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Download full textUS Department of Education, 2005
A two-day conference on Emergency Evacuation of People with Physical Disabilities from Buildings, sponsored by the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR), Interagency Subcommittee on Technology (IST), was held on October 13-14, 2004, in Rockville, Maryland. This document is meant to summarize the conference's presentations and…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Physical Disabilities, Buildings, Safety
Tobias, Jim, Ed.; Woods, Diane E., Ed. – 1988
Symposium papers describe programs which use volunteers to provide rehabilitation technology services. George Winston describes Australia's Technical Aid to the Disabled (TAD), focusing on volunteer recruitment and selection, legal liability, volunteer insurance, advantages and limitations of the volunteer approach, and the TAD organization,…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Engineering Technology, Foreign Countries, Physical Disabilities
Borden, P. A.; And Others – 1988
Summaries are presented of five conference papers on communication, control, and computer access for handicapped individuals. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Accessibility of Graphically Based User Interface Computer Systems for Individuals with Visual Impairments" (Charles Lee and Gregg Vanderheiden); "Data Base vs. Information…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Software, Databases, Disabilities
Easter Seal Research Inst., Don Mills (Ontario). – 1988
The conference reported in this document utilized a conceptual matrix to organize presentations on research priorities in prevention, definitive treatment, and ongoing management of impairment, disability, and handicap. Ten research strategy recommendations developed at the conference are offered for implementation by The Easter Seal Research…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Epidemiology, Intervention
Cylke, Frank Kurt – 1983
Two meetings of the International Federation of Library Associations Section of Libraries for the Blind (BLISTA) are summarized. The first was an expert meeting which was held in Marburg/Lahn, Federal Republic of Germany, in August 1983. Participants included 51 librarians and technical experts serving blind and physically disabled individuals in…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Foreign Countries, International Organizations
Jaffe, Kenneth M., Ed. – 1987
The eight papers presented at the conference stress the importance of self-produced locomotion for the normal development of cognitive processes, particularly spatial understanding. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Childhood Motor Impairments: Clinical Overview and Scope of the Problem" (Ross Hays); "Locomotion and Psychological…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Children, Cognitive Development, Equipment
Kraus, Krandall, Ed.; Biscoe, Eleanor, Ed. – 1981
Presentations and discussions held during the 3-day meeting center on the education of librarians to meet the needs of handicapped individuals. The keynote address reviews legislation and agencies dealing with disabled persons, as well as library education on services to the handicapped. Other presentations include a historical review of the…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Hearing Impairments, History
Library HI TECH News, 1992
This overview of the 1991 EDUCOM meeting in San Diego, California, reviews and summarizes the general sessions; panel discussions on integrated library systems and computer networks; and sessions on information management, women in computing, information technology planning, intellectual property, telecommunications issues, information use,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Networks, Conferences, Higher Education
Hohenshil, Thomas H., Ed.; And Others – 1982
These conference proceedings deal with vocational assessment procedures which school psychologists can use with handicapped secondary school students, and the role that psychologists can play in this process. The keynote address proposes six basic premises for secondary school psychological services and describes basic vocational assessment models…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Conferences, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Div. for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1979
This report outlines topics addressed at the meeting in the areas of policy and procedures, planning and development, reading materials, equipment, reference services, music services, volunteer services, and publication services; information is presented in question and answer format in each subject area. Questions and comments directed to guest…
Descriptors: Blindness, Conference Reports, Directories, Educational Programs
Bell, William G., Ed.; Ashford, Norman J., Ed. – 1984
These conference proceedings contain the texts of 62 papers. The first 17 papers include 4 keynote presentations as well as reviews of: major developments in several countries (Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Jordan, Netherlands, Sweden, United States) and Hong Kong; handicapped travelers' access to air transport; and application of microcomputer…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Air Transportation, Area Studies, Cost Effectiveness
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. National Science Board Commission on Precollege Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology. – 1983
Using available data and analyses on the current situation in science and technology education, it was determined that science and technology education in the United States is lacking in two critical areas: recruitment and training of scientists and engineers, and nurturing a general scientific/technological literacy useful in all facets of daily…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
Watson, Nancy Ralph, Ed. – 1982
The 30 conference papers in this collection are presented in 6 categories. Five overviews discuss innovative uses of computers in education (Dorothy K. Deringer); microcomputers in instructional research (Alan M. Lesgold); microcomputers in the schools (Mitchell Batoff, Gary G. Bitter); and the courseware crisis (Barbara R. Sadowski). Research and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs, Educational Administration
Greaves, Edward R.; Richmond, Alan – 1982
This publication contains papers, presented at a conference about physical activities for the exceptional individual, concerning: (1) student interest/motivation; (2) swimming; (3) games; (4) wheelchairs; (5) movement education; (6) physical stress and bone growth; (7) parent involvement; (8) meningomyelocele; (9) blind athletes; (10) Project…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Athletics, Cardiovascular System, Elementary Secondary Education
Peterson, Charles R., Ed. – 1991
This document is prefaced with a descriptive introduction to the "Access to the Arts Through Assistive Technology Project." The contents that follow are organized in 5 parts. Part 1 includes: "Introduction" (Betsy Foley), and "My Voice Has Wings" (Jeff Moyer). Part 2, "Major Addresses," presents: (1) "Welcome from the Wisconsin Department of…
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Therapy, Assistive Devices (for Disabled)
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