Summarized are the proceedings of a seminar concerned with methods of combating stigma resulting from facial disfigurement, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and leprosy. The purpose was to determine how theories about stigma can help in the development of new methods of public education in order to change public attitudes and reduce social stigma.…

The selected bibliography of research on physically handicapped children, children with special health problems, and children with cerebral palsy contains approximately 100 abstracts and associated indexing information drawn from the computer file of abstracts representing the Council for Exceptional Children Information Center's complete holdings…

The selected bibliography on physically handicapped children, children with special health problems, and programs for children with cerebral palsy contains approximately 85 abstracts and associated indexing information drawn from the computer file of abstracts representing the Council for Exceptional Children Information Center's complete holdings…

The reference circular provides information on approximately 50 reading and writing aids intended for physically or visually handicapped individuals. Described are low vision aids, aids for holding a book or turning pages, aids for reading in bed, handwriting aids, typewriters and accessories, braille writing equipment, sound reproducers, and aids…

The proceedings of the institute on professional preparation for educators of crippled and other health impaired (COHI) children focus on the following topics: definition of the child population, status of professional training (curriculum, practica, staff function), COHI teacher role, and training needs. Opinions expressed by participants prior…

PROVISIONS FOR PILOT CHILD CARE CENTERS FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND MENTALLY RETARDED MINORS WERE MADE BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE IN 1959. ADDITIONAL FUNDS WERE PROVIDED IN 1961 AND 1965. BY NOVEMBER 1965, FOUR CENTERS WERE IN OPERATION AND FOUR MORE CENTERS WERE BEING ESTABLISHED. THESE EIGHT CENTERS SERVED 348 HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.…

The article discusses building design for handicapped persons, focusing on the special needs of those with mobility, sight, and hearing impairments. (DLS)

An overview of the programs of library service to the blind, physically handicapped, and institutionalized is presented. State library agency coordination and funding are included. (Author/MBR)

Dental health care for mentally and physically handicapped children can be improved by cooperation between teachers, parents, and dentists who are willing and able to handle their special problems. (JD)

The author, who has successfully adjusted to her cerebral palsy, presents some thoughts on what the growing-up process is like for the physically handicapped person, and gives some advice to parents of such children. (DLS)

Eliminating barriers has had a high priority at the University of Southern California for more than five years. Lifts at stairs, lowered pay phones, and special parking places aid handicapped students, faculty, and staff. (Author)

Described is an integrated summer program for 3- to 8-year-old physically handicapped, nonhandicapped, and deaf children. (CL)

A followup survey of parents and teachers of 155 children born with spina bifida, who were mildly handicapped and attended ordinary schools in London, indicated that there were no major problems with the children's placements. (IM)

Two groups of undergraduate students with diverse backgrounds ranked the acceptability of 15 handicapping conditions of which some were medical disorders and others were sociopsychological or functional impairments. Students adhered to the medical model, basing their judgments of acceptability on the amenability of a given handicap to medical…

Students and teachers at a middle school show that they can not only help a physically handicapped student adjust to his school environment but also become as much a part of the student body as any other student. (RK)