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Dormans, John P., Ed.; Pellegrino, Louis, Ed. – 1998
Twenty-one papers on caring for children with cerebral palsy are organized into four sections, including: (1) cerebral palsy and the interdisciplinary team approach; (2) management of impairments related to cerebral palsy; (3) preventing disability by optimizing function of the child with cerebral palsy; and (4) preventing handicap by creating…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Cerebral Palsy, Clinical Diagnosis, Interdisciplinary Approach
Download full textWrightson, William; Pope, Campbell – 1989
Intrinsically safe design is presented as a logical extension of the principles of barrier free design, and as a higher level design strategy for effecting widespread implementation of the basic accessibility requirements for people with disabilities. Two fundamental planning procedures are proposed: including principles of safe and accessible…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Accident Prevention, Architecture, Building Design
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). Committee for the Development of Sport. – 1987
This Council of Europe document begins with the text of Recommendation No. R(86)18 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the European Charter on Sport for All: Disabled Persons, along with an explanatory memorandum for implementation of the recommendation. The memorandum discusses disability and sport definitions, why sports for…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Athletics, Design Requirements, Disabilities
Graff, Thomas O. – 1978
Changes have occurred in the geographic concentrations of elderly people in the United States between 1950 and 1970. The paper examines these trends and identifies the factors which influenced them. Census data from 1950 and 1970 were analyzed as a basis for the study. In 1950, 8.1% of the population was classified as older. States with high…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Economic Change, Economic Factors
Direct linkFaulkner, Gail; Harmon, Marguerite; Johnson, Lynnette; Knopf, Elise; Latz, Rubin; Parnes, Alan; Currie-Richardson, Diane; Sligar, Steven – Midwest Center for Postsecondary Outreach, 2004
This book provides guidance for administrators and service delivery staff of Community Rehabilitation Programs to serve consumers who are deaf, hard of hearing, late deafened or deafblind. This publication follows an outline based on standards from CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities), the national accrediting agency for…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Vocational Evaluation, Rehabilitation Programs, Partial Hearing
Presperin, Jessica J., Ed. – 1991
This proceedings document contains approximately 150 papers and 50 poster sessions presented at a conference on the advancement of rehabilitation and assistive technology. Individual sessions focused on the following topics: gerontology, robotics, technology transfer, sensory aids, computer applications, information dissemination, service delivery…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Haslam, Robert H. A., Ed.; Valletutti, Peter J., Ed. – 1996
Intended for educators needing information on common medical disorders in the school setting, this book stresses the role of the teacher in referral and diagnosis and offers 22 chapters by experts in their various fields. Chapter titles and authors are: (1) "The Crucial Role of the Teacher" (Peter J. Valletutti); (2) "Prevention of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Cerebral Palsy
