Describes three environmental education centers in New York state: Rogers Environmental Education Center, Stony Kill Environmental Education Center, and Five Rivers Environmental Education Center. Asks professionals who work with disabled persons to use the facilities and workshops and bring the disabled to the centers for outdoor activities. (PB)

Elementary students (N=25) responded to an open-ended question as to feelings about a physically disabled child joining their class. The most frequent response was the need to help the handicapped child. Pity or sorrow for loss of a physical function was the second most frequent response. Discusses implications. (RC)

Describes the College of the Living, a program of continuing education for the disabled at Colorado State University: its history, program design, philosophy, needs assessment of the target population, objectives, implementation, and program evaluation. (CT)

Summarizes proceedings and student experiences at the 1980 Science Career Workshop for Physically Disabled Students at the Lawrence Hall of Science (University of California). Includes a description of the key-note speaker's topics, and other workshop activities. (DS)

The preferences of sixth grade and tenth grade students for disabled vs nondisabled school counselors was assessed through a person perception instrument. The disabled counselor was preferred to the nondisabled counselor, regardless of the sex of the counselor or the sex and grade level of the student. (Author)

Blind students can expand their private world and self-sufficiency through an electronic print reader called Optacon. Optacon is described through its use in class and its effect on the students. The fundamental Optacon skills are examined. Federal involvement in the funding of the Optacon program is also discussed. (CT)

Interviews with 41 diabetics indicate that most have resolved their feelings about death and have adopted a passive posture. Fear of incapacitation is prevalent. Implications are drawn regarding the role of the counselor in discussing client feelings. (Author)

This attempt to provide a low-cost technique of assigning nonarbitrary weights to client characteristics uses a multiple regression model to predict high-risk clients. Presents statistical results and a sample case. (Author)

The study used a shirt and an instructional manual on dressing processes to teach dressing and undressing skills to 15 congenitally disabled children. All individuals who were exposed to the instrument learned the skills, and those who were taught in the easy to difficult order were more proficient than those persons who were taught in the reverse…

As part of a three-year study, researchers categorized common physical limitation (CPL) groups across disabilities and identified the clothing and special needs of each group. Relationships between clothing style features and CPL groups will allow formulation of guidelines for clothing and dressing needs of each group. (JOW)

The case of a 3-year-old spina bifida child whose requirement for catheterization were judged to be a medical service outside the requirements of federal law is described. The federal court's upholding of the Texas State Board of Education's denial of services is seen to be a violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. (CL)

The article describes one aspect of an undergraduate college course entitled "Special Education 253: Physically Handicapped" in which students could elect to confine themselves to a wheelchair for 24 waking hours for 20 percent of their final grade. The reactions of the 87 students who participated demonstrate the usefulness of the experience.…

Examined effects of two movies, Like Other People and The Music Box, on attitudes as measured by the Attitudes toward Disabled Persons scale. Results indicated more negative attitudes were induced in pretested participants by Like Other People at initial post-test; however, more favorable attitudes were exhibited by participants six weeks later.…

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and Recording for the Blind, Inc. are two nationwide organizations which serve blind and handicapped individuals of all ages by providing materials such as tapes and records of books and magazine articles. (LRA)

Ways in which teachers can assist the adjustment of mainstreamed physically handicapped students are described. (CL)