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Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1993
This proceedings document provides the texts of 12 presentations given at a 2-day conference in 1992 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. Two papers address the national scene: "Transition Services Requirement:…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Family Programs
Download full textMontana State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Helena. – 1979
The findings and recommendations of a two-day conference on the civil and human rights of inmates of Montana's correctional institutions are contained in this report. The views of private citizens and experts from local, state, and federal organizations are presented in edited form under seven subject headings: existing prison reform legislation,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Correctional Institutions
Powers, Lawrence; And Others – 1987
This document reports on efforts to develop an initiative to target increased involvement of the Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) with Arizona's disabled American Indians both on and off reservations. The report summarizes comments on important issues generated during a central office planning meeting of the Arizona RSA. It…
Descriptors: American Indians, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Government Role
Austin, Gary F., Ed. – Journal of Rehabilitation of the Deaf, 1977
The report contains the papers given and resolution adopted at the 1976 conference of the Professional Rehabilitation Workers with the Adult Deaf. An introduction by the association's president (C. Lloyd) precedes the keynote address and response (by C. Mills and H. Hirschi, respectively) which focused on such issues as mainstreaming and Public…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adults, Caseworkers, Certification
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1995
This proceedings document provides the texts of 23 presentations given at a conference in 1994 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. An initial paper compares the definition of transition developed by Andrew Halpern…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1979
The report presents a summary of problems, issues, and recommendations regarding the interagency cooperation of special education, occupational education, and vocational rehabilitation in New York State. The report is the result of seven conferences attended by state, regional, and local agency personnel which focused on five topic areas:…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Conference Reports, Elementary Secondary Education
Perlman, Leonard G., Ed.; Hansen, Carl E., Ed. – 1995
This monograph on vocational rehabilitation programs and future directions contains papers from the 1994 Switzer Seminar. Contents are as follows: "State/Federal Program Issues and Trends" (Nell C. Carney); "Consumerism and Choice: Basic Standards for Judging Efforts and Expectations in the Vocational Rehabilitation Process" (Patricia A.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employed Women
PDF pending restorationFullwood, Nathaniel N., Ed. – 1977
This report is a collection of twenty papers which focus on the development of a rational and relevant philosophical premise upon which a national effort can be initiated and pursued to employ technology in services to the handicapped in general and the blind in particular. Special attention was directed to the identification and demonstration of…
Descriptors: Blindness, Disabilities, Educational Programs, Employment Programs
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces. – 1976
Presented are the proceedings of a 1976 conference on rehabilitation of the deaf. The complete texts of the following addresses are included: "Rehabilitation Imperatives" by C. Mills; "What Must Be Done?" (ten priority areas such as early identification of children with hearing loss) by J. Melcher; "The Current Scene as Viewed by the Deaf" by M.…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Deafness, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Pryor, Brandt W.; And Others – 1980
These conference proceedings are designed to provide the latest research on children in jails and to assist in the development of action programs. The materials include a "work file" of alternatives to jail, such as a home detention program, short-term shelter care, crisis intervention services and foster care, because jail placements do not…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Children
National Association of Vocational Education Special Needs Personnel. – 1988
The report by the Employment Preparation Committee of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities examines the impact of the 1984 Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act in light of its consideration for renewal in 1989. A position statement by the Committee urges the adoption of seven principles concerned with (1) setting…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
VanBiervliet, Alan; Parette, Howard P., Jr. – 1989
The Technology Access for Arkansans (TAARK) project has focused on identifying the need for and quality of technology provisions for the disabled in the state, disseminating information, and developing a state plan. This paper summarizes meetings held by six study groups formed to facilitate the planning process. Each group was assigned a specific…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Administrative Policy, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Consumer Education
Browning, Philip, Ed. – 1994
This proceedings document provides the texts of 18 presentations given at a 3-day conference in 1993 which focused on policies, materials, programs, and activities being implemented in Alabama to foster the successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. First, four individuals with learning disabilities (Travis Moore, Kim…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Minnesota Community Colleges, St. Paul. – 1990
The conference reported in this publication was funded by STAR (System of Technology to Achieve Results), a program of the Minnesota Governor's Advisory Council on Technology, under Public Law 100-407 (the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988.) The conference focused on the development and availability of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Programs
