State anxiety shown by subjects in interactions with a disabled person were compared. Interactions with disabled persons result in increased state anxiety for the normal person. (Author/EK)

A program is underway at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to make campus facilities more useable for physically handicapped and blind students. In particular, special campus maps containing information of interest to the handicapped are described. (JG)

This annual report states the goal of the Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, which is to provide assistance to those who are vocationally disabled so they can secure and maintain suitable employment. The Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation of the Alaska Department of Education offers an overview of fiscal year 1989…

The paper presents a description of and a rationale for a single-stroke LOGO package for physically handicapped students. The package is intended to promote cognitive decision making via a simplified single-stroke keyboard approach. Sequential behaviors of nonhandicapped students learning to use the system are described. Physically handicapped…

A study was conducted to determine attitudinal change of nonhandicapped students (grades 6-8) toward the handicapped after viewing a brief 13-minute film about physically disabled children. The sample consisted of 227 middle school students enrolled in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Form O of the Attitude Towards the Disabled Persons (ATDP)…

The role of play in disabled and nondisabled toddlers was investigated and the impact of maternal stress on the dynamics of mother-child interactions was evaluated in a study involving 20 mother-toddler dyads (10 of which consisted of physically disabled toddlers and their mothers). Results of interviews revealed that mothers of disabled children…

The paper describes classroom life for physically disabled pupils in the Federal Republic of Germany. Goals address maximum independent functioning and the foundations of cultural techniques (reading and writing). The learning of increasingly abstract representations of objects, situations, and actions is seen as a preliminary step to the…

The guide provides information about the availability of approximately 275 magazines in media suitable for use by persons unable to read or handle conventional print materials. The alphabetical listing (by title) includes information on magazine title, frequency on issue, special medium or media in which it is available, source or sources from…

A Computer Integrated Manufacturing System may make it possible for severely disabled people to custom design, machine, and manufacture either wood or metal parts. Programmable automation merges computer aided design, computer aided manufacturing, computer aided engineering, and computer integrated manufacturing systems with automated production…

The nature and effects of head trauma are discussed. Among the most common deficits noted are impaired cognition, difficulties in oral and written communication, sensory problems, and marked personality changes. Suggestions are offered for dealing with each type of deficit, such as using alarm clocks and other tools to remind the individual about…

The publication provides guidelines for the design of new facilities or rehabilitation of existing facilities to accommodate physically handicapped persons in the South Carolina State Parks system. The guidelines are also recommended for use in regional, special district, county, and municipal parks within the state. The guidelines were developed…

The manual presents an emperically tested coding system for thoughts concerning interaction with same-sex able-bodied or physically disabled college students. Although the system was developed for use with written thought listing, it may be adapted to in vivo or audiotaped thought listing. Thoughts are coded both for valence (positive, negative)…

Twenty-five articles from the bimonthly journal "Rehabilitation Literature" (1959-1984) are presented. The articles were chosen to represent key concepts, principles, and perspectives in rehabilitation. The following authors and titles are represented: "A Concept of Rehabilitation" (H. Talbot); "Rehabilitation: Prospect and Retrospect" (H.…

The manual provides information and diagrams for constructing CAP, Communication Aid for Paraplegics and other severely physically handicapped persons. Also described are factors influencing the design and modification of the alphabet display. It is explained that CAP combines a teletypewriter with a rotating alphabet display and requires only a…