This booklet offers information regarding adaptive equipment for positioning and mobility of children with disabilities from birth to age three, with reproducible pages discussing and illustrating particular positioning systems. Types of equipment are organized by position, including equipment for prone, supine, side lying, seating, standing,…

This reference document lists national organizations that serve as information clearinghouses, referral agencies, or legislative advocates for children, youths, and adults with physical disabilities. Many provide services directly to the individual and include peer and family support, education, and counseling. Some also support research on the…

This paper describes playback equipment provided by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped's Talking Books program. The history of these machines is reviewed from 1933 to the present and includes activities during World War II, the introduction of flexible discs and cassettes, descriptions of a variety of machines…

This document describes a volunteer work project designed for nursing home and day-care center persons with minimal physical skills. Potential users of the project are cautioned to plan carefully for the host location where the project will be conducted, as the location must be easily accessible to older adults who may be handicapped and who may…

The directory lists regional and subregional libraries offering services to blind and physically handicapped individuals. Entries are arranged alphabetically by state and include name and address, telephone number, librarian's name, hours, and details of the book and special collections as well as special services. Changes in names, addresses, and…

Describes a three-year plan and a system study designed to produce a computerized union catalog and an in-process file for both the Library of Congress Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and a network of almost 200 libraries throughout the nation. (Author/PF)

The program trains disabled Vietnam veterans to become employment interviewers (to assist other veterans in finding employment) while employing them as paraprofessional community service aides. (AG)

Presents a summary report and a checklist on making buildings more accessible to the handicapped. (Author)

Offers basic performance criteria to use in evaluating, comparing, and designing products for the disabled. (Author/MLF)

Facially disfigured persons were compared to nondisfigured persons in regard to self-perceived sex-role esteem. Results indicated disfigured persons felt less positive about their functioning in marital interaction than nondisfigured persons. (Author/EK)

Described and illustrated are modifications of angling, archery, and ping pong equipment for skill development and recreation of persons with cerebral palsy. (CL)

Developing effective communication for the physically handicapped child involves establishing a communication system which comprises many nonspeech modes as well as intelligible speech. The child can develop communication readiness skills as the parents develop an attachment between parent and child, acknowledge the child's methods of…

Arguing that little research has been done on media portrayals of persons with disabilities, this paper reviews mass communication content studies of media portrayal of women and blacks in terms of deviance and minority group theories, and also reviews studies of media treatment of persons with disabilities from the rehabilitation and education…