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PDF pending restorationLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1999
This directory lists National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped libraries and machine-lending agencies alphabetically by state. Each entry includes address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address, World Wide Web site, area served, librarian name, hours, book collection, special collections, assistive devices, special…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Directories, Information Sources
Griffing, Barry L. – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1981
One of the most difficult problems confronting the education of the deaf is defining what is meant by the term multihandicapped deaf. Multihandicapped deaf have been sorted into three groups--mild, moderate, and severe--which educators must use for the effective development of educational programs and services. (JN)
Descriptors: Blindness, Deaf Blind, Deafness, Educational Diagnosis
Peer reviewedMcEwen, Jan – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1976
This article discusses a comprehensive community service delivery system, The Center for Independent Living (CIL), for the severely disabled in which services are geared toward independent living and consciousness raising. Self-help and peer counseling are seen as major methods of service assistance. (Author)
Descriptors: Blindness, Community Services, Daily Living Skills, Peer Counseling
Download full textCylke, Frank Kurt – 1996
This report describes activities of the talking-book program of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) of the Library of Congress, with emphasis on activities conducted in cooperation with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) library program. First, the overall NLS program in the U.S. which…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Blindness, Braille, Cooperative Programs
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1995
The first part of this directory of National Library Service (NLS) resources for the blind and physically handicapped lists NLS network libraries and machine-lending agencies, arranged alphabetically by state. The information for each library includes its address, telephone and fax numbers, librarian, hours of operation, book and special…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiotape Recordings, Blindness, Braille
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1986
Designed to provide an overview of the range and quality of services provided by the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS), this annual report focuses on the 1986 activities of APLS; the state's public library directory and statistical report will be published separately. A discussion of the activities of the Library Development Division includes…
Descriptors: Blindness, Children, Federal Aid, Library Automation
Peterson, Charles R., Ed. – 1989
This guide to making photography accessible to persons with exceptional educational needs contains several papers, a list of 27 organizational and bibliographic resources, a list of sources of adaptive equipment, and drawings of sample equipment modifications. Nine papers make up the text of the guide. In "An Adventure into Photography," Charles…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness
Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1986
The first of the two reports presented here begins by listing the members and alternate members of the Michigan State Legislature; members of the Library of Michigan Board of Trustees; and Library of Michigan officials. A directory of the state's 16 public library cooperatives is also provided, together with maps showing their geographic…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Blindness, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1987
Designed to provide an overview of the range and quality of services provided by the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS), this annual report focuses on the 1987 activities of APLS. A report on the activities of the Library Development Division shows the allocation of state aid and Library Services and Construction Act (LCSA) Titles I and III…
Descriptors: Blindness, Children, Federal Aid, Library Automation
Education Turnkey Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA. – 1983
One of four reports designed to assess the current state of new technologies, the document reviews the current status of technologically oriented communication aids for the handicapped. Explained are such technological aspects as the characteristics of electronically based devices which permit special students to have access to technological…
Descriptors: Blindness, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Programs, Educational Technology
Illinois State Dept. of Rehabilitation Services, Springfield. – 1983
The report is an outgrowth of a study of three residential schools operated by the Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS). The schools are the Illinois Children's School and Rehabilitation Center (ICSRC), for severely physically handicapped or health-impaired, the Illinois School for the Deaf, and the Illinois School for the…
Descriptors: Blindness, Deafness, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Robb, Gary M., Ed. – 1982
"Learning by doing" was the theme at the 1981 Institute on Innovations in Camping and Outdoor Education with Persons Who Are Disabled and was represented in the eleven papers presented. The papers describe the use of various outdoor-oriented media for involving persons with disabilities in participatory activities. Topics consisted of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Adventure Education, Blindness
PDF pending restorationDrezek, Wendy E. – 1977
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.…
Descriptors: Blindness, Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome
McCarley, Orin, Ed. – 1979
This issue of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) newsletter is devoted to the science education for physically, visually, and aurally handicapped children. Articles include thoughts on teaching deaf students and blind students, a brief description of a science program for young physically handicapped children, aids in…
Descriptors: Blindness, Career Opportunities, Counseling, Deafness
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Div. for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1980
Directed towards library staff members involved in public education, this manual provides guidelines for making community members aware of talking books and braille materials provided by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Guidelines are presented in three categories: (1) media relations, (2) preparing materials,…
Descriptors: Blindness, Community Information Services, Information Dissemination, Large Type Materials
