The 1972 annual report of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW) on Federal activities related to the administration of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act presents statistics demonstrating a 12 percent increase in persons rehabilitated over fiscal year 1971. Special efforts were directed toward rehabilitating disabled public…

To investigate the appropriate design and utilization of physical facilities being constructed as a rehabilitation center, a variety of centers was examined. Conclusions were that flexibility in construction of the physical plant, including nonpermanent walls and fixtures was necessary; program planning should be included in architectural…

Information on an international survey on policies and practices in sheltered employment was conducted by questionnaires in English and Spanish in 65 countries, and by interviews in India and the United States. For convenience this report retained the traditional words "sheltered workshop," even though leaders in some countries are beginning to…

A wide range of successful behavior modification programs, geared toward improving the status of individuals with problems in personal and social adjustment, are examined in this book. The authors of the 16 chapters are psychologists and mental health coordinators. The book is comprised of five sections. Section I is an overview of the programs…

Instituted as part of "Avenues Unlimited" (The Tower Hamlets Youth Project), a community development approach to youth services was attempted in the cosmopolitan inner city slum district of Spitalfields, East London. Efforts began in 1966 with a clean up campaign, a neighborhood club for parents and youth, and other activities by the…

The purpose of this project was to demonstrate that comprehensive rehabilitation services can more effectively meet the needs of severely and chronically disabled persons living in an isolated, mountainous, and depressed area: the Appalachian region. Specific subsidiary purposes were (1) to demonstrate that utilization of various…

Three issues related to New Careers have been explored among a group of college students who are in the main children of lower white collar and blue collar parents, including some with poverty or ghetto backgrounds. The New Careers program has two major components: helping the poor through meaningful employment and opportunity for career ladder…

This final report of a commission appointed by the Governor of New Jersey to investigate skill training, job preparation, and education of inmates of the state correctional institutions discusses these areas in relation to the inmate's entry, confinement, and departure. The first section of the report, Classification, points out the need for…

A preliminary survey of trainees' pre- and postrelease interactions with the State Employment Service (ES) was conducted by the Experimental Manpower Laboratory for Corrections (EMLC) as part of an overall evaluation of Manpower Development and Training (MDT) program effectiveness at Draper Correctional Center, Elmore, Alabama. Measures of the…

Evaluated was the Summer Education Program for Neurologically and Physically Handicapped Children, designed to improve the performance of 145 children (6-16 years old) in the following areas--gross motor skills, swimming, fine motor skills, socialization with nonhandicapped peers, and independent daily living skills. The program included the…

Written primarily for college students who plan to enter into a physical activity career, this text deals with the foundations of physical activity in its roles as disciplines and professions. Individual, societal, and cultural needs for sports and physical activity are described. For clear presentation, the book is divided into four distinct…

This text includes all of the plenary presentations from the 3rd European Conference of Deafblind International's Acquired Deafblindness Network. This international conference was the first to focus specifically on older people with dual sensory impairment. Presentations addressed the awareness of the needs of older people with deafblind or dual…

This report discusses the accomplishments and challenges of the Vermont Self-Determination Project (SDP), a 3-year project designed to empower individuals with developmental disabilities to create the quality of life they desire for themselves and, by discovering and sharing their natural gifts and talents, to nourish and enrich both their own…

Describes the application of the Positive Peer Culture (PPC) treatment methodology to a population of troubled girls in a residential setting. The peer group utilizes naturally occurring problems as vehicles to teach girls about errors in behavior and thinking. Community activities are used to practice newly obtained prosocial behaviors. (LSR)

Programs related to individuals with deafness are listed: federal programs, state vocational rehabilitation offices, regional and local programs, national professional organizations, the National Association of the Deaf, the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf, and the Convention of American Instructors of…