Explored vocational development, self-concept, and vocational adjustment of persons with cystic fibrosis. The following measures of vocational development correlated with work adjustment: vocational plans, educational plans, initiative, occupational information, and average vocational development score. Vocational development did not correlate…

Movable floors for swimming pools allow deep water to be converted to any depth desired. The advantages of increased flexibility and multiple use are obvious for nonswimmers, children, and handicapped persons. (Author/MLF)

Forty-eight physically handicapped students in grades 1 through 6 were compared on the basis of their comprehension of talking book materials played at three rates. An analysis of covariance with repeated measures found a significant difference in favor of expanded speed over compressed speed; but neither resulted in comprehension significantly…

Challenges assumptions and research procedures leading to the position that below-average intellectual potential is an integral part of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A study of 58 boys (ages 5 to 18) from urban, suburban, and rural settings indicated IQ range of 59 to 131 and no evidence of significant verbal deficit (reported in earlier studies).…

Studies the research and other literature on "special care" children and its implications for practice. Concentrates on studies concerning the most severely handicapped children, but also makes use of work on children less severely handicapped, where there are clear possible ways of applying the work to the most severely handicapped. (Author/CT)

Explains a procedure for selection and inclusion of doctoral dissertations on rehabilitation counseling in an annotated bibliography. Topics include counseling patients with physical disabilities and injuries, coping with anxiety and adjustment, and evaluating rehabilitation programs. (JAC)

Among findings were that primary and middle grade teachers were more willing to integrate handicapped students than were teachers of grades 7 and 8 and that those teachers who had taken courses in special education were more willing to accept handicapped students in their classes than were those who had not taken such courses. (SBH)

Creating a barrier-free environment requires modification of buildings, realignment of attitudes, raising of funds, and planning for new programs. By designing a barrier-free environment that is esthetically pleasing, the attitudes of both handicapped and nonhandicapped will be positively affected. (Author/JAC)

A report on a program to provide 71 severely physically disabled high school and college students with meaningful paid summer work experiences and the opportunity for integration into the normal work world is presented. (Author/PHR)

Compared the attitudes toward physically disabled persons held by individuals at three educational levels who had personal contact vs no such contact with the disabled. Data analyses revealed a significant main effect for education. The higher their educational level, the more positive were the students' attitudes. (Author)

The Epilepsy Foundation of America, with funding from Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), originated the Training and Placement Services (TAPS) Project for epileptics. Although the majority of epileptics are able to work, employer prejudice has been the principle obstacle to their employment. Several individual cases are described.…

The three main barriers a physically handicapped child faces when mainstreamed are physical, emotional, and social. Journal availability: see EC 114 865. (PHR)

Presents an overview of the recent developments in communications and information technologies for the blind and physically handicapped, with particular emphasis on braille, recorded books, and reading machines. (CWM)

This article describes experiences with Personal Achievement Skills (PAS), a group counseling process in a spinal cord injury project, emphasizing training in communication and goal setting in the context of group process. Issues in conducting such training and providing comprehensive service to the spinal cord injured are discussed in detail.…

Asserts that in reviewing the latest available comprehensive document on the health of Americans, "Health United States 1975", it is clear that the current health of black Americans continues to lag far behind that of their white counterparts. In fact, in some categories there is strong evidence of actual mistreatment of blacks. (Author/JM)