The purpose of this study was to compare the social skills of five groups of children: children with visual impairments attending inclusive education schools, children with visual impairments attending schools for the blind, children with intellectual impairments attending inclusive education schools, children with intellectual impairments…

Online learning has been growing at an exponential rate over the past decade, providing new opportunities for students seeking quality courses and programs offered through flexible formats. However, as higher education continues to expand online offerings, services must be expanded simultaneously to support all students. This article focuses on…

This study extended the assessment of a newly developed computer-aided telephone system with two participants (adults) who presented with blindness or severe visual impairment and motor or motor and intellectual disabilities. For each participant, the study was carried out according to an ABAB design, in which the A represented baseline phases and…

Elementary and middle school students who are blind or visually impaired (VI) lag up to three years behind non-disabled peers in mathematics achievement. We investigated the impact of academic supports in the school on mathematics achievement, controlling grade, gender, cognitive disability, and family SES. Data were from SEELS (Special Education…

Transition from secondary education to adulthood represents a period during which adolescents with disabilities face multiple responsibilities and changing roles that include establishing independence, attending postsecondary education or training, developing social networks, choosing a career, participating in their communities, and managing…

An almost totally blind, 26-year-old, retarded man whose rate of eye contact was below 30 percent in any time period was trained in his sheltered workshop environment. (Author)

Recent trends in interpretive work emphasize visitor involvement rather than material presentation. New considerations are being given to involving persons handicapped physically or mentally. This article is concerned with the types of handicaps most frequently encountered and the means to facilitate the involvement of those persons in an…

Two blind adult males, both of whom were labeled mentally retarded and institutionalized for 34 years, were able to achieve a level of independence enabling them to integrate into society through orientation and mobility training and guide dog training. (IM)

The book discusses movement and music activities for handicapped students. Activities are described for ambulatory preschoolers, nonambulatory students, mentally retarded students, deaf children, and blind and visually impaired students. Each activity lists titles of accompanying songs or music as well as a brief description of the teaching…

Four separate bibliographies list references regarding infants with such disabilities as blindness, visual impairments, mental retardation, and Down Syndrome. Citations listed include journal articles, books, manuals, and other publications. The first bibliography lists 24 references regarding blindness or visual impairments in infants and ways to…

Reviewed was research on the development of the cognitive skills of language, concept formation, and arithmetic in children handicapped by blindness, mental retardation, or deafness. Research on the language skills of the blind included a rejection of sensory compensation, while research on language in the retarded was seen to focus on linguistic…

The scant literature that does exist is reviewed, and suggestions are made for assessing mobility potential, improving locomotor skills, organizing physical exercises, and teaching orientation skills and cane travel to such persons. (Author/DLS)

One in a series of published reports on selected Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) program areas, this report presents the record of accomplishments in library services to the disabled during fiscal year 1987 nationwide, including programs in Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The typical services reported include the recordings…

A congenitally blind boy 2 months old, a Down's syndrome girl 4 months old, and a cerebral palsied boy 14 months old were studied in depth to evaluate the impact of an early intervention program focusing on parent training. All three children progressed and achieved near or above normal functioning for their ages within a 4 to 5 month period.…