Examines the relationships between selected student characteristics and measures of perceived campus and support service satisfaction of disabled students enrolled in three Missouri community colleges. Reveals that students' satisfaction with the college in general was correlated with their use of specific campus services. (DMM)

Reports the extent to which survey respondents considered 10 variables as barriers to provision of mental health services to individuals with severe physical disability. Results indicated that these individuals are an underserved group and that there are several major barriers to adequate mental health services for this population, including…

Attainments and curriculum appropriateness in reading and math were examined for 24 physically disabled elementary pupils. In general, evidence supported the effectiveness of classroom teaching in reading although doubts were raised about number work. Teachers' positive outlooks regarding their pupils contrasted with their negative evaluation of…

The author reviews the literature on aquatic activity for the disabled, discussing the physical, physiological, psychological, and sociological benefits of swimming and water safety activities. Unique properties of water and legal requirements regarding physical education of the handicapped, specifically citing the development of skills in…

Career-related problems of children with severe disabilities are discussed. Ameliorative measures that can be taken by school counselors are presented. (Author)

In a study of 137 parents of mentally retarded, physically impaired, and developmentally at-risk children, hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed more supportive social networks were associated with better personal well-being, more positive attitudes, and more positive influences on parent-child play opportunities and child behavior and…

The unique yet common needs of disabled students are highlighted and school counselors are challenged to humanistically encourage these students through expanded developmental programming. Suggestions for expanding the role of the school counselor are given. (Author/BL)

Examined variables thought to affect handicapped college students' extracurricular activities: projection of negative feelings, substitution of time, prior experience in activities, and severity of handicap. Results indicated the independent variables did not demonstrate any significant relationship to the dependent variable. (Author/ABB)

This article discusses a study that explored barriers to the employment of physically disabled persons in leisure services and the extent to which selected actions would increase the potential employment of these individuals. (JMK)

Discusses the questions of who should make the decisions as to whether children born with severe disabilities should live or die and what criteria should be used to make such decisions. Describes the ethical positions of various medical and advocate groups in the U.S. and Great Britain and the factors to be considered in making these decisions.…

Describes the Learning Assistance program, which uses student volunteers to staff a study area for college students with physical handicaps. A training program for volunteers was conducted. Both handicapped students and volunteers thought the program was helpful. (JAC)

Describes a Disability Awareness Program sponsored by the Ontario March of Dimes. The program consisted of visits to 59 Canadian schools in which a blind woman and a woman in a wheelchair spoke to students and answered questions about disabilities. (JAC)

Handicapped job applicants face at least one unique problem in their job search. Does this problem result in an atypical job search pattern? Could counselors and personnel workers improve a disabled person's chances of finding a job? This study, which reports the search patterns of paraplegics, suggests answers to these questions. (Author)

This directory lists library resources for individuals with blindness or physical disabilities. The first section of the directory lists National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) network libraries and machine-lending agencies arranged alphabetically by city. In several states, two regional libraries have been…

The Internet is a growing source of information for persons worldwide, but for many people with disabilities the Internet can be a confusing jumble of images, frames, scripts, and colors that make little sense. Although learning how to make Web pages accessible to all takes some effort, it is effort well spent for one very good reason:…