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Raps, Marvin A. – Exceptional Parent, 1985
A respite care program in New Jersey provides 50 families of mentally alert severely disabled adults with periodic relief. The program, which featured recreational and social activities, promotes the mental health of parents and families. (CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Family Programs, Program Development, Respite Care
Download full textAyres, Barbara; And Others – 1992
This module was developed as part of a federally funded study group project, to answer the question of how students with severe disabilities can actively participate in lessons within regular elementary classrooms alongside their nondisabled peers, while still meeting their individualized goals and objectives. The module presents a brief overview…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Individualized Education Programs
Murphy, Mark S.; And Others – 1989
The manual is designed to provide educators, parents, and severely handicapped students in Santa Clara County (California) with a guide to a 4-year transition process. The process has four components: transition foundation (basic skill development from birth to age 21), transition process (planning and implementation of training and other services…
Descriptors: Agencies, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Individual Needs
Bochner, Sandra; And Others – 1988
Guidelines for assessing the current language skills of a language-delayed child and increasing the child's level of communicative competence are provided, based on experience at the Environmental Language Intervention Project at Macquarie University's Special Education Centre in Australia. The program is organized around five sequentially ordered…
Descriptors: Children, Class Activities, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Barnett, Deborah; And Others – 1995
This guide is intended to help in planning inclusive educational programs for children and youth with deaf-blindness or other severe disabilities. The guide covers: the importance of "person first language" in referring to people with disabilities, the roles of all participants in the inclusive school community; increasing awareness; creating a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Check Lists, Classroom Techniques, Deaf Blind
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
Kleinert, Harold L.; And Others – 1990
This document presents a "Quality Program Indicators Checklist" developed with the goal of program improvement in classrooms for students in Kentucky with moderate and severe handicaps. The checklist evaluates program effectiveness in six component areas: (1) integration (interaction opportunities and teacher behaviors supportive of…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Curriculum, Disabilities, Educational Practices
