The bibliography presents approximately 100 references (1927-1975) on vocational training for severely handicapped persons. Arranged alphabetically by author's name, the listings usually contain title, source, date, and pagination information. Some citations also provide an abstract. (CL)

Provided is an annotated bibliography with approximately 350 entries relating to the education and training of deaf blind individuals. The booklet is divided into three parts: part one contains references to books published by, for and/or about the deaf blind over a period of more than 130 years; part two contains references to articles published…

The article presents a system of accountability for monitoring the progress of severely and profoundly handicapped people in behavioral programs. (DLS)

The article discusses the special techniques required for deaf-blind children. (DLS)

Goals of a learning center for the severely handicapped should include individualized instruction (both academic and nonacademic); student independence; and increased self-control, attention span, and concentration. An aide should supervise the center, while the teacher provides individualized instruction. (JC)

The study compared the effectiveness of a traditional training procedure (least-to-most restrictive prompt sequence) and a prescriptive training procedure (utilizing ongoing behavioral assessment data to identify discriminative stimuli) with four severely/multiply handicapped students (ages 11-19). Results indicated both procedures were effective…

Suggestions are given for self-operated prompting strategies to help severely handicapped students perform independently in the community, vocational, or classroom setting. Guidelines are given for developing pictorial prompts and auditory (tape recorded) prompts.(DB)

Fifteen high school peer tutors and 15 normal "special friends" interacted daily for a semester with nine severely disabled students. Comparison of the two groups on attitudes and social behavior indicated that, in general, serving as a peer tutor was equivalent to serving as a special friend. (Author/DB)

A survey of parents of children with severe disabilities examined parental perceptions of professionals, expectations of the curriculum, parental views of integration, and knowledge of the 1981 Special Education Act. (CL)

The authors sugggest that where in vivo instruction alone is unfeasible, practitioners should employ both training formats concurrently with moderately and severely handicapped students. Five guidelines for making simulated instruction a more effective adjunct to community instruction are discussed. (Author/CL)

Students (ages 18 and 19) with severe handicaps participated in laboratory technician skill training and learned to perform tests according to industrial as well as educational standards. Students also developed job-related and interaction skills in the community classroom setting. (CL)

Results from 1977 and 1982 national surveys of all state-licensed, state-contracted, or state-operated facilities demonstrate a residential population of static total size but changing characteristics. Most notable were a decreasing number of children in out-of-home residential care and an increasing proportion of persons who are…

Analyzes generalization failures. A format is provided for categorizing errors and linking them to stimulus characteristics present during training. Stimulus control serves as the pivotal concept that directs this error analysis, and provides the bridge between infrahuman research on generalization and the broader applied issue of obtaining…