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National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. – 1977
The 1976 Anglo-American Conference on Care of the Elderly examined many issues related to the development, management, and possible prevention of functional dependency among the elderly. A number of conference participants subsequently expressed interest in specifying the implications of these issues for public policy. The Institute of Medicine…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Dependents, Geriatrics, Gerontology
National Learning Resource Center of Pennsylvania, King of Prussia. – 1977
Intended for parents of handicapped children, the booklet provides information on agencies serving the handicapped child. The address and telephone numbers are given for agencies providing general services and agencies focusing on the following handicapping conditions: mental retardation, learning disability/brain injury, emotional disturbance,…
Descriptors: Agencies, Child Advocacy, Directories, Emotional Disturbances
Schwartz, Stuart E. – 1977
One of five booklets designed to help vocational education teachers and administrators relate more effectively to handicapped students in their classrooms, this booklet discusses the labeling dilemma to stress that the information presented is very general; general traits are outlined to characterize a group. In addition, the distinction between a…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Development, Educational Strategies, Groups
Katz, David; Flugman, Bert – 1977
Through a series of conferences and workshops held since 1973, the Institute for Research and Development in Occupational Education has been collaborating with community college teams to respond to the educational and occupational needs of disabled students. The program for fiscal year 1977 involved 24 community colleges in New York state and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Community Colleges, Conferences, Handicapped Students
Instr, 1969
From a special 8-part series, describing the individual summer experiences of 79 typical elementary teachers.
Descriptors: Art Activities, Deafness, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Teachers
Hooyman, Gene, Ed.; Kethley, Alice J., Ed. – 1980
This curriculum guide proposes competency areas, goals, and objectives for the interdisciplinary training of health and social service undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students by faculty members responsible for teaching courses about the care of the elderly and their families. Various levels of student involvement are outlined and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), College Faculty, Competency Based Education, Course Objectives
Walker, Robert J. – 1980
There are several efforts today in the United States to explore and develop new educational applications for both the main frame computers and the microcomputers, especially in the development of instruction for the culturally disadvantaged and the handicapped. Recent developments for the visually impaired include using high speed…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments
Ogren, Evelyn H.; Lauricella, John – 1981
The special employment program in Yooralla Society of Victoria (Australia) began operation two decades ago with establishment of sheltered workshops. As part of an overall review of Yooralla's programs, a survey was conducted as a first stage in evaluation of the workshops--Ability Industries and Ability Press. The aim of the research project was…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit 23, Blue Bell, PA. – 1980
The handbook lists the policies of Montgomery County (PA) Intermediate Unit regarding transportation of handicapped students. Covered are the following topics: philosophy and rationale; the school bus driver (responsibilities, discipline, accident procedures, maintenance, safety); student responsibilities; parent responsibilities; and sample…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Disabilities, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
Malgoire, Mary A.; And Others – 1979
The report examines the identification of potentially handicapping conditions in an adolescent population using data from the National Center for Health Statistics' survey (approximatey 8,000 adolescents selected in 1968). Identification of the following disabilities were examined: hearing impairment, vision problems, orthopedic handicaps, mental…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Demography, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances
OETTINGER, KATHERINE B. – 1965
PROGRESS IS BEING MADE TOWARD ERASING THE DISADVANTAGES OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED. MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN RECOGNIZING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE RETARDED CHILD THROUGH SUBSTANTIAL LEGISLATION SPONSORED BY MANY BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, ACTION PROGRAMS STEMMING FROM BOTH PUBLIC AND VOLUNTARY SOURCES, AND A MOUNTING RESEARCH EFFORT. IN AN EFFORT…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Community Action, Disadvantaged
Download full textKINNANE, JOHN F.; SUZIEDELIS, ANTANAS – 1966
TO DETERMINE THE WORK VALUES OF THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, A WORK MOTIVATION SCHEDULE WAS DEVELOPED AND ADMINISTERED TO 200 NORMAL WHITE MEN AND 200 WOMEN OF REPRESENTATIVE NATIONAL AVERAGE AGE AND EDUCATION AND TO CEREBRAL PALSIED, DEAF, 63 RECENT AMPUTEES FROM THE VIETNAM WAR AND NEURO-PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS. COMPARISON OF THE TWO GROUPS SHOWED…
Descriptors: Age, Amputations, Cerebral Palsy, Comparative Analysis
Michigan State Dept. of Public Instruction, Lansing. – 1966
REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTABLISHING SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE PRESENTED IN CHART FORM. SUCH DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMS AS SPECIAL CLASSES AND ITINERANT PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, AS WELL AS THE VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS. (VO)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Admission Criteria, Age, Class Size
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. School of Home Economics. – 1978
This manual is designed for use with adult or secondary school economics students to help them become aware of: (1) the rights and problems of the aged; (2) jobs available for working with the aged; (3) personal qualities needed to be a homemaker/home health aide; and (4) community agencies responsible for helping the aged. The materials are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Community Health Services, Educational Gerontology
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. School of Home Economics. – 1978
This manual is designed for use with adult or secondary school home economics students to enhance their awareness of the tasks and physical limitations faced by aged homemakers, and to identify possible adaptations for making the food purchasing task easier and more efficient for older adults. The most frequently performed food purchasing tasks…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Home Health Aides
