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Download full textGrayson, Joann, Ed. – Virginia Child Protection Newsletter, 1985
This article discusses the problems and potential solutions surrounding foster care and adoption of handicapped children, with special focus on the situation in Virginia. The growing number of children with multiple handicaps entering foster care is cited, along with the challenge of finding foster parents for them. Social workers are advised to…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Welfare, Children, Disabilities
de Miranda, John; And Others – 1989
This literature review discusses cultural influences on individuals with disabilities and describes three historical models of disability--the moral model, medical model, and sociological/environmental/civil rights/minority group model. The use of alcohol and drugs by disabled persons is explored, focusing on individuals with orthopedic and…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Cultural Influences, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
Pope, Andrew M., Ed.; Tarlov, Alvin R., Ed. – 1991
This pamphlet reprints the preface, contents, executive summary, and 27 recommendations from an extensive report on disability prevention issued by the Committee on a National Agenda for the Prevention of Disabilities. The summary notes that disability is a social, public health, and moral issue in addition to a medical issue. It cites statistics…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Aging (Individuals), Chronic Illness, Developmental Disabilities
Peer reviewedSkarbrevik, Karl J. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2001
A study investigated the prevalence of different disabilities in 780 students found eligible for special education in Norway. Almost all had more than one disability, with the most common disabilities being psychosocial problems, intellectual disability, and communication disorders. One-third were reported to have attention deficit disorder or…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Communication Disorders, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Corthell, David W., Ed. – 1991
This document, the result of the collaborative efforts of the members of the Prime Study Group of the Institute on Rehabilitation Issues, provides information concerning techniques, strategies, models, and resources for rehabilitation professionals who are working with persons with coexisting abuse problems and disabling conditions. Chapter I, an…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Attitudes, Clinical Diagnosis, Counseling Techniques
Pope, Andrew M., Ed.; Tarlov, Alvin R., Ed. – 1991
This report focuses on preventing potentially disabling conditions from developing into disabilities and on minimizing the effects of such conditions on a person's productivity and quality of life. It describes disability as a social and public health issue and not just a physical condition. The report begins with an executive summary, an…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Aging (Individuals), Chronic Illness, Developmental Disabilities
