Programing for vocational instruction is examined in a general sense and several programing steps are discussed, including identifying component skill areas, determining the behavioral and stimulus control requirements, sequencing instructional content, and designing instructional tasks. (DLS)

The monograph offers three papers presented at a 1978 symposium in Arizona entitled "Foundations of Rehabilitation Planning with Deaf Persons who are Severely Handicapped." The keynote address by Ralph White presents an overview of what can and should be happening with the severely handicapped deaf population, considering such questions as who the…

The monograph synthesizes findings of the Vocational Training and Placement of the Severely Handicapped Project (VOTAP) and offers recommendations for further research and development. Chapter 1 presents the theoretical model that describes the dimensions upon which the task of developing research and development recommendations could be…

This eight-chapter procedural guide outlines a supported work approach for competitive employment training of Mississippi citizens with moderate and severe disabilities. The first chapter defines competitive and supported employment and discusses funding, personnel, program options, and vocational curriculum development and assessment. The second…

Intended for regular school personnel, the guide presents information on vocationally oriented school planning for handicapped students. The document is divided into sections on the following topics: analysis and implementation suggestions for Public Law 94-142; career education suggestions (including examples of field trips, resource persons, and…

This guide describes the development and implementation of a functional/vocational program for self contained severely and mildly handicapped students in grades K-12. The model emphasized instruction in skills needed by students to live as adults in the least restrictive way. Elementary children receive instruction in self contained classrooms and…

The paper discusses recommendations for a statewide (California) plan to provide transitional services to severely handicapped high school students. Initial sections trace the state and federal commitment to transitional services for work and other aspects of life. Thirteen model programs in California and eight in other states are summarized. A…

This facilitator's guide is one of three documents recommended for use in the development of a local level linkage system for the referral of severely handicapped students from education to rehabilitation. Introductory materials include a discussion of right versus entitlement and overview of the facilitator's role. The first section provides a…

This article reviews five categories of critical characteristics of high-quality secondary-level vocational instruction programs that increase the likelihood that students with severe disabilities will obtain paid community employment upon graduation. Categories include location of instruction, curriculum, instructional strategies, transition…

Designed to assist administrators in identifying relevant issues, this report is one of three documents recommended for use in the development of a local level linkage system for the referral of severely handicapped students from education to rehabilitation. It presents materials from four regional meetings at which parents, administrators,…

Project INTERACT was designed to develop a local model linkage system, an interagency effort between the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission (RSC) and the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), Division of Special Education (DSE) to improve the joint delivery of services to severely handicapped students. It was also intended to design and/or…

This guide for parents and professionals is one of three documents recommended for use in the development of a local level linkage system for the referral of severely handicapped students from education to rehabilitation. An introductory section includes a discussion of right versus entitlement. The first section provides general information…

This manual presents six papers on the design of community-based employment programs for students with severe disabilities. The first paper is "Community-Based Vocational Preparation for Students with Severe Disabilities: Designing the Process" by Katherine J. Inge et al. This paper details a five-step process for designing such a…

Project COMPETE (Community-based Model for Public School Exit and Transition to Employment) was a model demonstration project designed to develop linkages between public schools and community rehabilitation agencies, in order to provide work training to severely handicapped youth, aged 16-22. The schools took on responsibility for providing…

This handbook is intended to assist vocational instructors in replicating the program to provide non-sheltered work experience to severely handicapped individuals. The first section is a description of the original program that was developed through the coordinated efforts of staff from three vocational schools in Kentucky. Included in the next…