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Martini, Linda; MacTurk, Robert H. – Mental Retardation, 1985
The article identifies sources of prevalence and incidence rates for handicaps and disabilities, points out problems regarding obtaining this information, and examines reasons for the problems. Two measures are suggested: first, to set up a national directory of those health statistics already being collected; and second, to develop a nationwide…
Descriptors: Demography, Disabilities, Incidence, Information Dissemination

Miller, Sidney R. – Journal of Special Education, 1981
A review of the literature suggests that no significant research has been conducted with adolescents with educational handicaps in the areas of achievement motivation, labeling, memory and retrieval, moral development, and cognitive development and integration. (Author)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Trends, Research Needs, Secondary Education

Simon, Paul; Scotch, Richard K. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1984
Federal statistical programs are important for monitoring both the need for the impact of public programs, including those for handicapped children. The federal statistical system has suffered from overall budgetary cutbacks, and from several decisions to eliminate statistical programs. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Information Dissemination
Chan, Kenyon S. – 1980
The paper examines the nature and challenges of a triple threat in childhood--economic poverty, limited and non-English proficiency, and a handicapping condition. Special emphasis is placed on the problems of Asian and Pacific Americans. Difficulties in establishing the precise scope of the problem are noted, including limited definitions and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Handicap Identification, Incidence, Limited English Speaking

MacMillan, Donald L.; Reschly, Daniel J. – Journal of Special Education, 1998
In examining the issue of overrepresentation of minority students in special education, this article distinguishes between the percentage of category or program by group and percentage of group in category or program, which provide very different perspectives. Caution in interpreting data from the Office of Civil Rights relating "race/ethnicity"…
Descriptors: Classification, Data Analysis, Disabilities, Disability Identification