This fact sheet reports on inclusive education and students with special needs in British Columbia, including changes to the composition of students with special needs in public schools, cuts to specialist teaching positions, and graduation rates for students with special needs.

Using a standardized assessment instrument, the authors compared 182 adults with congenital deaf-blindness and those with acquired deaf-blindness. They found that those with congenital deaf-blindness were more likely to have impairments in cognition, activities of daily living, and social interactions and were less likely to use speech for…

The history of educational services for deaf-blind children in Saskatchewan is described, and the development of a program at the Saskatchewan School for the Deaf is reviewed. (CL)

The study presents findings of a 1981-82 study concerning the size, characteristics, and needs of the deaf-blind population in the United States. Twelve study recommendations (e.g., educational support for this population should be extended to 25 years of age) are listed and implications for Canadian services are suggested. (Author/DB)

The document presents the final report of the Sensory Multihandicapped Project, which planned a comprehensive program for the education of children who were sensory multihandicapped (deaf blind, deaf with other handicaps, or blind with other handicaps) in Alberta, Canada. Project activities included reviewing the literature, visiting sites serving…

In British Columbia, Canada, two population-based databases have been linked at the level of the individual child: the "Early Development Instrument", a Kindergarten school readiness measure; and the "Foundation Skills Assessment", a Grade Four academic assessment. Utilising these linked data, we explored the early school…

The annual directory provides information on schools and classes for the deaf and deaf blind in the United States and Canada, university programs training personnel in deafness and deaf blindness, federal programs, state vocational rehabilitation offices and departments of education and health, independent programs, state associations, national…

The four-part special section contains information on educational programs and services for the deaf. Part A presents data on United States schools and classes, Canadian schools and classes, financial data on residential schools in the United States, and continuing education programs for deaf adults. (SBH)

A Canada Native with hearing and vision disabilities describes his educational experiences of being isolated because he was deaf and Aboriginal. He now works as a deaf/hearing translator and as an advocate for urban Natives with disabilities who need culturally appropriate services. Hearing persons cannot lead deaf Native literacy programs because…

The Directory on Educational Programs and Services for the Deaf and Deaf Blind lists preschool through secondary level schools and classes (including data on programs, students, staff, and finances); postsecondary programs, university programs training personnel in deafness, and programs for the deaf blind in the United States and Canada. (MC)

This paper addresses the special problems in assessment of pupils who are congenitally or prelingually deafblind and who may have other disabilities, and argues that nonintrusive instruments and procedures are the assessment tools of choice. It contends that not enough attention has been given to developing, validating, and applying assessment…

Twenty-five papers are presented from a May, 1983 interdisciplinary conference on the visually impaired child. The following papers are presented: "From Seeds to Fruit" (E. Scott); "Sources of Self-Esteem and the Adjusting Process" (D. Tuttle); "Electronic Travel Aids for Children: Advantages and Disadvantages" (J.…