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Download full textGeddes, Dolores M.; Summerfield, Liane – 1978
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…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Blindness
MCGAHAN, R.E. – 1962
PROVISIONS ARE MADE UNDER TEXAS'S STATE LAW FOR MEETING THE VARIOUS NEEDS OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED, THE ORTHOPEDICALLY HANDICAPPED, THE HOME-BOUND, AND THE ORAL-AURAL, OR VISUAL-HANDICAPPED. THE GENERAL AIM OF THE GALENA PARK SCHOOLS IS TO PREPARE THE PUPIL PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, SOCIALLY, AND MORALLY TO TAKE HIS PLACE IN AN EVER-CHANGING, COMPLEX…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Curriculum Development, Educational Facilities Improvement, Emotional Disturbances
Johnson, G. Orville, Ed.; Blank, Harriett D., Ed. – 1968
Research reviews are presented for eight areas of exceptionality and for administration. Included are the following reports: 16 on the gifted compiled by Edward C. Frierson; 46 on the mentally retarded reviewed by Howard H. Spicker and Nettie R. Bartel; 20 on the visually impaired presented by William J. Tisdall; 44 on the hearing impaired…
Descriptors: Administration, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research, Gifted
State Univ. Construction Fund, Albany, NY. – 1967
Guidelines on performance criteria for the State University of New York consider two main types of handicapped: the ambulant and semi-ambulant, including some physically handicapped, the visually and aurally handicapped, and persons with cardiac conditions; and persons confined to wheel chairs. The handicapped and planning for them are discussed.…
Descriptors: Building Design, Campus Planning, College Buildings, Design Requirements
Fossey, Myrtis-Eirene; Fichten, Catherine S.; Barile, Maria; Asuncion, Jennison V. – 2001
In 1999, a survey was conducted of almost 800 university students with different disabilities across Canada to investigate what computer equipment students used and wanted, how they financed their computer technologies, and why they failed to take advantage of government subsidy programs. Results from the survey indicate many students did not know…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Students, Computers
Direct linkAdamek, Mary; Darrow, Alice-Ann – American Music Therapy Association, 2005
This book explains essential features of special education that are important for interdisciplinary communication and effective teaching. Part I introduces the reader to historical and instructional foundations of music in special education. Major topics and developments in the field of special education, important terminology, and curricular…
Descriptors: Music Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Music, Physical Disabilities
Peer reviewedRogow, Sally – International Journal of Special Education, 2005
The education of children with visual impairments or blindness combined with other disabilities is increasingly recognized as one of the most compelling and challenging aspects of Special Education. We have come to recognize the multiple effects of combined sensory, neurological and/or psychological problems Visual and movement impairments impose…
Descriptors: Intervention, Visual Impairments, Multiple Disabilities, Psychology
Kucera, Thomas J., Ed. – 1993
The third edition of this guide for teaching chemistry at all levels to students with disabilities covers classroom adaptations, testing and evaluation, computers in the classroom and laboratory, laboratory design, and laboratory safety. The needs of the growing population of students with learning disabilities are addressed, along with the needs…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Chemistry, Classroom Design, Computer Assisted Instruction
Alberta Social Services and Community Health, Edmonton. – 1981
This five-part manual is concerned with recreational activities for disabled persons. The first part defines four terms commonly used in reference to the disabled--impairment, disability, handicap, and inconvenience. Reasons for including the disabled in recreational activities and for developing activities for the disabled, discussed in the…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Athletics, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Del-Val, Patricia B.; And Others – 1981
The curriculum guide presents information on a six unit program designed to help nonhandicapped fourth graders understand handicaps and accept children with handicaps. Each session lists cognitive and affective objectives for the students, materials needed for the lesson, and the sequence of the activity or activities. The initial session uses…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Curriculum Guides, Deafness
Williams, Ben H.; And Others – 1982
The Project OMNI curriculum is intended to help students develop necessary prerequisite skills for independent travel. The teacher's guidebook provides an overview of the OMNI curriculum components (individual student inventories, individual student profiles, and curriculum modules); discusses the relation of the module areas to the mobility…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Concept Formation, Curriculum Guides, Daily Living Skills
Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America, Washington, DC. – 1984
These proceedings contain 271 papers in English and 15 in French, representing research and development efforts in 19 countries. On the topic of wheelchairs, 28 papers address their design, performance, evaluation, and fabrication. The field of prosthetics and orthotics is represented by 33 papers discussing devices for upper extremities, lower…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Biofeedback, Biomechanics, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Bennett, Randy Elliot; And Others – 1985
This study examined the psychometric characteristics of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) administered under special conditions for nine handicapped groups. Four psychometric characteristics were studied: level of test performance, test reliability, speededness, and extent of unexpected differential item performance. Psychometric comparisons were…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Disabilities, Hearing Impairments
Dow, Ian I.; O'Reilly, Robert R. – 1981
Presented in both French and English, the document contains extracts from a review of the literature on students with learning disabilities (LD) and on French speaking exceptional students' programs and needs. The review of LD includes sections on approaches to definition and classification, incidence, and definitional components (intelligence,…
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Disabilities, Educational Needs
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1980
The proceedings of the 1980 Institute for Public School Personnel Serving Visually Impaired Students in Michigan contains the transcripts of 11 presentations. The introduction lists objectives of the institute including providing participants with information on the role of the Michigan School for the Blind, new instructional materials and…
Descriptors: Braille, Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Media
