This article describes a new Regional Rehabilitation Research Institute at George Washington University and gives a conceptual framework and some aspects of the research methodology. The theme of the Institute is "Barriers to the Disabled: Attitudinal, Legal, and Leisure." (Author)

It has been suggested that self-efficacy expectations may have a cognitive influence on career decision making (CDM) and vocational achievement (e.g., range of career options and persistence in career exploration). Personal self-efficacy expectations may influence the CDM process and career motivation. This study explored the role of self-efficacy…

This report provides data on the use of mobility devices in the United States by providing a detailed profile of the population using these devices. It covers their demographic characteristics; health and disability status, including diagnoses and impairments, physical functioning, and activities of daily living; and health insurance status. The…

This bulletin is a report on certain aspects of college and university programs for the preparation of special education personnel. In this publication, no attempt is made to evaluate the quality of these programs. Instead it gives an overview of current opportunities in the United States for the preparation of special education teachers, and…

A sociometric study of 70 male and 32 female vocational rehabilitation clients at the West Virginia Rehabilitation Center concluded that clients with visual, hearing, mental retardation and orthopedic disabilities were found to associate most with others having that same disability; however, this was not true for psychoneurotic clients. (EA)

The author analyzes the concept of deprivation to make plain in what ways it can and cannot be used to crystallize issues facing contemporary educators of adults, concentrating on the kind of deprivation which denies an adult his due share of continuing lifelong education--more likely to be middle-class. (Author/AJ)

Willingness to adopt atypical children appears to be high for children who are under 5 years of age, who are physically handicapped, are slow learners, or are of American Indian or Spanish-American parentage. (Author)

Reviews literature about vocational development research and theory and the needs of disabled persons. Discusses both precareer and midcareer disabled groups and describes four implications in developing theories of vocational development appropriate for both disabled and nondisabled groups. Current theories need to be modified to fit the data.…