Reported are results of a needs assessment study of handicapped children in Oregon undertaken to provide the Oregon State Department of Education with information concerning the most pressing educational needs within each handicapping group as defined by state law. Needs are summarized for each handicapping category, and across handicapping…

Reported were the evaluations for 18 Oregon projects funded with Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VI monies for the fiscal year 1971. One project was funded for the entire school year and 14 were funded for the September to June period. Three projects were funded from November through June. Four of the projects were trainable mentally…

Reported are the results of five separate surveys to identify needs and assess status of leisure services to special populations in Oregon. An introductory chapter contains a summary of findings and recommendations and four succeeding chapters present survey information regarding services to the handicapped provided in hospitals and institutions,…

An evaluation was conducted on the effectiveness of classroom services authorized by 1969 Oregon legislation and provided to trainable mentally retarded (TMR) children between 4 and 21 years of age. During the 1969-70 school year, services were provided to 483 TMR children in 15 different projects administered by the Mental Health Division and 14…

A 2-year study of the Extreme Learning Problem (ELP) Programs in six school districts in Oregon was conducted to determine if ELP programs were changing students' reading behaviors, to measure the extent of any change, and to determine what factors contributed to changing the reading behavior of children served. The following were among the major…

Presented is the second year report of a project designed to assist state advisory councils in evaluating services to the developmentally disabled. Described are the five project objectives (including providing assistance to new and existing regional committees), methodologies and results (including definition of services and questions to be asked…

In order to determine the validity of placement procedures for the educable mentally retarded (EMR) in Oregon and to examine the value of documents used in certifying EMR pupils, a diagnostic evaluation was made on 97 children who were permanently certified as EMR during the years 1967-68 (IQ scores of 50 through 80). The children were…

Described and evaluated are the 21 programs funded by Title VI for eight handicapping categories comprising 1,024 children at all educational levels in Oregon during 1972-1973. Explained are criteria such as adequacy of documented needs established by the state Board of Education for funding projects and training procedures for utilization of a…

Summarized are results of a survey to determine the impact of 133 projects funded through Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VI-B funds on handicapped children in Oregon by examining the number of children being served, the number of staff, and the number of dollars being expended. Significant findings are listed such as that deaf,…

Reported is a study to describe how 12 groups of parents of handicapped children in Oregon engage in political democracy; and to identify some of the organizational, strategical, and attitudinal factors which maintain and sustain the participatory process. In an introductory chapter on the purpose and scope of the study, it is noted that data is…

Discussed is phase 3 of a longitudinal research study evaluating Oregon's work-study programs for educable retarded secondary school students along the following dimensions: student characteristics, curriculum content and school experiences, work placement, instructional objectives of 26 work coordinators and evaluative instruments of short-term…

A demonstration program of early rehabilitation services integrated into school programs for educable mentally retarded junior and senior high students is described. Aspects considered are objectives, community and school setting, students involved, school instruction and work experience, personnel, and community relationships. The discussion of…