Physical education facilities at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio have been adapted for the recreational needs of handicapped students. Changes include a special exercise room, accessible locker and shower facilities, a pool area, and a wheelchair repair shop. (CJ)

Describes a federally funded program designed to build a wide range of services to attract deaf adults into continuing education. (LRA)

Discusses what to look for when selecting children's books about handicapped persons. Presents an annotated bibliography of such books, each entry of which provides information about the reading level of the book, the handicap it discusses, and a synopsis of the plot. (FL)

Points out the importance of public librarians becoming informed about learning problems, particularly reading disabilities. Some of the causes of reading problems are discussed and resources are cited which librarians can recommend to parents and teachers. A bibliography is appended. (LLS)

Extent to which students with physical handicaps have clothing attitudes that differ from nonhandicapped students and the relationship between self-concept and clothing attitudes were investigated. There were clothing attitude differences between handicapped and nonhandicapped students for all variables except appearance. No significant…

Results of this experiment indicate that instructional guidance, related to job-seeking skills and job-maintenance behaviors, enhances worker personality orientations of physically handicapped sheltered workshop employees. A strong positive change in agreeableness in getting along with co-workers and employers is indicated by the Agreeableness…

It is possible and beneficial for physically handicapped students to fully participate in a thoughtfully planned intramural athletics program. (LH)

Individuals given assertion training showed increases in acceptance of disability scores, self-concept/esteem scores, and social interaction skills scores when compared with individuals who did not experience assertion training. Assertion training was effective for increasing acceptance of disability in physically disabled university students.…

People with spinal cord injury have behavioral tendencies that place them at-risk of such injuries. This study investigated the relationship between personality characteristics as suggested by manner of onset of injury and long-term medical, vocational, and psychological adjustment. Imprudent subjects tended to be better adjusted at follow-up than…

This article is a compendium of strategies for rehabilitation counselors and their clients to secure job leads in relatively painless ways. Traditional job search mechanisms, such as want ads and state employment services, have been shown to be decidedly ineffective as compared to a good first-hand job lead. Job placement is not an exact science,…

The article describes two cases of children (7- and 8 1/2-years-old) with spina bifida and hydrocephalus who participated in a research project to discover whether such children could make significant improvements in writing given appropriate help, and to produce an advisory booklet for teachers. (SBH)

Rehabilitation center clients completed life outlook and acceptance of disability measures. Low accepters reported same number and type of goals as did high accepters. Future research might contrast these groups on subjective probabilities that life goals can be attained, locus of control, and realism of goals. (Author)

Examines the psychosocial needs of disabled persons and the counseling approaches for dealing with their special needs. Discusses problems of self-concept, body image, frustration and anger, and dependency and motivation. Strategies are drawn from a broad spectrum of counseling theories. (Author)

Federal and state provisions designed to ensure equal opportunity for the handicapped are not capable of fulfilling that purpose. These provisions are pregnant with exceptions, exclusions, and limitations. Only by amending the Civil Rights Act can the handicapped be guaranteed equal opportunity. Available from Akron Law Review, School of Law,…

The article focuses on a humanistic-relational model for parent education groups in families with neurologically impaired children. The author presents the case for educating parents, stating the need which exists for trained personnel to work with impaired children, and the need to educate the whole family unit to effect change with the child.…