Various provisions of new civil rights laws for persons with disabilities are reviewed. Problems in areas such as housing and the media (especially television), which are not covered by the new laws, are pointed out. (GC)

Presents the Model of Vocational Redevelopment for Midcareer Physically Disabled Persons. The model uses four basic elements (worker needs, worker competencies, job reinforcers, and job demands) and their phenomenological counterparts to elucidate critical aspects of redevelopment, such as worker's self-assessment and job understanding, impact of…

The definition of various handicapping conditions is a major source of professional concern. Discusses what constitutes a disability and in what way(s) it impairs academic, social, or occupational functioning changes in relation to several variables. (Author)

Results of a three-year study on the effects of camping on approximately 450 physically handicapped children are examined in terms of changes in self- concept and behavior patterns, parental expectations of the camping experience, and implications for counselor training and selection. (CL)

Brief sketches are provided of four handicapped persons who are active participants in the mainstream of life. (CL)

Three spina bifida children (mean age 66 months) were studied to illustrate the comprehension deficit and to demonstrate how evaluations can be structured. Available from Eterna Press, P.O. Box 19, Bolingbrook, Illinois 60439. (Author/PHR)

Among the ethical problems in screening for severe spina bifida in a fetus are deciding who should be screened; whether the procedure, which has medical risks, is justified; and how to deal with the only known solution--abortion. Journal availability: see EC 114 865. (PHR)

Describes the Rehabilitation Evaluation and Adjustment Facility, designed to create and offer effective strategies for vocational/psychological evaluation and personal adjustment of disabled individuals. (Author/RK)

A field study involving 51 nonambulatory cerebral palsied children (6-13 years old) was conducted to plan analyses of covariance to compare Ss divided into two groups--Integrated Management of Cerebral Palsy project Ss and Conventionally Trained Ss. (SBH)

Describes a motor rehabilitation workstation based on a microcomputer and equipped with a set of sensory input devices (touch plate, touch screen, electrodes to acquire electromyographic activity, and force-sensitive foot plates) that allows rehabilitation professionals to assess and treat patients in a multimedia environment. Discusses the…

A study of 76 Swedish patients (ages 40-86) with lacunar infarctions used a life satisfaction questionnaire to investigate whether the patients were satisfied and how their life situation was affected by the infarction. Results found that the questionnaire was not an effective instrument for measuring life satisfaction in this population. (CR)

At a British community college, students with physical disabilities formed a group focused on expanding educational opportunities in the mainstream for people with disabilities and to change community attitudes. (SK)

Presented videotaped "Sesame Street" segments to explore preschoolers' ideas about disabilities. Found that most were aware that the videotaped children had difficulty performing age-appropriate tasks, but had fewer ideas about why the child with Down syndrome had difficulty than about the child using a wheelchair. Significantly more…

Investigates concerns among both disabled and able-bodied individuals concerning helping behavior in three settings: a sheltered workshop, a social activity group, and a university. Finds that helping did not appear to be a serious problem, and proposes 17 tentative "rules" for helping the handicapped. (KEH)