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Black, Jan L.; Roelofs, Alice R. – 1984
This book is a resource for human service professionals with detailed information necessary to start, maintain, monitor, assess, and reevaluate a program targeting independence. It describes the Whole Life Program, an interdependent apartment program combined with continuing education for adults with developmental, physical, and emotional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Caseworker Approach, Continuing Education, Daily Living Skills
Miles, M. – 1983
Reported attitudes of the public towards disabilities and disabled persons in Pakistan were studied. Responses to interviews and questionnaires completed by 286 men, women, and school children were analyzed to investigate awareness of the 1981 International Year of Disabled Persons, recall of media items on disability, and acquaintance or…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Poelvoorde, Rose; And Others – 1985
The training program examines the relationship between law enforcement personnel and persons with disabilities. The curriculum is organized into four sections dealing with specific concerns of people with hearing impairments, visual impairments, mental retardation, and mobility impairments. Background information is presented for each disability…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Disabilities, Hearing Impairments, Law Enforcement
Download full textNational Council on Disability, 2004
Twenty years ago, a minuscule advisory body in the Department of Education (ED), known then as the National Council on the Handicapped, was elevated to the status of an independent federal agency. The legislation that made what is now called the National Council on Disability (NCD) independent also gave it an ambitious agenda that greatly exceeded…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Federal Programs, Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Beech, Marty – 2002
This manual is a guide to providing accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities enrolled in vocational and adult general education programs in Florida. The first chapter briefly describes the programs available to students with disabilities, explains the difference between "accommodations" and…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Adult Basic Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Hall, Mair; Harris, Perri – 1997
This pamphlet for people with disabilities provides basic information on the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that concern protection from discrimination in employment. Using simple language, the pamphlet provides the following information: what the ADA is, who the ADA is for, who the ADA is not for, how the ADA can help the…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Peer reviewedBlalock, Ginger – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
This article synthesizes descriptions of and recommendations for community transition teams which assist in the transition of youth with learning or other disabilities from school to adult life. The levels, composition, and functions of transition teams are described. Community-level transition teams are shown to be critical support vehicles for…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Maine Planning and Advisory Council on Developmental Disabilities, Augusta. – 1989
The booklet offers general suggestions, a quiz, specific activities, and a checklist to increase children's awareness of the needs and characteristics of persons with disabilities. Preferred terminology is explained and ways to provide children with direct experiences with persons with disabilities are suggested. The brief quiz serves both to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
People-To-People Committee for the Handicapped, Washington, DC. – 1986
This directory provides details on 100 agencies and organizations which provide services and information concerning the disabled. Listed in alphabetical order by name of organization, each citation includes the organization's address, officers, and publications. The organization, purpose, and principal programs are briefly described. Also listed…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Human Services, Information Sources
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, 2014
This statewide "Report Card to the Public" is published in accordance with Alaska Statute 14.03.120 for the school year 2013-2014. Under state law, each school district is required to report information about its performance. Public knowledge of the school system is an important part of Alaska's school accountability system. This report…
Descriptors: Public Schools, State Legislation, School Districts, Academic Achievement
Noel, Rita Thomas – Training and Development Journal, 1990
This practical guide for making a company user friendly for all potential employees, including the disabled, includes a test of attitudes toward disabled, a discussion of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1989, and a list of agencies that can provide information and services. (JOW)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Attitudes toward Disabilities
Iwler, Irvin H.; And Others – 1983
A project developed six inservice brochures and a summary booklet that defined the handicapped conditions that affect vocational students in an effort to increase vocational educators' awareness of what it is like to be a special student. The brochures also identify how students with specific handicaps learn and illustrate the techniques and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Educational Resources, Emotional Disturbances
Davie, Ann R., Ed. – 1987
This resource directory begins with a list of U.S. Department of Education Regional Civil Rights Offices, which offer assistance on legal interpretation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), followed by a list of public and private groups providing general assistance to handicapped persons. The third section lists agencies that focus on…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Federal Legislation
Simmons, Richard – Exceptional Parent, 1986
An excerpt is presented from a book offering fitness exercises for people with disabilities. The author reviews specific medical considerations of Down's Syndrome and examines nutritional concerns as well as precautions for a program of general exercise. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Downs Syndrome, Exercise, Nutrition
Shawnee Hills Community Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center, Inc., Charleston, WV. – 1983
Descriptions of several programs of the Shawnee Hills Community Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center, Inc. (Charleston, West Virginia) are presented. Included in this document are: (1) a description of the Shawnee Hills Day Training Center, a cooperative program of Shawnee Hills and several county school boards for severely/profoundly impaired…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advertising, Children, Daily Living Skills
