Newborn screening is a test done on every child born in the US shortly after birth to detect diseases where, if not diagnosed and treated in the newborn period, the child will suffer significant trauma, disability or die. A few drops of blood from each baby's heel is put on a card and sent to the state's public health lab for testing. Most states…

STATISTICS (FURNISHED BY 53 REPORTING STATES AND TERRITORIES) ON 1963 PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES ARE PRESENTED. TABLES REPORT TYPE OF SERVICE AND TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN INVOLVED, NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF EACH PHYSICAL HANDICAP, AND NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN IN EACH STATE WHO RECEIVED…

STATISTICS OF 1964 AND EARLIER FROM 49 STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GUAM, PUERTO RICO, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE COMPILED IN THIS REPORT OF DATA ON HANDICAPPED CHILDREN PROVIDED PHYSICIANS' SERVICES UNDER TITLE FIVE, PART TWO, OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. PART ONE PRESENTS NATIONAL SUMMARY TABLES AND BREAKDOWNS BY STATE AND REGION. IN PART TWO…

This issue of "Illinois Libraries" is designed to serve as a general reference tool on services for special populations, with a focus on the blind and physically handicapped. It is organized in three sections: general articles; reports on three Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) funded projects; and listings of resources to…

THIS DIRECTORY LISTS THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO HANDICAPPED CHILDREN (AGED 21 OR YOUNGER) IN CALIFORNIA. THE DIRECTORY IS DIVIDED INTO SIX SECTIONS--(1) CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S SERVICES, (2) PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CHILD WELFARE, (3) SERVICES FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND MENTAL RETARDATION, (4) SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, (5)…

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…

SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR EACH TYPE OF HANDICAPPED CHILD ARE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF ORGANIZATION, ADMISSION CRITERIA, CLASS SIZE, EQUIPMENT, TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS, AND STATE PARTICIPATION. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION PERSONNEL, THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE LISTED. ALSO INCLUDED ARE SECTIONS OF THE NORTH DAKOTA CENTURY…