The article contains the text of a keynote address made to the Symposium on Delivering Appropriate Instructional Materials to the Handicapped Learner--Systems and Processes (1976, Columbus, Ohio). The business of producing instructional materials is traced. (SB)

This speech to a 1990 Publishers' Conference examines the relationship between special education and regular education, with emphasis on implications for publishers of insructional materials concerning relevance (content issues) and access (format issues). Also noted is the suitability of special education as a testing ground for instructional…

Microcomputer assisted instruction for the vocational education of special needs students is in the formative stage. Computer programmers do not understand educational processes well enough to produce effective software, while the majority of special needs educators lack computer training. Special needs educators need to use existing knowledge in…

This document provides a "blueprint for action," based on the findings of Pathways to Employment II, a national meeting designed to identify local, state, and national strategies for improving the opportunities available to disabled youth for education, training, and employment. Following a statement of the problem, and a summary of the…

This document contains the texts of 22 papers presented at a conference on vocational education for special needs persons (including handicapped, disadvantaged, and limited English-speaking persons). Papers in the volume range from the theoretical to practical "how-to" suggestions. The following topics are covered in the conference papers: using…