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Download full textHall, Sandra; And Others – 1987
The material in this manual was selected to help non-therapists carry out feeding activities with children who have a neuromuscular disorder such as cerebral palsy. The manual attempts to develop the following competencies: selecting foods of an appropriate consistency, ensuring that the child is positioned correctly for feeding, feeding a child…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Children, Developmental Stages, Eating Habits
Ensign, Arselia S., Ed. – 1989
Techniques are presented for sewing clothing for children or adults with handicaps. Considerations in sewing adapted clothing include the most appropriate type of pattern for a particular disability, fabric choices, and items needed for clothing construction. Eight sources of sewing supplies are listed, with descriptions of items available.…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Clothing, Clothing Design, Clothing Instruction
Scott, Bruce H., Ed. – 1985
This booklet presents a compilation of ideas and illustrations intended to solve many accessibility problems of physically handicapped persons using older buildings and facilities which were built before legislation and regulations mandating accessibility for disabled persons were passed. The solutions pictured in the booklet are intended to meet…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Design Requirements, Facility Improvement, Physical Disabilities
Lowe-Bell, Sena; And Others – 1985
The paper examines decisionmaking guidelines for devising a microcomputer-aided augmentative communication device for non-vocal severely handicapped students. Four considerations are addressed: (1) candidates for microcomputer-based augmentative communication devices (motor development, sensory abilities, cognitive development); (2) instruction…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Elementary Secondary Education, Microcomputers, Physical Disabilities
Sarasota County Public Schools, FL. – 1983
The report describes programs and equipment being evaluated by a project designed to identify and provide microcomputer based devices and materials for students with handicapping conditions. Software/courseware descriptions are organized according to copyright programs and public domain programs. Commercially available products are listed with…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Disabilities
Syracuse Univ., NY. Center on Human Policy. – 1988
The document is intended to help states and local communities locate resources to support children and adults with extensive health needs in the community. An overview article, titled "Supporting People with Medical and Physical Needs in the Community," by Bonnie Shoultz and Julie Ann Racino, identifies principles for community…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Health Services, Information Sources, Normalization (Handicapped)
Fichten, Catherine S.; And Others – 1985
The manual presents an empirically based scoring system to evaluate interactions between college students with physical disabilities and their professors. It specifies 28 situations involving physically disabled students and professors along with 196 reasonably common behaviors in each of these situations (with frequency and social appropriateness…
Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Interaction
Burkhardt, Sandy – 1982
This paper presents an overview of the functions of connective tissue and the mechanisms of joint injury and contracture formation in relation to therapeutic exercise. The components of connective tissue operation are explained, including fibroblasts, macrophages, plasma cells, and collagen. An examination of the histology of connective tissue as…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Cytology, Human Body, Injuries
Henkel-Ungericht, Renate – 1985
The paper examines problems in special education teacher preparation in the Federal Republic of Germany and presents the author's own experiences as a teacher of physically handicapped students. The development of an interactional teaching style which minimizes verbal communication, capitalizes on everyday learning, and encourages pupils to use…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Physical Disabilities, Special Education Teachers
Cylke, Frank Kurt, Ed.; Hanke, Peter, Ed. – 1984
World-wide in scope, this directory lists organizations producing braille or Talking Books, maintaining braille libraries, and exchanging resources with organizations serving blind or handicapped people. The directory is arranged in seven geographical sections: Africa, Asia, Australia (including Oceania), Europe (including U.S.S.R.), Middle East…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, International Programs, Physical Disabilities
Peer reviewedMabry, C. Charlton; And Others – Journal of Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedHeijn, Cornelis; Granger, Carl V. – Journal of Rehabilitation, 1974
Rehabilitation requires a well-motivated patient. Detection of "differential motivation" may give the rehabilitation team important clues to a physically handicapped patient's unresolved cognitive and emotional stresses that might negatively affect rehabilitation efforts. (Author/EA)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Emotional Adjustment, Failure, Motivation
Beppler, Marcia C. – Rehabilitation Literature, 1974
Descriptors: Adults, Daily Living Skills, Exceptional Child Research, Family Role
Peer reviewedHayden, Patricia W.; And Others – Pediatrics, 1974
Of 173 children with myelodysplsia (a congenital anomaly with probable paralysis and mental retardation) who were followed between 1968 and 1972, 30 (17 percent) have been placed outside their natural families for temporary or long-term care. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Exceptional Child Research, Family Problems, Multiple Disabilities
Acker, Fabian – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1975
Author reported on the integration of disabled children into a primary school. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Experiments, Physical Disabilities, Primary Education
