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Sales, Amos – 2000
A review of the literature provides the conclusion that individuals with a disability versus those without a disability are more likely to have a substance abuse problem and less likely to get effective treatment. Data suggest 10-40% of all individuals in treatment for substance abuse have a coexisting physical or mental disability. Alcohol rates…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Counseling, Disabilities, Hearing Impairments
Maurer, Lydia – 1985
The handbook is intended to help employers understand barriers to employment of disabled people. Barriers are examined, including attitudinal, physical (architectural, transportation, site, and equipment), policy and practice barriers (interviewing and recruiting), and communication barriers. Suggestions and guidelines for dealing with the…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Attitude Change, Disabilities, Employer Attitudes
Hogan, Bryan J. – International Journal of Special Education, 2004
Within most educational institutes there are a substantial number of students with varying physical and mental disabilities. These might range from difficulty in reading to difficulty in attending the institute. Whatever their disability, it places a barrier between them and their education. In the past few years there have been rapid and striking…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Physical Mobility
San Diego Community Coll. District, CA. Research Office. – 1980
Nine California community colleges were surveyed in 1979-1980 to determine the ratios of certified disability counselors to students with hearing, speech, visual, or mobility impairments; students with learning disabilities (average or limited); students with other health problems; and students in convalescent and nursing homes. Survey findings…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Counselor Client Ratio, Counselors, Disabilities
Owen, Mary Jane – 1984
Addressed to those individuals who have responsibility for development of volunteer programs for a variety of agencies and organizations, this guide provides positive examples and practical suggestions to increase accessibility to community organizations for handicapped individuals. Its intent is to increase services to the handicapped population…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Architecture, Attitudes
Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission, Tallahassee. – 1986
This third supplement to the Florida master plan for postsecondary education considers resources and barriers to education for disabled students and offers 21 recommendations. To provide a foundation to discuss the needs of disabled students, characteristics of the following major functional impairments are described: hearing impairment, learning…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), College Planning, College Students
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Vocational Education. – 1983
This handbook is intended for use by South Carolina vocational educators who are responsible for teaching special needs students who have been integrated into the regular vocational classes. It begins with a discussion of state standards and federal regulations dealing with handicapped and disadvantaged students. Material is then presented on…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1990
A statewide network of High Tech Centers for the Disabled (HTCD) was developed to increase disabled student retention in the California community colleges by providing student access to computer technology and training, as well as an array of training and technical support services for community college faculty. This report presents a brief…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Community Colleges, Computer Science Education
Murphy, Harry J.; Loving, Steven D. – 1987
In the future, postsecondary institutions must respond in nontraditional ways to disabled students' needs for physical accessibility to campus facilities and cultural accessibility to campus activities, both social and academic. The development of innovative services will require an entrepreneurial approach and should look upon the provision of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Art Activities, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computer Uses in Education
Jarrow, Jane; And Others – 1986
A guide to help disabled students organize the search and decision-making process in selecting a college is presented. Students are encouraged not to allow their disability to become the major influence in their lives. Students are helped to probe their academic preparation as well as their academic and career interests/goals. Six questions are…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Accessibility (for Disabled), Ancillary School Services, Career Planning
Hodge, Bonnie M., Ed.; Preston-Sabin, Jennie, Ed. – 1997
This book is a product of an ongoing project which is identifying teaching strategies and/or accommodations for college students with disabilities. The strategies have proven practical and successful by teaching practitioners who responded to a survey of members of the National Association for Developmental Education. The first chapter introduces…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Blindness
Smith, Lynn M. – 1980
A guide to the instruction of students with disabilities is presented to enhance learning in a college or university setting. Various adjustments that can be made in the environment or in teaching style are suggested. The following categories of disabled students are addressed: blind students, partially sighted students, deaf or hearing-impaired…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Architecture, Audiovisual Aids, Braille
Herdin, Terence; And Others – 1981
Designed to assist colleges, school boards, and other educational institutions to offer awareness-oriented courses and workshops to both the general public and educational personnel, this package of resource materials describes print and nonprint materials relating to the needs of disabled adults. Outlined are issues and questions for discussion…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Annotated Bibliographies