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Download full textCohen, Libby G., Ed. – 1992
The nine papers in this book attempt to link recent changes in the education of children with exceptional needs with research findings and preferred instructional strategies. Considered are the characteristics of such children, accommodation of these students in regular classrooms, effective instructional strategies, legal requirements, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Compliance (Legal), Computer Uses in Education
Leon County Schools, Tallahassee, FL. – 1989
This life skills curriculum helps adult basic educators meet the needs of senior adult learners. An introduction contains the following sections: purpose statement; description of the senior adult learner; tips to remember on teaching senior adults; physiology of aging; teaching the hearing impaired; and teaching the visually impaired. The life…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Consumer Education, Coping
Carlock, Jeanne M. – 1989
This vocational needs course is specific to the needs of disabled students, with teaching units focusing on all areas of independent living. Introductory information includes the following: curriculum implementation, course description, classroom requirements, staff training, field testing, competency records, handicaps and people with…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Behavioral Objectives, Clothing, Curriculum Guides
Bagley, Martha; And Others – 1983
This annotated bibliography is intended to serve as a resource for individuals providing career development services to blind and visually impaired persons. Included in the first section of the volume is a discussion of the career development intervention strategy model. The remaining chapters of the bibliography include descriptions of works…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Attitude Change, Blindness, Career Counseling
Backman, Margaret E. Evaluation. – 1978
The Micro-TOWER System of Vocational Evaluation includes work samples for assessing vocational skills, presentations of occupational information, behavioral observations, and group discussions focusing on vocational goals and related concerns. It has been field tested on over 1,200 persons at eighteen sites, including rehabilitation facilities,…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Aptitude Tests, Clerical Occupations
O'Brien, Maureen B.; And Others – 1980
A two-year project was conducted by St. Mary's Junior College to improve the science literacy of visually-impaired students (VIS) through the adaptation of instructional methods and materials. A four-step process was used: (1) learning materials were reviewed to identify problem areas; (2) preliminary adaptations were made based on the review; (3)…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Blindness, Braille, College Science
Cambel, Marion, Ed. – 1981
The report analyzes trends in research and programs in special education. Twelve reviewers from each of the divisions of The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) reviewed abstracts of ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) documents (project reports, research reports, and conference presentations). The ERIC documents resulted from a…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavior Problems, Career Education, Communication Disorders
CRUICKSHANK, WILLIAM M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
IN THIS REVISED EDITION, ILLUSTRATED WITH 98 FIGURES AND TABLES, SOME ORIGINAL CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN EXPANDED, AND NEW CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN ADDED. CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS ARE LISTED, AND INCLUDE EDUCATORS, CLINICAL WORKERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE FIELD OF CEREBRAL PALSY. REFERENCES AND NOTES CONCLUDE EACH CHAPTER, AND SEVERAL CHAPTERS HAVE SECTIONS ON…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Cerebral Palsy, Clinical Diagnosis, Community Attitudes
American Foundation for the Blind, New York, NY. – 2001
This directory is a broad-based compilation of schools, agencies, organizations, and programs in the governmental and private, non-profit sectors that provide a wide variety of direct and indirect services, information, and other assistance to individuals with blindness or visual impairments. Organized information on producers and distributors of…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille
Thompson, Anne R.; And Others – 1997
This resource guide is designed to provide a quick reference for professionals (employment recruiters and counselors in vocational rehabilitation, disability services, and career services), who work with college students with disabilities, in incorporating assistive technology into planning for postsecondary education and employment. First, types…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Access to Education, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Attention Deficit Disorders
Grosse, Susan J., Ed.; Thompson, Donna, Ed. – 1993
This volume explores legal issues that serve as foundations for quality active leisure participation by persons with disabilities. In addition to documenting details of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), playground and equipment standards and guidelines, and American Camping Assoication standards, it presents specific information on risk…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Accident Prevention, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled)
Flick-Hruska, Connie, Comp.; Blythe, Gretchen, Comp. – 1992
Designed as a resource for two-year college faculty and staff working with students with disabilities, this handbook contains facts about various disabilities, practical suggestions for improving services, and resource points for further information. Following a brief introduction, legal implications regarding disabled students are discussed for…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Gordon, Michael, Ed.; Keiser, Shelby, Ed. – 1998
This manual outlines fundamental principles and actual clinical and administrative procedures for evaluating, documenting, and accommodating a wide range of mental and physical impairments. An initial section provides a solid understanding of the Americans with Disabilities Act's (ADA's) conceptual framework, demonstrating how the standards…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Attention Deficit Disorders, Civil Rights Legislation
Orkwis, Ray; DeCarme, Judi; Glover, Jeanne – 1998
This five-volume directory describes almost 1,200 discretionary grants and contracts supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs. The projects are grouped into five sections representing the seven program areas of the newly reauthorized IDEA, Part D. This volume, the fourth of the directory, describes…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Captions, Cultural Enrichment, Disabilities
Kansas State Board of Education, Topeka. – 1990
This compilation includes 14 supplements to the Kansas state plan for education, all relating to various aspects of special education. Several of the supplements offer guidelines for specific age groups or conditions, providing information on definitions, screening and identification, curriculum and instruction, administrative structures, related…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Deaf Blind, Disabilities, Early Intervention
