The manual provides information on resources for the education of hospitalized/homebound children in Georgia. Sections touch on the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): definitions; eligibility criteria; due process (referral, exit criteria); program organization (delivery model, considerations for instructional settings,…

An evaluation was conducted of business education programs for the homebound handicapped students at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York. Classrooms that career courses were scheduled to meet in were equipped with auxilliary telephone lines and conference telephone units; and specific course-related equipment was…

The number of elderly people in Denmark continues to grow, which means there is an increasing need for special library services to those elderly who are not able to come to the library because of physical or mental limitations. This paper uses the practices of Sollerod Public Libraries (Sollerod, Denmark) to frame the discussion of the following:…

Increasing numbers of patients will be discharged from mental hospitals because of changes in delivery services. Approximately 650,000 patients will return to their families. This presents new challenges to family therapists. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Washington, DC, October…

Relates the efforts of Seminole Community College in providing taped information on topics such as food stamps, renters' rights, and dealing with loneliness to those unable to reach an off-campus location. Describes the problems of the homebound, isolated individual, and the extent to which he/she is often victimized. (AYC)

This article describes programing modifications and transition techniques for educators planning for the reentry of a child with a head injury. Discussion addresses: gathering information about the child; preparing school staff; preparing the student for the return; providing homebound instruction; modifying schedules to alleviate physical…

This paper draws a socio-demographic, physical, psychosocial, and behavioural profile of housebound older adults with arthritis and compares older adults with rheumatoid arthritis to those with osteoarthritis. Data from 125 housebound older adults with osteoarthritis (65%) or rheumatoid arthritis (35%) were compared to published samples and to…

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Division of Special Education (DSE), per Section 162.1136 RSMo, conducts an annual study of the educational status of eligible blind/visually impaired students and reports the findings to the Missouri Legislature on December 1st each year. The information contained in this report…

Evaluated were the characteristics, attitudes, and perceptions of 35 industrial homeworkers who had been rehabilitated jointly by the Federation of the Handicapped and the New York State Office of Vocational Rehabilitation or the New York State Commission for the Visually Handicapped and who, at the time of the study, were performing homework…

The Remedial Program in Reading and Mathematics for Homebound Children served 470 children who were provided tutorial instruction within their homes from February through June, 1975. It was funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I. Twenty-nine teachers provided sessions with each child for two or more sessions per week. The…

Findings from a study of home care services in one New York district document the value and relatively modest costs of home health care for the chronically ill and dependent elderly. Professional nurses coordinated the care, but most of the direct services were provided by home health aides and housekeepers. (MF)

Proposes that social workers have specialized, skilled roles in the home health care system and that future legislative and reimbursement patterns must reflect these skills. Concludes social workers can work autonomously within an interdisciplinary framework, with other members of the home-care team. (RC)

As part of the National Eldercare Campaign, a Minnesota project replicated a paraprofessional home care worker curriculum for training American Indians to serve the frail elderly. It addressed the need to incorporate minority aging knowledge into caregiver training, provided better community-based home care, and gave employment opportunities to…

Recreation and physical education professionals can positively influence the well-being and life experiences of home-centered elderly clients who are often deprived of social and physical needs. The article discusses the value of extending recreation, health, and physical fitness services into home settings, providing suggestions for accomplishing…

Employing portable conference telephones, Queensborough (New York) Community College now enrolls 40 homebound students in 56 different day and evening courses. Although the program is costly, the author recommends it as a step toward helping the handicapped. (DC)