An art teacher describes some of her techniques for working with trainable mentally retarded (TMR) students who are also physically disabled. Included are lesson planning, student needs, and adapted materials. Part of a theme issue on art education for children with special needs. (SJL)

Provides an overview of the topic of extending educational services to disabled students, a detailed description of the necessary steps in developing and implementing a comprehensive program, and a discussion of an exemplary program at De Anza College in California. (AYC)

Discusses Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and factors in an institution's compliance. Lack of expertise, policy interpretations and financial problems must be overcome to fulfill legal and humanistic obligations to handicapped students. (JAC)

Moving the handicapped student into the mainstream of university life requires a specialized delivery system. Student services personnel can help with special needs, locating resources and career counseling to help students reach their potential. (JAC)

Student development administrators can play a key role in facilitating nondiscriminatory action in postsecondary institutions. A better understanding of the requirements of Section 504 can create an atmosphere to aid the handicapped students' personal, social and vocational growth. (JAC)

The article describes the growth and services of the rehabilitation program at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, for physically handicapped students. In addition to changing architectural and technological barriers, attitudinal barriers are overcome through pre-admission evaluation, early registration, and various kinds of supportive…

This study compared parents of children with neuromuscular diseases to parents of children with psychiatric diagnoses, using the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress. The groups showed different patterns of stress relating to child care. Within the neuromuscular group, parental stress increased with the severity of the child's illness.…

This article describes a transitional living facility at Craig Hospital, Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center in Englewood, Colorado. This program has resulted in gains in self-concept, skills, family awareness, social-psychological adjustment to disability, and lowered costs associated with outpatient status for severely disabled…

This article reports on a follow-up survey of disabled individuals discharged from an aftercare hospital residence program, who had begun a program for independent living to support their vocational development. Measures of independent behavior were related to client independence after discharge from the rehabilitation setting. (Author)

Developmental stages of acceptance that parallel a client's adjustment to severe disability are outlined and applied to the client's family. The article discusses implications for counseling and the rehabilitation team's intervention. (Author)

This study is based on data gathered in interviews with 400 families with a developmentally disabled family member. The study supports the need for supportive services to ease the demands created by the handicapped person and reports the types of services perceived by these families as needed. (Author)

Five universities offering credential programs for teachers of individuals with physical disabilities jointly investigated demographics, and teacher competency and training options. Surveys completed by 220 administrators and 143 teachers indicated a body of expertise exists available to special education teachers, and special and general…

Examined two groups of applicants with disabilities to determine counselors' judgments about limitations in functional capabilities. Ratings of applicants' functional limitations were partially explained by three latent dimensions derived from applicants' personal history information. Implications for the conduct of the eligibility determination…

Focuses on the major HTML coding techniques used when making Web pages and online courses accessible to students with disabilities. Examples of accessibility features provided are not difficult for most Web authors to incorporate into their Web pages. With a few adaptations, Web page developers can make online information accessible to students…

The representativeness of behavioral observation samples with durations of less than the whole time of interest was investigated with five profoundly mentally retarded physically handicapped adults in an institutional setting. It was found that the session representativeness was a function of the relative duration of the behavioral categories and…