Presented at the California Federation Conference of The Council for Exceptional Children in 1979, the paper discusses the mainstreaming of handicapped students into regular physical education classes. The need for and purpose of mainstreaming handicapped students into regular physical education classes are examined, and specific mainstreaming…

Mainstreaming is as important for the autistic child as for any other individual with special needs, although modifications of the concept itself may be needed. Adopting a normalization principle, together with strategies designed to facilitate transition to more normal instructional settings, can improve chances for services. (Author/CL)

A teacher describes her experience trying to mainstream a manipulative disabled child and her techniques for demanding academic work from him. (MT)

An overview of mainstreaming in various nations is presented in this paper. Following a discussion of the background of mainstreaming, the paper offers brief analyses of mainstreaming trends in the United States; the Nordic countries; the nine Common Market nations; and the socialist countries, specifically the Soviet Union. The paper concludes…

This series of articles focuses on the provision of special recreation services in the community for a variety of populations including the elderly, latch-key kids, cardiac patients, physically and mentally disturbed children, adolescents, adults, juveniles, and the multihandicapped. The quest for "recreation for all" on a national level requires…

Numerous reasons exist for using a classroom-community model with severely/profoundly handicapped youth, including skill generalization, reinforcer sampling, awareness by nonhandicapped people, appropriate role models in the community, elevated teacher expectations, parent expectations, demonstrations of competence by students, and facilitating…

The author points out that much of the controversy regarding mainstreaming, normalization, and the least restrictive environment stems from oversimplification and lack of knowledge of the significant historical development behind these concepts. Changes in public awareness, legislation, and pioneering efforts in educating the disabled are traced…

Reviewed is the least restrictive alternative concept and its implications for those providing services to mentally retarded persons. (IM)

The article, Part III in a series, discusses the normalization and deinstitutionalization of the mentally retarded in Australia. Two conceptions of normalization are critically examined--W. Wolfensberger's and Nirje's--including costs, benefits, problems, and underlying assumptions. (For Parts I and II, see EC 120 881.) (DLS)

Reviews a documentary videotape entitled "Regular Lives" that presents case studies of successful mainstreaming of the disabled. The video shows both the obstacles and benefits of placing children with physical and mental disabilities into regular classrooms with typical children. (TE)

Approaches used in public schools across the country to integrate severely handicapped students with nonhandicapped students are described. Programs have implemented physical integration in a variety of ways, including sending severely handicapped students to neighborhood schools and dispersing classes of severely handicapped students in regular…

The digest focuses on being comfortable around handicapped children and offers suggestions for classroom teachers working with mainstreamed handicapped students. The importance of treating the child as normally as possible is emphasized. Questions of pity are dealt with. Teachers are urged to handle children's frustrations and accomplishments in…

A questionnaire was sent to 230 private nursery schools in Northwest Los Angeles County to determine the schools' willingness to enroll children with handicaps. Of the 72 schools that responded, 60 were agreeable to having children with handicaps referred to them, 27 had children presently attending with physical handicaps, and 17 had children…

The article presents a report, based on a five-month visit, of vocational integration of persons with mental handicaps in five Western European countries: Denmark, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland, and West Germany. (DB)

A followup study on nine British children with moderate learning difficulties who were transferred from a special school to their neighborhood comprehensive schools reports that eight of the children appear reasonably well adjusted to the comprehensive school. (DB)