A total of 616 representative agencies were visited and studied in terms of recreation services provided to handicapped children and youth. Of the 616, 88% provided some recreation services. Findings are presented by category of agency: commercial agencies, libraries and museums, 4-H clubs, churches, community agencies, public recreation agencies,…

The guidelines presented are intended to assist recreation agencies in extending their services to handicapped children. Basic information is given on getting a program started: services to provide, staffing, funding, program coordinator, facilities, locating equipment, volunteers, and where to obtain advice. Identified are the needs and…

Suggestions regarding provision of recreation services to handicapped children are offered to parents and friends of such children. Listed are types of community agencies likely to have recreation programs for disabled children, and the kinds of services each is likely to provide. Guidelines for parents who wish to help start a recreation program…

Anthony Wayne Smith, President, National Parks and Conservation Association (NPCA), delivered this address before the Annual Meeting of The Humane Society of the United States, Newport, Rhode Island, October, 1971. Reviewing the philosophy and activities of the NPCA, he discloses how the wildlife preservation movement of the NPCA needs the help of…

The procedures for establishing a public broadcasting station are outlined in this book. The first section, devoted to planning for necessary prebroadcast activities, discusses the kinds of licensee groups and the search to determine available radio frequencies or open TV channels. The second section discusses the functions of various national…

This report provides information about cable television and the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) responsibilities in regulating its operation. The initial jurisdiction and rules covered in this report pertain to the court test, public hearing, certificate of compliance, franchising, signal carriage, leapfrogging, access and origination…

Subscription television (STV), established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1968, involves transmitting television programs over the air to viewers who pay for the service. The development, trial operation, and test results of subscription television are described in this report, along with four Commission reports, and FCC…

The current stance of most agencies for the blind subtly reinforces society's stereotypical attitudes toward blind persons. (Author/SB)

Emphasizing the value of the "group home concept" as a means of providing correctional rehabilitation for adolescents, this article describes the development of a West Virginia youth center by three sociology students. (JC)

Remarks regarding the current programs of information flow within the EOP, which include the creation of the White House Information Center, are prefaced by historical perspectives. (Author/MBR)

Assistance programs for local park and recreation related projects administered by federal departments or independent agencies are listed for recreation managers who are facing smaller than usual budgets. (JD)

The efficient management of social service agencies is in part dependent on a clear understanding among board members, executive directors, and staff of their own and one another's role expectations and functions. Concludes that agency personnel showed only a moderate degree of clarity. (Author)

Author believes that the rise of the Manpower Services Commission means youth workers must drop their mystifying community labels and reassert the specialist nature of their jobs. In the wake of the State giving up the commitment to youth service, examines where youth work will be done on the future. (Editor/RK)

The article describes the steps taken by a Wisconsin area school district to prepare for a site review by the State's Division for Handicapped Children and discusses the agenda and procedures involved in the site review. (CL)