A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress (NLS). With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines in…

The resource guide on physical education and recreation for the multiply handicapped contains 161 bibliographic references, descriptions of 35 audio visual aids, and listings of other resources. Divided into sections for the cerebral palsied, deaf-blind, multiply handicapped blind, multiply handicapped deaf, and other handicapping conditions, the…

The Research and Statistics Section of the Minnesota Department of Public Welfare prepared this 1970 annual report on public assistance for American Indians. Data were gathered from the 21 counties containing a majority of Indians and the City of Minneapolis Department of Public Relief. The report includes data on the State's expenditures for…

The 1971 annual report on public assistance, prepared by the Research and Statistics Section of the Minnesota Department of Public Welfare, presents data pertaining to expenditures for American Indians. The $8,285,789 of expenditures are broken down by program and funding source. The programs are Old Age Assistance, Medical Assistance, General…

Prepared by the Research and Statistics Section of the Minnesota Department of Public Welfare, this 1972 annual report contains data on public assistance expenditures for American Indians. Data are broken down by program and funding source. The programs are Old Age Assistance, Aid for Dependent Children, Aid to the Blind, Aid to the Disabled,…

Critiques the assumptions about the nature and meaning of disability advanced in social-psychological writing, suggests the origins of these assumptions, and proposes a return to a Lewinian/minority-group analysis of the situation of people with disabilities. Introduces the other articles in this issue. (Author/ BJV)

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), an arm of the Library of Congress, leads a highly successful national program to produce and distribute books and magazines for blind, visually impaired, and physically handicapped individuals. A fostering relationship exists between NLS and a network of 143 regional and…

Based on reporting forms from nearly 500 teachers, the booklet identifies effective materials for use with exceptional learners. Contents are divided into various exceptionality areas (educable mentally retarded, trainable mentally retarded, severely and profoundly retarded, communication handicapped, learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, deaf…

The report examines, from a cognitive developmental view, research on the teachable moment or critical learning period in handicapped infants. The author explains that developmental gaps are produced by a mismatch between the infant's readiness and opportunity to learn. Characteristics and educational implications of specific handicapping…

A practical system for producing a union catalog of titles in the collections of the Library of Congress Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (DBPH), its regional network, and related agencies from a machine-readable data base is presented. The DBPH organization and operations and the associated regional library network are analyzed.…

In November 1991, the State Librarian (Michigan) established a committee to review and revise the standards of service for the blind and physically handicapped. These revised standards define the general responsibilities of Michigan subregional libraries to their regional libraries and their borrowers. Responsibilities cover basic services such as…

The purpose of this curriculum, part of Project Reaching Out, is to provide African-Americans with low incidence disabilities an overview of information on assistive technology in a manner that respects differences in beliefs, interpersonal styles, and behaviors. Low incidence disabilities are defined as deafness, blindness, deaf blindness,…

The National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress selects and produces full-length books and magazines in braille and on recorded disc and cassette. NLS distributes these materials to a cooperating network of 56 regional and 89 subregional libraries in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin…

Because American Indians are the largest minority group in South Dakota and because they are known to be among the most poverty stricken in the Nation, South Dakota annually reports on the extent to which the group depends on welfare payments. The report, prepared by the Program Analysis Section of the State Department of Social Services, analyzes…

THE LA GRANGE AREA DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVES 16 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. POLICIES OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE LISTED. FUNCTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR, SECRETARY, AND COORDINATOR-SUPERVISOR ARE DETAILED. QUALIFICATION FOR ADMISSION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES, GOALS OF THESE CLASSES, AND INFORMATION ABOUT EXISTING CLASSES ARE PRESENTED FOR…