws, workshop staff, resource material, state law, regulations, and forms, and procedures for establishing an extended employment workshop are mentioned and expanded in appendixes. Appendixes…

Intended for vocational rehabilitation facilities, the document presents guidelines for the provision of vocational evaluation services to deaf persons. Explained in Section I is the vocational evaluation process, with chapters covering an introduction and overview, delivery of services to deaf clients, and objectives and process of the vocational…

Provided is an overview of basic governmental and private agency rehabilitation programs for mentally retarded persons including vocational training programs, on the job training programs, work study programs, and recreational programs. (Author/GW)