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Helen Keller National Center - Technical Assistance Center, Sands Point, NY. – 1991
This community living assessment tool for parents of children with deaf-blindness was developed to help parents identify the strengths and weaknesses of their child's residential program using a user-friendly instrument. Three areas of assessment are covered: physical attributes of the home, available resources for promoting capabilities, and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Community Programs, Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education
Transition Summary, 1986
Two articles examine issues of transition for people with mental retardation. The first article describes how the Ohio Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) developed a parent-based project to monitor the quality of residential placements. The project was intended to assess both the strengths and weaknesses of community residential programs, to…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Group Homes, Mental Retardation
Wheeler, Jill – 1987
This book is intended to assist anyone who is interested in the quality of life afforded persons with moderate and severe disabilities, including educators, residential providers, vocational rehabilitation personnel, social staff, parents, and advocates. The first section, which deals with the reasons why transition is needed, covers the following…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
Davie, Ann R. – 1991
This resource paper provides information about postsecondary programs for young adults with substantial learning disabilities and other special needs. The introductory section gives the characteristics of the population and components of selected educational and training programs which seem to be successful. The resource guide then provides…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Education Work Relationship