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Striefel, Sebastian; And Others – 1987
The paper is a product of the 3-year project, "Functional Mainstreaming for Success," designed to develop a model for instructional mainstreaming of handicapped children (3-6 years old) in community settings. The paper reviews the literature defining "mainstreaming," notes that mainstreaming is not the wholesale return of exceptional students from…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Definitions, Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Hebbeler, Kathleen – 1993
This study compiled descriptive information about what states are doing or planning to do with early intervention data systems, a component of early intervention systems as specified in Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The study examined the uses of data systems in eight states: Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Data Collection, Databases, Disabilities

Zetlin, Andrea G. – Preventing School Failure, 2000
This article describes use of Resource Coordinating Teams (RCT) to: (1) integrate school-support programs and services for students with disabilities with one another and with community resources and (2) encourage services and programs to function in an increasingly cohesive way. Discussion identifies RCT issues concerning student patterns,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Simon, Marlene; Halloran, William – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1994
This paper describes guidelines issued by the U.S. departments of Education and Labor to ensure that community-based vocational education programs operate in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. Federal guidelines are clarified in terms of student eligibility (especially as it relates to disabilities), documentation requirements, program…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Dennis, S.; Stierhoff, K. A. – 1985
The study examines the status of behavioral management services for disabled persons in Alberta, Canada, and offers recommendations regarding alternative service delivery models for the Northwest Region of Alberta. Existing systems are addressed in terms of centralized service models, outreach service models, and combined residential and outreach…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Shotts, Cynthia – 1993
This handbook offers a set of practical ideas and their philosophical underpinnings, designed to assist community groups which desire to form interagency coordinating councils. A Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC) works to develop, coordinate, and provide a community-based, comprehensive system of services for young children with…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
O'Toole, Brian John – 1991
This booklet is intended as an introductory guide to community-based rehabilitation (CBR) services in developing nations. The first section examines the magnitude of the problem; the failure of existing services to meet this challenge; and the need for a model appropriate to developing countries. The second section briefly describes the CBR…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs, Developing Nations
Charles County Board of Education, La Plata, MD. Office of Special Education. – 1981
The document outlines procedures for implementing Project CAST (Community and School Together), a community-based career education program for secondary special education students in Charles County, Maryland. Initial sections discuss the role of a learning coordinator, (including relevant travel reimbursement and mileage forms) and an overview of…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration, Community Resources
Adams, Paul R.; And Others – 1987
The paper is a product of the 3-year project, "Functional Mainstreaming for Success," designed to develop a model for instructional mainstreaming of handicapped children (3-6 years old) in community settings. Evidence is presented of major competency deficiencies in both the pre-service and inservice training of regular teachers being asked to…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education

Jephson, Melanie Britt – Journal of Early Intervention, 1992
A survey of directors of 61 Texas early intervention programs found that directors felt that program improvement should be the main reason for program evaluation efforts, that evaluating program goals and child progress are the most feasible strategies, and that evaluating program quality and family progress are the most difficult strategies. (DB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Community Programs, Disabilities
J.M. Foundation, New York, NY. – 1988
The monograph describes 11 exemplary programs selected in 1987 by the J. M. (Jeremiah Milbank) Foundation from 154 programs providing vocational services to persons with disabilities. Programs were selected in four categories: community-based work adjustment, consortium-based transition, supported work in small communities, and work services for…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Accreditation Council on Services for People with Disabilities, Landover, MD. – 1991
This manual presents suggested measures which are designed to examine the outcomes of support and service provision on the lives of people with disabilities in Illinois. Included are 30 measures for people and 16 measures for organizations. The measures were developed after initial input from people with disabilities participating in a Community…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Community Programs, Disabilities
Freund, Maxine – Inclusion Forum, 1994
These two newsletter issues focus on training strategies for developing more inclusive programs for children with disabilities and for developing collaborative programs. An interview with Dr. Barbara Wolfe addresses successful inservice teacher training strategies. Additional information in the first issue includes guidelines for empowering…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Newman, Cynthia – 2002
This guide to including children with special needs in community programs in New Jersey begins with a history of the inclusion movement, stressing the importance of personal experiences and beliefs and ways in which inclusion benefits everyone. The following chapter provides answers to 32 frequently asked questions on successful inclusion of…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Arterburn, Daniel; And Others – 1987
A community based (Conejo Valley, California) vocational program was designed to give handicapped junior and senior high school students a variety of real world experiences in the natural setting. Advantages of the community based approach include immediate transfer of learning, opportunities for generalization, provision of role models by other…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Education, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
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