This report evaluates nine projects geared toward economically disadvantaged youth with low employment potential, who are having or are likely to have difficulties with school work. The programs are: the Neighborhood Youth Corps, designed to provide paid work experience for young men and women, ages 16 to 21; the Rotary Sponsor Project, which…

In early June 1969, 55 special education and physical education teachers and experts in outdoor education met for a week at the Battle Creek Public Schools' outdoor education center, Clear Lake Camp (Michigan). The participants shared in the camping activities of children from Battle Creek classes for the physically and mentally handicapped, deaf,…

This study hypothesizes that: (1) stereotypic attitudes which normal persons hold toward handicapped persons will be multidimensional; (2) some of the multidimensional components will be general across all handicaps while others will be specific to each handicap; and (3) those components of stereotypic attitudes towards handicapped persons which…

This handbook is intended for public school educators who are attempting to identify students with special educational needs, diagnose specific causes, and plan programs to meet these unique needs. To help in the evaluation of disadvantaged and handicapped students, the document presents a descriptive list of conditions and characteristics of…

The purpose of this manual is to provide a basic guide for governments and other organizations in developing countries who want to either establish vocational assessment and preparation centers or develop training facilities for disabled persons. Contents include: (1) Establishing a Vocational Assessment and Work Preparation Center, (2) Staffing…

The project provided a program of intensive, comprehensive rehabilitation services to a selected group of disabled applicants and recipients of DPW benefits. Systems were developed to identify and refer potential clients for DVR services and to provide appropriate DVR services for rehabilitation into gainful employment. A 3 year project is…

A demonstration project (1958-1961) was conducted to establish that a self-sustaining workshop for epileptics can maintain itself competitively and be a viable rehabilitative setting for the epileptic midway between one employable in private industry and one employable only in a sheltered workshop. An EPI-HAB project in Phoenix, Arizona,…

Part I gives a detailed description of the services provided by the Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress. The division serves the reading needs of these people by reproducing books on microgroove disc, magnetic tape, tape cassette, and in various forms of braille. The author estimates that there are at least…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) describing 1969 legislation in the UAR for the promotion of special schools for the mentally and physically handicapped. Tuition for these schools is free, but fees are charged for the examinations given upon graduation. Schools for the blind and deaf include boarding…

This study examines how 105 disabled college students' characteristics (i.e. age, disability, and sex) and use of supportive services relate to self-reported study habits and methods as measured by the Study Attitudes and Methods Survey. Results reveal the post-test scores drop by about 10% regardless, and drop again by about 4% for every 10…

This paper examines procedures utilized in five social systems in affixing the label of disability on a sample of the developmentally disabled in three counties located in a Southern state. The social systems are: medical clinics, public schools, governmental and semigovernmental agencies, civic organizations, and families and neighbors. The…

The 1977 federal mandate for accessibility for handicapped students implies that changes on campuses are needed that may not be possible without extensive federal aid. The article suggests, however, that a service program for students who are handicapped can be started while waiting for funds. The author provides examples. (Author)

A brief review of three major lines of federal interest and action: (1) the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (the Buckley Amendment); (2) several legislative instruments intended to effectuate fairness in testing; and (3) the regulation implementing section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. (Author)

Fifty-six junior-high-school pupils were questioned about their attitudes toward mentally retarded and crippled children. (Author)