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Direct linkLevy-Fisch, Jill; Gartzke, Micki; Leight, Kelly – Exceptional Parent, 2010
Newborn screening is a test done on every child born in the US shortly after birth to detect diseases where, if not diagnosed and treated in the newborn period, the child will suffer significant trauma, disability or die. A few drops of blood from each baby's heel is put on a card and sent to the state's public health lab for testing. Most states…
Descriptors: State Programs, Physical Disabilities, Public Health, Neonates
Compact, 1971
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
Peer reviewedKunce, Joseph T.; And Others – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1974
This study shows that high rehabilitation rates correlated significantly with large caseloads, high program expenditures, low expenditures per client, and shorter duration of clients in the program. In sharp contract, rehabilitants' salary correlate significantly with small caseloads, small program budgets, select clients, high training…
Descriptors: Operations Research, Physical Disabilities, Program Evaluation, Rehabilitation Counseling
Download full textSaylor, Louis F. – 1969
A study of 115 mentally normal persons with severe physical handicaps indicated that existing service and living arrangement programs were inadequate. Results suggested the following: establishment of a coordinating state agency and local supervisory teams of nurses and social workers; arrangement of a variety of living accommodations, including…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Services, Health Services, Physical Disabilities, Program Proposals
Prentiss, Sam – 1973
New York State has a longstanding commitment to library and media service to the blind and visually handicapped; in fact, the service is generally known to be the first such program organized by any state. Going back to 1896, it was another of the innovations of Melvil Dewey. This report describes the present state of library service to the blind…
Descriptors: Blindness, Information Needs, Libraries, Library Role
Bartoo, Margaret A.; Schwind, Bernard – New Outlook for the Blind, 1972
Briefly described is Alaska's rural home helper program, part of the Homemaker Service of the Department of Health and Social Services of the state of Alaska. (CB)
Descriptors: Older Adults, Physical Disabilities, Program Descriptions, Rural Areas
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation. – 1989
This annual report states the goal of the Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, which is to provide assistance to those who are vocationally disabled so they can secure and maintain suitable employment. The Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation of the Alaska Department of Education offers an overview of fiscal year 1989…
Descriptors: Adults, Annual Reports, Mental Retardation, Physical Disabilities
Michigan State Dept. of Public Health, Lansing, MI. Div. of Services to Crippled Children. – 1984
The report describes Michigan's services to handicapped children provided under the Division of Services to Crippled Children of the Michigan Department of Public Health. The Crippled Children's Program (CCP) focuses on prevention, casefunding, diagnosis, medical care and treatment, and health care management. The program initiated the Locally…
Descriptors: Amputations, Congenital Impairments, Eligibility, Medical Services
Outland, Richard W.; Gore, Beatrice E. – 1969
Written in question and answer format, the bulletin contains answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding the California Program for Homebound and Hospitalized Children. Considered individually are the administration, the objectives and procedures of the instructional program, and the personnel roles and procedures involved in both…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Home Instruction
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. HEATH Resource Center. – 1989
This fact sheet summarizes information about the education-related services provided by federal/state-funded Vocational Rehabilitation Services and describes how to gain access to them. In a question/answer format, the guide discusses how to find the local vocational rehabilitation office, how to contact the office, procedures involved in…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Eligibility, Federal Programs, Mental Retardation
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. – 1989
This resource guide for the conduct of athletic competition for physically disabled students in Louisiana includes policies and procedures for statewide implementation, official rules for competition, and copies of all forms needed for program development. The guide contains three sections. The first section covers organizational structure for…
Descriptors: Athletics, Check Lists, Competition, Elementary Secondary Education
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1984
The book is intended to provide an overview of the needs of blind and physically handicapped individuals who are unable to use print resources and to describe practices designed to meet those needs. An initial section reviews the history of library services to this population, noting federal legislation and agencies which serve them. A detailed…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, Federal Legislation
PDF pending restorationChildren's Bureau (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1965
STATISTICS (FURNISHED BY 53 REPORTING STATES AND TERRITORIES) ON 1963 PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES ARE PRESENTED. TABLES REPORT TYPE OF SERVICE AND TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN INVOLVED, NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF EACH PHYSICAL HANDICAP, AND NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN IN EACH STATE WHO RECEIVED…
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Services, Medical Services, Neurological Impairments
ESBJORNSON, ROBERT R.; KNIPE, EDYTHE M. – 1965
THIS NEWSLETTER DESCRIBES THE NEW JERSEY PROGRAM FOR INSTRUCTION OF PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN IN TERMS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM AND THE REGULAR SCHOOL, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM AND THE MEDICAL PROGRAM, NEW JERSEY STATE REGULATIONS, CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Facilities, Hospital Schools, Hospitalized Children
Children's Bureau (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1966
STATISTICS OF 1964 AND EARLIER FROM 49 STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GUAM, PUERTO RICO, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE COMPILED IN THIS REPORT OF DATA ON HANDICAPPED CHILDREN PROVIDED PHYSICIANS' SERVICES UNDER TITLE FIVE, PART TWO, OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. PART ONE PRESENTS NATIONAL SUMMARY TABLES AND BREAKDOWNS BY STATE AND REGION. IN PART TWO…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Exceptional Child Services, Federal Programs
