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Stringer, Mary Kate – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Effective public history dialogue depends on all voices having adequate access to interpretation and experience set in historical and/or cultural environments. The dissertation explores programming developed specifically for secondary education students who have intellectual disabilities and other related cognitive and developmental disabilities.…
Descriptors: Museums, Educational Methods, Staff Development, History Instruction
Reinke, Thomas – Exceptional Parent, 2011
In these challenging times of cutbacks in public funding for social services programs, parents and grass roots organizations continue to make a difference in their communities with innovative initiatives that are enhancing the lives of people with developmental and physical disabilities. In New York, a track team of speedsters with disabilities is…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Program Development, Developmental Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
Berkell, Dianne E.; And Others – 1988
The manual is intended to provide special educators, adult service providers, and parents with strategies for providing community based job training to youth with autism and other developmental disabilities. Section I deals with a variety of work sites appropriate for training young people with severe developmental disabilities. Information…
Descriptors: Autism, Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Job Analysis
Parkinson, Charlotte – 1990
This conference presentation describes New York State programs serving elderly mentally retarded (MR) and developmentally disabled (DD) persons. These service providers offer programming that is sensitive to the impact of the aging process, or provide the opportunity to access community aging programs, or a combination. Linkages are being…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
LePore, Philip; Janicki, Matthew P. – 1991
This information rich "How To" guide presents ways to help elderly persons with developmental disabilities find and use generic community programs for senior citizens. It discusses successful methodologies, addresses programmatic features, and offers ideas to improve accessibility and resources at the community level. The information is…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs
Janicki, Matthew P. – 1991
This manual is intended to assist New York State agencies in the "Community Integration Project in Aging and Developmental Disabilities." The first section chronicles experiences of various agencies in carrying out long-term planning, training, and program development for this population. The second section explains federal developmental…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Aging (Individuals), Attitudes, Community Programs