Wright State University (Ohio) is completely accessible to the handicapped and has a program of services for them. Emergency procedures are also geared to meet the limitations of handicapped persons. (Author/MLF)

Complying with regulations that require tactile signs to assist disabled persons is not as onerous as it seems. An intelligently developed signage system will reduce the amount of staff time needed to assist disabled people, most of whom prefer to find their own way. (TE)

Illustrates and describes new guidelines, issued by the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, for the design of telephone enclosures for persons in wheelchairs. (MLF)

The University of Maryland at College Park has published a supplemental resource guide for the design of accessible facilities. The guidelines do not supersede applicable federal or state requirements, but make possible control over design solutions and a consistent standard throughout the campus. (Author/MLF)

Continuation of a report that addresses the complex issues and questions related to implementation of the requirement that persons should have equal educational opportunity regardless of handicap. (Author/MLF)

Advice on how the school system can help the handicapped child start school by preparing the teacher, the child, and the class for being together. (Author/MLF)

Among the special features of an inner city Detroit (Michigan) magnet school are a planetarium and a mass communications center. (Author/MLF)

The renovation and enlargement of a Watertown (Massachusetts) high school was accomplished without interfering with the academic schedule. A three-story media center, a new gymnasium, and various provisions for the handicapped are among the improvements and additions. (Author/MLF)

The renovation of the two-building junior high school in Manhattan (Kansas), built in the 1920s, saved the building exteriors, modernized the interiors, and added a new three-story pedestrian link connecting the buildings. (Author/MLF)

The eighth installment of a report that addresses the complex issues and questions related to implementation of the requirement that persons should have equal educational opportunities regardless of handicap. (Author/MLF)

Disabled Student Services Director, Alfred H. DeGraff, tells how Boston University's programs and facilities are providing independence for disabled persons. (MLF)

The Huston Huffman Center at the University of Oklahoma's Norman campus has a jogging track as well as facilities for exercise and court games that are fully accessible to the handicapped. The building is set eight feet in the ground both to reduce its bulk and to conserve energy. (Author/MLF)

Comments from superintendents and other administrators across the country about their compliance with the Section 504 mandate that all educational programs be accessible to the handicapped. (Author/MLF)

The New Jersey State Regional Day School for the Handicapped is designed to be noninstitutional in appearance and sensitive to children's needs. The school design was developed through research, investigation, and observation by the architects. (Author/MLF)

Describes a revised building standard, 1980 A 117.1, requiring barrier-free locksets in new and renovated buildings. The standard specifies that locksets must be designed so that the handle need not be twisted, grasped, or pinched to open the door. Lever-handle, push-type, and U-shaped handles are preferred. (TE)