A look at the potential uses of videocassette technology in education and at some specific design features which educators should demand in such equipment. (AK)

Improvements in the physical environment of the disabled may be achieved in design attitudes, public environment, and private dwellings. (Author)

Outlines the problems of schools for the handicapped and the factors an architect must consider when designing a special school. (Author)

A multilevel, child-sized area was built into an existing classroom to provide for more efficient space utilization and to brighten up the room. (EJS)

Explains a new system that combines architectural and graphic skills to direct, inform, and control the increasing numbers of people who attend various campus activities. Article was prepared by Interior Space Designers (ISD), Incorporated of New York. (WM)

Describes methods for effecting the partition of information systems consisting of many components and interconnections into subsystems which are later made to interface with one another achieving an overall system. Clustering algorithms for the specific case of information systems are obtained and exemplified. Twenty-seven references are…

Training specialists must confront the need and obligation to incorporate disabled individuals into their organization's training programs professionally, sensitively, and effectively. The first and biggest step in adapting programs is to develop open and constructive attitudes in the training designer. (JOW)

The first article in a three-part series to help purchasers obtain the best computer software for their budgets tells how to define requirements before soliciting bids for software. (Author/MLF)

A study examined the effectiveness of two types of canoe paddles in marathon canoe racing. Results of the study indicated that the angled paddle produced significantly greater boat speeds than did the straight paddle. (JN)

In architectural education the critical educational issue is how to overcome the student's internal struggle between the divergent pulls of "pure" design and applied technology. Examples of two successful approaches--including design in lecture courses and installing computer terminals in studio--are provided. (MLW)

A flammability standard for upholstered furniture is intended to prevent furniture from becoming a major contributing factor to a fire or from generating toxic fumes. Advice is offered on how to set a flammability standard and how to apply it. (Author/MLF)

The second article in a series of three to help purchasers obtain the best computer programs for their budgets, deals with bid solicitation and software evaluation. The first article appeared in the July 1981 issue. (Author/MLF)

This article attempts to provide would-be solar system designers with a few of the reasons behind the devices found in liquid media solar collection systems. (Author)