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Reynolds, Grace D.; And Others – 1980
The first of three booklets developed by Project MAY (Mainstreaming Activities for Youth) is designed to aid youth agency personnel in assessing their attitudes toward the disabled with the goal of facilitating the mainstreaming of handicapped students into regular programs. Included in the document are the following: a quiz to assess first…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Definitions, Disabilities
Smith, Sally L. – 1994
The purpose of this book is to help children in grades 2-6 realize that being "different" is okay; in fact, it makes people more interesting and makes the world a better place. The book is intended to help children with disabilities feel better about themselves, and to help children without disabilities see that people who have…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Consciousness Raising, Disabilities
Download full textOklahoma State Dept. of Human Services, Oklahoma City. Developmental Disabilities Services Div. – 1993
This participant's manual covers "People are People," the first module of a four-module training program for all individuals employed in programs funded by Oklahoma's Developmental Disabilities Services Division. This includes van drivers, recreation workers, residential staff, administrators, case managers, secretarial/clerical staff, vocational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Caregivers, Delivery Systems
Nolet, Victo; McLaughlin, Margaret J. – Corwin Press, 2005
How is your special-education curriculum impacted by the requirements of IDEA and NCLB? How can you improve student learning and retention to positively influence assessment results? What methods are available for determining your students' present level of performance? In this second edition of "Accessing the General Curriculum", Nolet…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Special Education, National Standards, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Hughes, Carolyn; Guth, Carol; Presley, Judith; Scott, Stacey; Lorden, Sarah – 1999
This manual contains materials for a course designed to enable Nashville high school students to develop peer relationships while acting as peer buddies and positive role models for students with special needs. Information is provided on various types of disabilities and learning problems, instructional techniques for students with disabilities,…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Autism, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques
McBain, Susan L. – 1985
This learning module, one in a series of competency-based guidance program training packages focusing upon professional and paraprofessional competencies of guidance personnel, deals with developing a greater understanding of persons with disabilities. Addressed in the module are the following topics: negative assumptions commonly made about…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Career Counseling
