The article describes the efforts of a woman in securing, through court litigation, clean intermittent catheterization as a related service for her child with spina bifida. Effects of the decision process on the mother, family, and child are noted. (CL)

The Alternative Communication System Project pilot tested a microcomputer-based communication device with five physically disabled students (8-15 years old). Ss exhibited a high level of accuracy in using the system, which translates Morse Code into English letters, numbers, and punctuation. Videotapes available as project demonstration materials…

A microcomputer-based Universal Laboratory Training and Research Aid (ULTRA) provides meaningful laboratory access to blind students and students with upper limb disabilities. Using ULTRA, blind students can perform chemical experiments independently. (CL)

The case study presents the perspectives of the mother and father of an adolescent with spina bifida and school behavior problems. The parents and the student were helped to resolve conflicts and the student had a fairly successful year in school. (CL)

A study of the educational achievements of 40 children (5-16 years old) with osteogenesis imperfecta, brittle bone disease, revealed no differences between Ss and control Ss without the condition in terms of nonverbal intelligence. Differences were found, however, in writing speed. Inteviews with children, teachers, and parents revealed…

A two-day conference on Emergency Evacuation of People with Physical Disabilities from Buildings, sponsored by the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR), Interagency Subcommittee on Technology (IST), was held on October 13-14, 2004, in Rockville, Maryland. This document is meant to summarize the conference's presentations and…

The major purpose of this investigation was to assess the concurrent validity of the French Pictorial Test of Intelligence with the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Form L-M in a moderate to severly physically disabled sample of children. (Author)

In children with myelomeningocele, paralysis and loss of sensation occur below the level of the spinal cord lesion. Since upper extremity functioning does not seem to be impaired in these cases, this study describes hand function and relationships between hand function and motor, sensory, and intellectual levels. (JA)

The Smith Hand Function Evaluation is a standardized evaluation of hand coordination and functional hand skills associated with activities of daily living. (Author/JA)

Among the findings were that PKU Children judged to be emotionally disturbed and inadequate in communication performed more poorly than those PKU children judged nondisturbed and more adequate in communication under two of the three social stimulus interaction condictions. (Author)