The study reports on a data-based work experience model for secondary students with autism. The objectives were to increase competency and independence, provide a variety of experiences to assess skills and preferences, and modify interfering behaviors. Five autistic students, aged 16-20, were sent to community work sites providing a variety of…

The tremendous economic, cultural, and social changes that have taken place in the United States in the past 30 years have significantly altered family life. To meet the needs of families, communities and family structures have changed. For the past 10 years, the National Government has been redefining its role in relation to the family. While it…

This publication reports on Communities in Crisis, a resource and adult education program designed to encourage local community leaders and volunteers to reflect critically upon their experiences and exchange ideas across different towns, cities, and regions in the United Kingdom. Part 1 describes the program and its three aims: sharing…

This study investigated the role of literacy associations in the education of adults in Wyoming at the turn of the century. Information was gathered through extensive analysis of published and unpublished documents, especially primary resources in several archives and libraries, and from newspapers of the period. Evidence suggests that literary…

This document summarizes the changes to the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) sought by the Amendments of 1990 (H.R. 2039) and provides a line-by-line analysis of the proposed legislation. H.R. 2039 proposes to enhance the employment and training services delivered under the JTPA by targeting the least job-ready clients for job training services…

This volume presents the findings of the second year of a 3-year evaluation of Project Giant Step, focussing on the effects of the project on children, families, and staff. Begun in the fall of 1986, Project Giant Step is a half-day comprehensive program for 4-year old, low-income children and their families in New York City who are not served by…

This book is designed to provide an introductory understanding of challenges, goals, processes, and procedures for economic developers, particularly economic development volunteers, in rural areas and small towns. Chapter 1 defines economic development and basic terms. Chapter 2 describes major economic, social, and demographic trends that…

The intention of this lavishly illustrated brochure is to show how a decade of expansion in day care services in Stockholm was organized and to depict the different types of centers built between 1974 and 1984 in response to a municipal directive to meet the huge need for day care services by building new centers. Introductory material provides a…

Adolescent pregnancy first emerged as a major social problem in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Among the responses to this problem was the promotion at the national, State, and local levels of an intervention model linking education, social, and health services for pregnant and parenting teenagers. This study addresses: (1) how and why local…

This guide describes a model for a community-based literacy program for older adults that uses older adults as tutors. Guidelines are provided to program sponsors for implementing literacy education for older adults. Chapter I provides an overview of the problem of illiterate older adults and literacy education for them. Chapter II addresses the…

These guidelines are intended to assist library staff in making provisions for mentally retarded patrons. An initial assessment of the staff attitudes is recommended, followed by disability awareness exercises. Establishing contact with group homes and developmental centers is discussed, including specific steps to follow in making initial contact…

This document contains testimony and written statements on a proposal to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize grants to states for demonstration projects that provide services to older persons in return for their service as volunteers. Persons testifying included representatives of the Reagan Administration, voluntary nonprofit…

Testimony concerned: (1) difficulties and successes in obtaining private and public medical services experienced by Illinois citizens with health problems during pregancy; (2) Illinois' efforts to deal with high infant mortality, including descriptions of intervention programs, excerpts from the data report of Illinois' 1988 Human Services Plan,…

This report concerns the coordination of goals, objectives, and activities of agencies which have responsibilities for programs and activities related to child abuse and neglect, as required by P.L. 93-247, as amended. It describes some of the combined efforts of federal agencies and other organizations for the calendar years 1983 and 1984 and…

The manual is intended to provide special educators, adult service providers, and parents with strategies for providing community based job training to youth with autism and other developmental disabilities. Section I deals with a variety of work sites appropriate for training young people with severe developmental disabilities. Information…