In this article, the author describes the experience of her daughter with a physical disability who finds her voice in writing and a community in sports. As a teacher and mother, the author learns what works as she watches her daughter, Abby, finally find success in school through writing and sports. The author discusses how to plan instruction in…

Lack of privacy, risk of bullying, limited access, lack of essential products for good hygiene, and dirty bathrooms can all contribute to encouraging a child to withhold urine and stool while in school. Withholding behaviors over time can create a condition known as dysfunctional elimination syndrome (DES). DES is any pattern of voiding or…

Describes a Disability Awareness Program sponsored by the Ontario March of Dimes. The program consisted of visits to 59 Canadian schools in which a blind woman and a woman in a wheelchair spoke to students and answered questions about disabilities. (JAC)

The program described is designed to sensitize elementary students to the needs of persons with handicaps. The program includes six 45-minute teaching units presented to fourth and fifth graders by staff members who have daily contact with special needs students. Presentations include an introductory puppet show using almost life-sized replicas of…

This practicum was designed to increase the inclusion of elementary-level students who have physical disabilities with their nondisabled peers in art, recess, and media center activities. Regular education classes were invited to join the art activities in the self-contained class for the students with physical disabilities, and a total of four…

The Human Resources School Career Education program (designed to improve and maintain positive self-concept, build decision making skills, and broaden career awareness) was evaluated with 230 K through 12 physically disabled students from the HRS and two comparison groups. (SB)

A program is described in which physically disabled adults were hired as teacher aides to work in mainstreamed classrooms. It was found that these aides not only served as role models for handicapped children but also increased the sensitivity of normal students. (JD)

Interview and questionnaire data derived from 93 physically disabled college students were used to examine: personal background and self concept; student academic orientation; orientation to physical environment; orientation to extracurricular life; and interpersonal relations. (DB)

A teaching unit designed to acquaint elementary school students with sensory, speech and language, and physical handicaps is described. (JK)

Describes the development at Hereward College (England) of an electronic study environment, called the Nuffield Interactive Book System, for use by physically handicapped students. Topics addressed include system design strategy, a prototype system, pretrials, revisions, system capabilities, and users' reactions. Sample screen displays are…

Shows how one school district uses a series of four three-day workshops to give students a feeling for what it is like to be disabled and an awareness of the frustrations and barriers that confront mainstreamed students. (RL)

Describes the design and evaluation of a desktop virtual reality program that was developed to teach children about the accessibility and attitudinal barriers encountered by their peers with mobility impairments. Investigated attitudes, grade levels, familiarity with individuals with a disability, and gender. (Author/LRW)

The report documents second year activities of the Educational Center for Disabled Students serving college students with a broad range of both physical and learning disabilities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Center goals include improving student academic performance and attitudes through the use of computer technology and academic…

An Exxon-sponsored project at Berkeley on architectural design with the handicapped user in mind is described. Handicapped people are used as a resource in teaching an architectural design course. Physical disability and architectural access are seen as meaningless unless taught within a context of human experience. (MLW)

The report documents first year activities of the Educational Center for Disabled Students serving college students with a broad range of both physical and learning disabilities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Center goals include improving student academic performance and attitudes through the use of computer technology and academic skills…