Describes a group experience program developed as an alternative to the long-term hospitalization of physically handicapped children. The program emphasizes emotional growth through participation in meetings designed to counteract dependency. (CM)

This paper introduces the concept of assistive financing for assistive devices for persons with disabilities, and describes model programs that have pioneered implementation of the concept in the assistive device marketplace. The assistive financing or loan guarantee concept is presented as a partnership between a private financial institution and…

GUIDELINES COVER THE PLANNING AND OPERATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. PROCEDURES ARE STATED FOR DEVELOPING SERVICES FOR THOSE WITH HEARING, VISUAL, OR PHYSICAL HANDICAPS AND THE HOMEBOUND OR HOSPITALIZED. ACCOMMODATING THE CRIPPLED IN REGULAR BUILDINGS, PROVIDING PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH THERAPY, AND ARRANGING…

EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES IN THE COUNTY SYSTEM WAS VISITED BY SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS DURING A 2-WEEK PERIOD. PAROCHIAL AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WERE ALSO CONTACTED. THE SURVEY WAS CONCERNED WITH PROVISIONS AND SERVICES FOR THE TRAINABLE RETARDED, THE EDUCABLE RETARDED, THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING,…