Positive behavior interventions and Supports (PBIS) programs are being introduced in school districts throughout Illinois and the rest of the United States, resulting in decreased behavioral incidents and increased academic achievement. Programs for students who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from implementation of this type of…

Analysis of questionnaire responses from 16 gifted programs serving hearing-impaired school-age students in the United States suggested that only 15 percent of the 877 gifted hearing-impaired students reported are enrolled in special programs for the gifted. An unusually high percentage of the gifted Ss were residential students from families…

The first of thirteen papers presented at a 1980 conference on rubella-caused deafness provides an overview of the problems involved in advocacy, organization, and planning of services. (CL)

Postsecondary services should be planned for three groups of multihandicapped deaf students: those needing independent living skills, those seeking direct occupational preparation, and those seeking and able to profit from an academic program. Seven guidelines are suggested for program planning and delivery. (Author)

The development and implementation of a microcomputer program at Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf is traced from a preliminary introduction of the concept to decisions regarding the role of the teachers, selection of software, teacher training, and functions of a consultant. (CL)

A mainstreaming program was initiated in the fall of 1976 between the Maryland School for the Deaf and a nearby public elementary school. (Author/SBH)

An administrator in a school for the deaf details concerns in implementing a computer assisted instruction program. He touches upon the state's bureaucratic approach to decision making, funding, the importance of changing the system to meet current needs, and selection of appropriate technology. (CL)

The survey of deaf service centers in eight southeastern states looked at how these centers were established; what services they typically provide; their staffing component; the size of their operating budgets; and what unavailable services deaf people most frequently need. (Author/DB)

The paper explains how interactive video can be used to create a special type of software that combines the best features of videotape (motion and color) and computer-assisted instruction. A rationale for interactive video is provided, and a sample lesson described. (Author/CL)

Paper presented at Symposium on Research and Utilization of Educational Media for Teaching the Deaf (Lincoln, Nebraska, March, 1971). (CB)

A microcomputer-based authoring approach to computer software used at California School for the Deaf in Fremont allows nonprograming classroom teachers to develop software. Examples are given to illustrate the flexibility of this approach to computer assisted instruction. (CL)

In a presentation at a symposium on educational media for teaching the deaf (1974), the author traces development of Project LIFE (Language Improvement to Facilitate Education), a mediated instructional program designed to reduce the language and reading problems of deaf children. (LS)

Described and advocated is the discrepancy approach to needs assessment as an important step in making residential schools accountable for handicapped students. (Author/CL)