The booklet is reported to be designed for use as a source book by individuals concerned with establishing special needs vocational education programs to train mentally and physically handicapped students in semi-skilled occupations. General considerations presented cover the goal of releasing human potential, overall objectives of the program,…

The article discusses library services available for the blind and the physically handicapped at the Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress and at regional libraries. Topics covered include conditions and eligibility for service, with talking book service provided for individuals who cannot read or use…

TWENTY-EIGHT PARAPLEGIC, QUADRUPLEGIC, CEREBRAL PALSIED, AND OTHER SEVERELY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SECONDARY STUDENTS, PATIENTS IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY RANCHO LOS AMIGOS HOSPITAL, WERE INCLUDED IN A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AUTOMATED VISUAL PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION. SUBJECTS WERE DIVIDED INTO FOUR MATCHED GROUPS BY READING LEVEL AND…

Presented is a report of a project to provide occupational counseling to over 60 physically handicapped high school students. Noted are project goals involving direct and indirect provision of services to the students, the training of counselors through a 1-year internship, and the development of a model for a counseling specialty within the…

Children learn basic skills through planned interactional experiences with horseback riding. The therapy is proported to utilize a multi-sensory approach in developing and facilitating psychomotor, language, mathematical, social and emotional skills. Some of the concepts and skills developed are described. (EB)

Elderly wives caring for disabled husbands have special needs and problems. Through interviews it was discovered that morale scores of disabled husbands and their wives were associated; although morale was generally low, it was possible to dichotomize the wives into high and low morale groups. (Author)

A brief technical review of the areas of buildings that most often present barriers to the handicapped. (Author/MLF)

In order to determine if identification and affinity for a storybook hero are functions of physical status, 127 children (ages 4 to 7 years) in two groups (one disabled) were randomly assigned to one of two storybook treatments telling of two boys' friendship. (Author/PHR)

The drawings of 32 poliomyelitis patients and their matched controls were examined to see whether figure drawings primarily reflect the subject's projection of psychological state, ability to draw, or some combination of these two factors. Quality of drawing may at times be the overwhelming determinant of clinical and research findings.…

The article discusses the use of an Electraid typewriter which enables the writer to type by remote control using whatever muscles most readily controlled. (PHR)

The effects of proper positioning and prosthetic equipment on the acquisition of selected self-feeding skills were studied in a young cerebral palsy child, with an eye toward developing evaluation strategies and procedures that could be easily employed by a teacher or parent in a classroom or home setting. (Author/DLS)

The purpose of this article is to provide guidelines for counseling families in which the wife/mother is physically disabled. Common psychological reactions to disability are briefly discussed, followed by four goals of a counseling relationship with a family in which the wife/mother is disabled. (Author)

The literature concerning marital adjustment among couples with a physical disability present in the marriage is reviewed. The stress induced by the physical handicap and the variables associated with such marital stress are explored. Role flexibility was found to be of major importance, although the outcomes were different for men and women.…

The article discusses the use of visual motivation (for instance, the classroom bulletin board) in classrooms of orthopedically handicapped, learning disabled, and emotionally disturbed children. (PHR)

Presenting a chapter from the author's book "The Last Straw: A Handbook of Solutions to School Behavior Problems," this article discusses physically disabled students in terms of accepting responsibility, feeling needed in the classroom, and developing basic skills. Numerous categories of disabilities are discussed. (JC)