The article describes the "Ocular Communicator" and its use with a severely physically disabled 14-year-old male. The device is designed for persons who have minimal motor function and employs eye movements for the operation of a printer or computer keyboard. (Author/DB)

The "Issues in Disability Scale" is a new instrument developed to measure both the cognitive and affective components of attitudes toward the physically disabled. The method by which the instrument was constructed is presented, along with preliminary data supporting both the reliability and validity of the scale. (Author/DB)

The developmental history of a 14-year-old girl with Cri-Du-Chat Syndrome (a genetic disorder characterized by a distinctive cry and severe physical and intellectual disabilities) is reported. (Author/DB)

Instructions and illustrations support this discussion of learning activities designed to remediate deficiences and build skills in balance and/or motor skills for mildly handicapped students who may not have access to physical therapy or adaptive physical education. Appropriate for both regular and special classes, activities include arm…

Changes in adaptive competence over a one-year period of profoundly mentally retarded, physically disabled persons living in a moderately sized residential facility or in small community programs were examined. No evidence was found to indicate that habilitative growth was greater for residents in the small community programs. (Author/CL)

Three studies on B. Le Gay Brereton's approach with severely motorically or multiply disabled preschool children are reported. The program focuses on play and suggests that development should be repeated from the point at which it went wrong. Results included small but statistical changes in cognitive skills. (CL)

Structural and functional features of productive language of 15 healthy and 30 at-risk two-year-olds were compared. Although premature and physically handicapped toddlers did not differ significantly from each other, both groups were delayed in a variety of structural indices of productive language. On functional features of language usage,…

Parents of a multiply handicapped young adolescent speak to a counselor about an upcoming hearing considering their child's possible transfer to public school from a residential school where he has spent several years. The boy himself also discloses his anxiety and uncertainty. (CL)

Describes inexpensive materials to assist speech-language pathologists in the evaluation and training of electronic augmentative communication potentials of nonspeaking, physically handicapped persons. (Author/CL)

A survey to assess available training materials related to visual impairment was conducted by the Continuing Education Program for Rehabilitation: Region 2 (CEPR 2) staff. Three training systems--rehabilitation counselor education training programs, regional rehabilitation continuing education programs, and research and training centers--were…

Investigated were the special housing and transportation needs of physically disabled adults (20- 50-years-old) in Monroe County, New York. (IM)

Reviewed is the 21-year history of the Spastics Society in Great Britain which provides education and care for severely handicapped cerebral palsied children through 60 of 140 local units. (DB)

Discusses rearrangements which must be made to accomodate the multiple handicapped in a school program. (GB)

Discusses the efforts of Portland Community College to accommodate the physically handicapped student in his struggle to gain a college education. (RK)

This paper presents a framework which could be used by researchers to obtain descriptive and experimental data about the child-rearing practices of parents of disabled children. In addition, the authors suggest specific areas of research which might prove useful in assisting school psychologists to develop programs of counseling for the parents of…