Designed for the architect and student, the text concerns the health of the disabled as seen through the eyes of the architect. The total environment of the handicapped is the focal point of the approach. It begins with schools; then looks at medical treatment and rehabilitation as dealt with in hospitals, special rehabilitation centers, and…

Reported are the activities of the Inter Agency Committee on the Education and Vocational Rehabilitation of the Handicapped in New Jersey for the year 1974-1975. The purposes and functions of the committee are listed, and the Inter Agency conference held in October, 1974 is described. Included are copies of the invitation and the program,…

Description of a summer program of an adolescent unit from a multidisciplinary treatment center for emotionally disturbed and organically handicapped children. The general purpose of the summer was to help these young people catch-up'' in social, emotional, academic and recreational skills. The change in physical surroundings did permit greater…

The bibliography lists 114 annotated entries on workshops for the handicapped. Although some items date back to 1963, most are from 1966 and 1967. Research, project, and conference reports are cited as well as program descriptions and other varied publications. The three previous issues of this bibliography on workshops contain abstracts of items…

Presented are names and addresses of agencies for the visually handicapped offering financial assistance, educational services (local and residential schools), library services, rehabilitation services, and local services in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Each major entry includes a brief…

The accomplishments of The Health and Mental Hygiene Facilities Improvement Corporation during the past years in creating needed hospitals and health centers for the mentally disabled is documented. The new facilities show awareness of architectural trends and new objectives in design in order to better serve the needs of the patient. Pictures and…

Presented is the 1975 - 76 annual report of the Meyer Children's Rehabilitation Institute, a diagnostic, evaluation, and treatment center for children with complex handicaps in the state of Nebraska and Western Iowa. Priority goals of the institute are noted to be providing an interdisciplinary education and training program for personnel needed…

The directory lists services available in the Washington, D.C. area for persons with mental, physical, or emotional handicaps or with special health conditions. An index by handicapping condition and an index by services offered precede the listing of facilities in the District of Columbia, Maryland (Montgomery and Prince George's Counties), and…

A report of vocational rehabilitation planning is introduced by the history and principles of rehabilitation, a discussion of legal provisions, sources of funds, planning objectives, and project population and organization. Demographic information, statewide recommendations, and descriptions of state institutions and agencies are included along…

Introductory remarks on the multiply handicapped deaf and on media precede an address by Arthur G. Norris on the use of media in the vocational education of the deaf. Also presented are discussions of video technology, programmed instruction, projected materials and equipment, the overhead projector, and special devices and materials. Audiovisual…