This report by the Planning Commission culminates 2 years of public hearings and the investigations of 10 task forces on vocational rehabilitation. A broader definition of the disabled, one which includes the disadvantaged, is gaining acceptance, resulting in the need for expanded rehabilitation programs. This study provides the necessary…

The past segregation approach to the care of the mentally handicapped in Denmark is reviewed; the present normalization-integration approach, resulting in part from parents' associations and recognizing the basic rights of the retarded, is explained. A survey is then given of the Danish system, including services, facilities, budget, and regional…

A study of 115 mentally normal persons with severe physical handicaps indicated that existing service and living arrangement programs were inadequate. Results suggested the following: establishment of a coordinating state agency and local supervisory teams of nurses and social workers; arrangement of a variety of living accommodations, including…

An overview of inservice training programs in Ohio is presented. Evidence of the impact of federal assistance is shown through a review of ESEA/Title I and NDEA/Title III programs. A statewide Reading Council has been created to sponsor conferences and workshops and to initiate secondary reading programs. Descriptions of specific inservice…

This final report explains the purpose of the Ohio Occupational Research and Development Coordinating Unit and its activities and accomplishments from its inception July 1, 1965, to August 31, 1969. The three specific objectives of the Ohio Unit are: (1) to gather data concerning employment, emerging occupational trends and future job projections,…

The major activities of the Research Coordinating Unit during this period included: (1) identifying issues and priorities of vocational education problems needing research, (2) establishing liaison with state agencies and others interested in vocational education, (3) working with institutions of higher education in initiating and conducting…

This final report of the Massachusetts Vocational Education Research Coordinating Unit (RCU), covers the activities during the period, April 1967 through October 1969. During the first year (April 1967-June 1968), the RCU concentrated on establishing an information system and announcing its existance. One third of the staff time was devoted to…

According to a new law, state testing in California should be directed toward broad program evaluation rather than the diagnostic assessment of individual students which should be the responsibility of each local district. The data from the state testing program is used primarily for public information and to facilitate decision making at the…

The 1974 directory of agencies serving the retarded in Indiana includes associations, programs, agencies, and residential facilities. The board and staff members of the Indiana Association for Retarded Citizens (IARC) are listed with their home and business addresses and telephone numbers. County services for the retarded are listed in…

The Workshop on Regional Drug Abuse Programming was called to investigate the need for a Federally-supported model, stressing inter-agency coordination, to be employed by states as a guide for establishing substate area programs, and to explore other questions related to programs for drug abuse prevention and treatment. The organization of state…

In 1971-72 the South Carolina State Library prepared the South Carolina State Program for Library Development, 1972-1977 (ED 070 487). But the Administration's proposal to terminate Library Services and Construction Act funding resulted in the revision of the original program. This supplementary paper describes the goals and programs which were…

The annotated directory lists approximately 46 national and state resources, and organizations as of June, 1973 which serve gifted and talented children and youth. The listings include region or state covered, name of person or office to contact, name of organization or office, telephone number, and in some cases a short description of function…

The following topics of the annual report of the evaluation and assessment unit of the New Mexico State Department of Education are discussed: (1) standardized/norm-referenced testing program, (2) objective-based testing program, (3) assistance to the mutual action plan, (4) technical assistance and consultative services to SDE staff and…

Intended as a guide and reference for administrators and teachers responsible for the operation of special educational programs for the visually handicapped in California public schools, the document first traces the historical and philosophical development of publicly financed education for visually handicapped children in California.…

Prepared at the direction of the State Board of Education with the guidance of the Advisory Compensatory Education Commission, these guidelines are intended to assist school districts in California in developing programs under the Migrant Amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 to meet the special educational needs of children of…