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Download full textKaye, H. Stephen – Disability Statistics Abstract, 1998
This report discusses the findings of national surveys that show little evidence of improvement in the economic well-being of Americans with disabilities. Positive and negative findings include: (1) the labor force participation rate for people with disabilities aged 18-64 remained more or less constant, at about 52 percent between 1990 and 1994;…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Horne, Richard, Ed. – NICHCY News Digest, 1990
This guide focuses on some of the realities parents must face in helping their daughters with disabilities to become more self-reliant and, ultimately, independent. The degree to which daughters with a disability are encouraged to strive for an independent life may be critically less than for sons. These differences have far-reaching implications…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment
ACU-I Bulletin, 1984
Alcohol use on campus and strategies colleges are using to educate students about alcohol are considered in two articles. In "When Alternatives Aren't," Ruth Bradford Burnham and Stephen J. Nelson explore the role alcoholic beverages play in young people's social lives and some of the implications for planning social events. They offer a balanced…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholic Beverages, Change Strategies, College Environment
History of Higher Education Annual, 1987
Five articles and two review essays are presented on the history of American higher education between the Civil War and World War II. "Revisiting Hutchins" and "The Higher Learning in America" (Benjamin McArthur) discusses Robert Maynard Hutchins' 1936 publication which promoted development of liberal arts curricula. "The…
Descriptors: Black Students, Curriculum, Educational History, Educational Practices
Gaylord, Vicki, Ed. – Impact, 1997
This feature issue presents articles on the social inclusion of people with developmental disabilities into the community and also some related news items. This issue provides profiles of organizations, workplaces, and schools that are successfully integrating people with developmental disabilities into community activities. The articles are:…
Descriptors: Adults, American Indians, Church Role, Community Programs
Johnson, David R.; And Others – Policy Research Brief, 1996
This policy research brief summarizes findings of a multistate assessment of postschool outcomes and community adjustment for young adults with severe disabilities, the National Transition Study of Individuals with Severe Disabilities Leaving School. The study was intended to provide policy-relevant information on the postschool outcomes and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Citizen Participation, Community Services
