This study evaluated the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) as a predictor of employment status with male, physically handicapped vocational rehabilitants of employable age who had been patients at centers at the University of North Dakota and the University of Minnesota; and compared Katzell's Double Cross-Validation (DCV) with a…

Implications of the merits of normality and independence for the disabled, and their relevance to architectural design criteria are discussed. The introduction reflects the philosophical approach to the design and construction of public buildings and housing. Nine principle sections provide data and recommendations on the following topics:…

The following guidelines for establishing cooperative school programs are presented: investigating local needs, informing the public, selecting the coordinator, confering with the counselor, explaining the program to school personnel, informing and involving parents, surveying on-campus and off-campus training, and establishing the evaluation…

The purpose of this paper was to explore the extent to which differentials in occurrence and degree of disability existed among selected families of different ethnic types--Southern blacks in Texas, Spanish speaking farm migrants in California, Hawaiian Ethnics; and whites in Wisconsin and Vermont. Respondents were homemakers between the ages of…

A handbook to provide information that will aid in establishing bondage between veterans and those professional people providing service for returning servicemen and women is presented. Topics discussed include: Vietnam veteran; organizing to serve the veteran; a veterans Outreach Program; veterans with special needs--minority veterans, academic…

In a project designed to train customer service personnel in improved methods of assisting the physically disabled, audio-visual training materials were developed and presented during 2-week courses involving 1,058 employees at transportation, hotel/restaurant, and entertainment centers in 25 cities. The participants judged the training program…

Data obtained from interviews with Black families during a 1971 interstate regional project in Texas provided the basis for this study, which explores the nature and magnitude of metropolitan (M) and nonmetropolitan (NM) differentials in disability. The following questions suggest the research objectives: (1) Do NM Black families experience more…

Thirty-three congenitally physically disabled children, aged 4-6 and 14-16, were studied in order to define objective means for identifying children exhibiting the Cocktail Party Syndrome. A measure of the irrelevancy of language content was found to reliably distinguish such children from children of similar age and measured IQ. (Author/JDD)

Reviews the literature in two areas of research concerned with social development of siblings. Compares and contrasts studies of sibling relationships of handicapped children with the wider literature on nonhandicapped siblings. Focus is on methodological and conceptual features. (RWB)

Addresses the need for providing science education for all children throughout the years of compulsory school, including students with physical impairments. Describes several modifications of equipment that can enable students with visual and orthopedic handicaps to do science activities. Lists some special modules that have been developed for…

Records of 16 patients (ages 6-19) who had undergone surgery for severe spinal deformity were retrospectively analyzed to document ten aspects of rehabilitation intervention, including mobility skills, patient and family training and education, daily living activities, ongoing medical problems, planning for school reentry, and management of…

Case studies of three students with spina bifida (ages 8-11) illustrate an individualized six-week handwriting intervention program which stressed assessment, monitoring, and measurement of changes in writing performance. Appropriate changes in physical support (sitting position, writing surface, and choice of writing tool) are recommended. (JW)

This report discusses a study that investigated whether 68 graduate physical therapy students at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) possessed greater reflective practitioner characteristics than 100 first-year students as a result of the completion of the NSU physical therapy problem-based curriculum. Reflective practitioners are described as…

Featuring awareness activities that show how differences are perceived, this book explores how reactions to and beliefs about disabilities influence progress toward an inclusive society. Chapters address: (1) how and why we react to differences; (2) the limitations and challenges of disabilities and perspectives on disability; (3) understanding…

This booklet is designed to provide educators with information on how schools can interpret requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and understand what their obligations are in areas such as eligibility for students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, the child find requirements, temporary physical disabilities,…